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Breathtaking, smart and sexy, Almost Life is a story of love and longing, of the lives we almost live and the choices we don't make.
'A moving examination of true love and passion' - The Guardian
'The biggest weepy since One Day' - Stylist
'Emotional and addictive' - Daily Mail
'''A beautifully written exploration of desire, freedom and the roads we do and don’t take’ - The Observer
'A heart-rending tale of missed chances' - Douglas Stuart, author of Shuggie Bain
'Tender, sensual and thrumming with life' - Lucy Steeds, author of The Artist
One chance encounter can define a lifetime
Erica and Laure meet on the steps of the Sacré-Cœur in Paris, 1978. Erica is a student, relishing her first summer abroad before beginning university at home in England. Laure is studying for her Ph.D. at the Sorbonne, drinking and smoking far too much, and sleeping with a married woman.
The moment the two women meet the spark is undeniable. But their encounter turns into far more than a summer of love. It is the beginning of a relationship that will define their lives and every decision they have yet to make. Spanning cities, decades and heartbreaks, fate brings them within touching distance again and again.
But will they be brave enough to seize the life they truly want?
'One of the greatest love stories I’ve ever read' - Stacey Halls, author of The Household
'Immersive, sensual, beautiful and powerful' - Marian Keyes, author of My Favourite Mistake
'Tender and wistful, it’s a will-they-won’t-they for the ages' - GQ
'Hot, smart and completely captivating' - Daisy Buchanan, author of Pity Party
'A beautifully told story about love, longing, and the lives we almost live' - Louise O'Neill, author of Idol
Read Kiran Millwood Hargrave's Almost Life now.
Genre: Historical
'A moving examination of true love and passion' - The Guardian
'The biggest weepy since One Day' - Stylist
'Emotional and addictive' - Daily Mail
'''A beautifully written exploration of desire, freedom and the roads we do and don’t take’ - The Observer
'A heart-rending tale of missed chances' - Douglas Stuart, author of Shuggie Bain
'Tender, sensual and thrumming with life' - Lucy Steeds, author of The Artist
One chance encounter can define a lifetime
Erica and Laure meet on the steps of the Sacré-Cœur in Paris, 1978. Erica is a student, relishing her first summer abroad before beginning university at home in England. Laure is studying for her Ph.D. at the Sorbonne, drinking and smoking far too much, and sleeping with a married woman.
The moment the two women meet the spark is undeniable. But their encounter turns into far more than a summer of love. It is the beginning of a relationship that will define their lives and every decision they have yet to make. Spanning cities, decades and heartbreaks, fate brings them within touching distance again and again.
But will they be brave enough to seize the life they truly want?
'One of the greatest love stories I’ve ever read' - Stacey Halls, author of The Household
'Immersive, sensual, beautiful and powerful' - Marian Keyes, author of My Favourite Mistake
'Tender and wistful, it’s a will-they-won’t-they for the ages' - GQ
'Hot, smart and completely captivating' - Daisy Buchanan, author of Pity Party
'A beautifully told story about love, longing, and the lives we almost live' - Louise O'Neill, author of Idol
Read Kiran Millwood Hargrave's Almost Life now.
Genre: Historical
Praise for this book
"One of the greatest love stories I've ever read - searingly real, romantic and tragic, Almost Life is One Day for a new generation." - Stacey Halls
"Kiran Millwood Hargrave has crafted one of the most intensely beautiful love stories I have read in a very long time. Almost Life is breathtaking in its understanding of the way we may be haunted by the living, by the paths we do not take. I wish I could read it again for the first time. It left me awestruck." - Hannah Kent
"Sensual and powerful, Almost Life caught me in a bittersweet nostalgia, reflecting on life, love and friendship. Erica and Laure's story, vividly evoked against the backdrop of 1970s Paris and the subsequent decades, affected me deeply." - Marian Keyes
"Almost Life is captivating and immersive, a soaring ode to both love's possibilities and its pain. Richly rendered and deeply felt, Laure and Erica will stay with me for a long time." - Sophie Mackintosh
"A rippling elegy to the possibilities and impossibilities of love. Tender, sensual, and thrumming with life, Kiran Millwood Hargrave swirls heady prose into both a lament and a celebration of the choices we make, the passions that consume us, and the almost lives we almost live." - Lucy Steeds
"A heart-rending tale of missed chances. Millwood Hargrave is a wonderful writer and what a pleasure it is to be in the company of such a deft, enchanting storyteller." - Douglas Stuart
"Almost Life reads like a dream of young desire, but Hargrave is brilliantly awake to the heartbreaks and constraints of enduring passion. Sexy, tender, piercing, and oh so true, Almost Life is a lyrical accounting of love's offerings and its toll. I loved every word." - Erin O White
"Kiran Millwood Hargrave has crafted one of the most intensely beautiful love stories I have read in a very long time. Almost Life is breathtaking in its understanding of the way we may be haunted by the living, by the paths we do not take. I wish I could read it again for the first time. It left me awestruck." - Hannah Kent
"Sensual and powerful, Almost Life caught me in a bittersweet nostalgia, reflecting on life, love and friendship. Erica and Laure's story, vividly evoked against the backdrop of 1970s Paris and the subsequent decades, affected me deeply." - Marian Keyes
"Almost Life is captivating and immersive, a soaring ode to both love's possibilities and its pain. Richly rendered and deeply felt, Laure and Erica will stay with me for a long time." - Sophie Mackintosh
"A rippling elegy to the possibilities and impossibilities of love. Tender, sensual, and thrumming with life, Kiran Millwood Hargrave swirls heady prose into both a lament and a celebration of the choices we make, the passions that consume us, and the almost lives we almost live." - Lucy Steeds
"A heart-rending tale of missed chances. Millwood Hargrave is a wonderful writer and what a pleasure it is to be in the company of such a deft, enchanting storyteller." - Douglas Stuart
"Almost Life reads like a dream of young desire, but Hargrave is brilliantly awake to the heartbreaks and constraints of enduring passion. Sexy, tender, piercing, and oh so true, Almost Life is a lyrical accounting of love's offerings and its toll. I loved every word." - Erin O White
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