Beach Read

By (author) Henry, Emily
Description:

Two writers. One holiday. A romcom waiting to happen...

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''One of my favourite authors'' Colleen Hoover, It Ends With Us
''A great love story'' Jodi Picoult, Wish You Were Here
''The perfect escapist romp'' Laura Jane Williams, One Night With You

January is a hopeless romantic who narrates her life like she''s the lead in a blockbuster movie.

Gus is a serious literary type who thinks true love is a fairy-tale.

But January and Gus have more in common than you''d think:

They''re both broke.
They''ve got crippling writer''s block.
And they need to write bestsellers before summer ends.

The result? A bet to swap genres and see who gets published first.
The risk? In telling each other''s stories, their worlds might be changed entirely...

Set over one sizzling summer, Beach Read is a witty love story that will make you laugh a lot, cry a little and fall head over heels. For fans of The Flat Share and If I Never Met You.

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''My heart ached for January, and Gus is to die for - a steamy, smart and perceptive romance'' Josie Silver, One Night on the Island

''Full of banter, heat, and sexual tension, I felt the thrill of falling in love right alongside January and Gus. A gorgeous page-turner of a novel'' Laura Jane Williams, One Night With You

''Funny, and seriously sizzling'' Best

''If whipcrack banter and sexual tension is your catnip, you''ll adore this book'' Sally Thorne, The Hating Game

''Touching and heartfelt . . . I closed this book with a satisfied sigh'' Jasmine Guillory, While We Were Dating

''Clever and funny, this is a tender love story'' Woman & Home

Emily Henry, Sunday Times bestseller, May 2024

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Reader, I swooned! Beach Read is the hottest book of the summer - the pages simply sizzle! My heart ached for January, and Gus is to die for - a steamy, smart and perceptive love story. I was engrossed!
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Full of banter, heat, and sexual tension, I felt the thrill of falling in love right alongside January and Gus. A gorgeous page-turner of a novel that provided the perfect escapist romp
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Original, sparkling bright and layered with feeling. If whipcrack banter and foggy sexual tension is your catnip, you''ll adore this book
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A touching and heartfelt book about learning how to love again. I closed this book with a satisfied sigh
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Beach Read is exactly the witty, charming and swoony novel we always want; it also happens to be the unexpected wallop of emotional wisdom and sly social commentary we need right now. I adored it
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A smart, witty, warm, sexy novel ... Perfect escapism. I loved this book from the first page and can''t wait to read more from Emily Henry
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A great escapist beach read but so much more as well. Emily writes beautifully, almost poetically in places and I will certainly look out for her work in the future. 5 stars!
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A clever and witty novel that will make your nerve-endings sigh with happiness
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I would say this book is so much more than "just a beach read" but to do so would completely miss the point! As January reminds the reader and the perfectly-painted Gus alike, romantic comedies take skill, heart and guts to traverse the depths of what it means to fall in love - and Emily Henry ma