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How I Lose You

How I Lose You

'Wonderful' - Stylist
'Thoroughly addictive. I loved it.' - RUTH HOGAN, author of The Keeper of Lost Things
'Superb' - Louise O'Neill

When Eva and Adam fall into bed one Friday night, tired and happy after drinks with friends, they have their whole lives ahead of them. But their story ends on page twelve.

That's no reason to stop reading though, because How I Lose You is a story told backwards – and it's all the more warm, tender and moving because we know it is going to be interrupted. It’s a story Eva thought she knew – but as you and she will discover, it’s not just the ending of the story that she got wrong.

Reviews

  • "A poignant and uplifting exploration of what makes a relationship, of how it grows and how it makes us the person we are, this is a wonderful read"

    Stylist

  • "Intriguing, poignant and totally absorbing. I had no idea where it was going, but found it thoroughly addictive. A masterful exploration of grief, relationships and the secrets that we keep from those closest to us. I loved it."

    Ruth Hogan, author of THE KEEPER OF LOST THINGS

  • "McNaughton is a profoundly tender storyteller. A truly moving book about love, humanity and sadness, laced with wit - compelling reading for anyone who needs to find a light in the dark"

    Daisy Buchanan

  • "Pulls you into its thrall from the very first pages. A book I'll press into the hands of my friends, urging them to read it"

    Kerry Hudson

  • "Intensely moving"

    Katie Khan

About the Author

Kate McNaughton

Kate McNaughton was born and raised in Paris. She read English at Cambridge and filmmaking at the European Film College in Denmark. She works as a documentary filmmaker and translator, speaks four languages and lives in Berlin. This is her first novel.

Kate McNaughton

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