‘Claire Daverley’s love stories are heartfelt, full of warmth, and show the everyday intimacies that make a life.’
—Florence Knapp, New York Times bestselling author of The Names
A long-lost friend reappears and ignites an old spark, leading to an emotionally fraught love triangle
One bright blue day, on a bench by the river, Nora’s boyfriend Robin proposes.
It is unexpected; they’d always agreed that they didn’t need a wedding. But after a decade of in-jokes, dancing in their low-lit kitchen and sharing morning toast in bed, Nora says yes. Why wouldn’t she?
The answer lands on the night of their engagement party, when Bren turns up on her doorstep.
Growing up, Bren and Nora were the sort of best friends who everyone swore would end up together. But when a sudden heartbreak turned their lives upside down, Bren left, Nora stayed, and the silent longing between them remained unspoken.
Now, he’s back, and their tentative yet undeniable spark reignites, forcing Nora to ask herself: How can you know your heart, if it feels like it’s split in two?
Tender and all-consuming, People in Love is a story about what-ifs and maybes, and the moments of misunderstanding that can shape our lives. It’s a book about living one life while musing on another, exploring how our choices shape our relationships and inform our regrets, and revealing, in the end, that the real love story is not always the one you'd expect.
Genre: Romance
—Florence Knapp, New York Times bestselling author of The Names
A long-lost friend reappears and ignites an old spark, leading to an emotionally fraught love triangle
One bright blue day, on a bench by the river, Nora’s boyfriend Robin proposes.
It is unexpected; they’d always agreed that they didn’t need a wedding. But after a decade of in-jokes, dancing in their low-lit kitchen and sharing morning toast in bed, Nora says yes. Why wouldn’t she?
The answer lands on the night of their engagement party, when Bren turns up on her doorstep.
Growing up, Bren and Nora were the sort of best friends who everyone swore would end up together. But when a sudden heartbreak turned their lives upside down, Bren left, Nora stayed, and the silent longing between them remained unspoken.
Now, he’s back, and their tentative yet undeniable spark reignites, forcing Nora to ask herself: How can you know your heart, if it feels like it’s split in two?
Tender and all-consuming, People in Love is a story about what-ifs and maybes, and the moments of misunderstanding that can shape our lives. It’s a book about living one life while musing on another, exploring how our choices shape our relationships and inform our regrets, and revealing, in the end, that the real love story is not always the one you'd expect.
Genre: Romance
Praise for this book
"I ADORED this novel. A grown-up love story that delves into matters of the human heart with such nuance and insight. Claire's prose is so finely woven that every beautifully honed sentence immerses you fully into the emotional dilemmas of her characters. I stayed up until the early hours reading it." - Hannah Beckerman
"Tender, wise, deeply satisfying - I adored [People in Love]." - Daisy Buchanan
"Claire Daverley - queen of tugging at heart strings - has done it again with People in Love. A story full of warmth and tenderness that examines what form true adult love takes and reaches a refreshing conclusion." - Roxy Dunn
"People in Love is dazzling: heartbreakingly romantic, exquisitely told and so wise on the small decisions that can dictate a life. It has one of the best endings I've ever read. Claire Daverley is now a must-read author for me." - Clare Leslie Hall
"Yet more beautiful, lyrical, sledgehammer-to-the-heart writing. People in Love is a tender and nuanced novel that you will steal away hours to read, called back by its cast of gloriously warm and flawed characters, and the ramifications of how they try to love one another." - Lottie Hazell
"Claire Daverley's love stories are heartfelt, full of warmth, and show the everyday intimacies that make a life." - Florence Knapp
"People in Love is magnificent. Claire Daverley is uniquely alert to the texture of a life, both internal and external, and renders it in such detail that one has the pleasure of fully inhabiting her characters. Not only their days - their living rooms and kitchens - but also their families, their memories, and their hearts. Daverley writes with wisdom, kindness, and humor about the glory and pain of love in all its forms. I am particularly admiring of the depth and complexity of her characters and of the beauty she finds in their humanity." - Emma Knight
"People in Love is pure heartache, pure poetry, pure, brilliant moonbeam Claire Daverley. The revelations in this novel glow like opals: fiery, clear, milky, the way life is. I couldn't wait to see what would happen, even though I never wanted it to end." - Catherine Newman
"Claire Daverley has Maggie O'Farrell's ability to render human beings, their relationships, and their flaws so vividly that you want to reach out and comfort them. A really beautiful book, brimming over with heart and heartbreak and everything in between. Have tissues to hand." - Bobby Palmer
"Tender and compelling. People in Love is a wistful love story that grapples with the conflict between reality and idealism." - Alice Winn
"Tender, wise, deeply satisfying - I adored [People in Love]." - Daisy Buchanan
"Claire Daverley - queen of tugging at heart strings - has done it again with People in Love. A story full of warmth and tenderness that examines what form true adult love takes and reaches a refreshing conclusion." - Roxy Dunn
"People in Love is dazzling: heartbreakingly romantic, exquisitely told and so wise on the small decisions that can dictate a life. It has one of the best endings I've ever read. Claire Daverley is now a must-read author for me." - Clare Leslie Hall
"Yet more beautiful, lyrical, sledgehammer-to-the-heart writing. People in Love is a tender and nuanced novel that you will steal away hours to read, called back by its cast of gloriously warm and flawed characters, and the ramifications of how they try to love one another." - Lottie Hazell
"Claire Daverley's love stories are heartfelt, full of warmth, and show the everyday intimacies that make a life." - Florence Knapp
"People in Love is magnificent. Claire Daverley is uniquely alert to the texture of a life, both internal and external, and renders it in such detail that one has the pleasure of fully inhabiting her characters. Not only their days - their living rooms and kitchens - but also their families, their memories, and their hearts. Daverley writes with wisdom, kindness, and humor about the glory and pain of love in all its forms. I am particularly admiring of the depth and complexity of her characters and of the beauty she finds in their humanity." - Emma Knight
"People in Love is pure heartache, pure poetry, pure, brilliant moonbeam Claire Daverley. The revelations in this novel glow like opals: fiery, clear, milky, the way life is. I couldn't wait to see what would happen, even though I never wanted it to end." - Catherine Newman
"Claire Daverley has Maggie O'Farrell's ability to render human beings, their relationships, and their flaws so vividly that you want to reach out and comfort them. A really beautiful book, brimming over with heart and heartbreak and everything in between. Have tissues to hand." - Bobby Palmer
"Tender and compelling. People in Love is a wistful love story that grapples with the conflict between reality and idealism." - Alice Winn
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