Love Stories

Trent Dalton's novel tells the story of love in all its forms, featuring a blind man, a divorced mother, a widower, a lumberjack, a working mum, a girl, a palliative care nurse, and a renowned 100-year-old scientist. Readers have praised the book for its writing, humor, and depth, with many saying it made them laugh, cry, and feel lighter.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 352 pages
Publication date: 04 August 2022
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers

Trent Dalton, Australia's best-loved writer, sat on a busy street corner with a sky-blue Olivetti typewriter and asked the world a simple, direct question: "Can you please tell me a love story?" A blind man yearns to see the face of his wife of 30 years. A divorced mother has a secret affair with a travelling priest. A widower miraculously finds a three-minute video recorded by his wife before she died. A lumberjack's heart falls in a forest. A working mum contemplates taking the photographs of her late husband down from the fridge. A girl writes her last letter to the grandfather she adored, then sets it on fire. A palliative care nurse helps a dying woman converse with the angel at the end of her bed. A renowned 100-year-old scientist ponders the one great earthly puzzle he was never able to solve: What is love? Endless stories. Human stories. Love stories. WHAT READERS LOVE ABOUT THIS BOOK: Told with the utmost care, this is writing at its best. Loved it ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ This is a book that I'll treasure forever; it made me laugh, it made me cry, and everything in between. Simply sublime ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Brilliant, deeply moving, profound, and philosophical… My heart feels lighter after reading this book. This is exactly what my soul needed ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Weight: 242g
Dimension: 129 x 197 x 25 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780008520533