One Love: a brand new uplifting love story from the author of The Secret Life of Albert Entwistle

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Two men. Twenty years of friendship. One love.

'Matt's books just keep getting better and better and One Love is rich, funny, poignant and unflinchingly honest portrayal of friendship, love and everything in between' Ruth Hogan

'Utterly absorbing and affecting. Matt Cain is one of the most entertaining and illuminating writers out there' Bryony Gordon

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2002: Danny arrives at Manchester University determined that this is the year his life will begin.

When a handsome stranger winks at him across the hall at the Freshers' Fair, it feels like it finally has. Soon, Danny and Guy are best friends.

2022: Both newly single, they're back on the confetti-covered streets of the Gay Village for Manchester Pride. With years of friendship, shared adventures and lost dreams behind them, how can Danny share the secret he's kept for two decades

Will this weekend be the end a twenty-year friendship . . .

or the start of something new

Praise for Matt Cain:

'Heart-warming and joyful, but also so poignant' LORRAINE KELLY

'A rollicking love story' IAN McKELLEN

'An utter treat' KATE MOSSE

'Original, hopeful and totally charming' ADELE PARKS

Reviews

Rich, poignant, funny and unflinchingly honest . . . a glorious, heart-warming and thought-provoking read -- Ruth Hogan
A warm, nostalgic and intimate portrayal of the complexities of friendship, and the changing face of being gay and staying strong in a world that's learning to accept us, but still doesn't always understand us -- Justin Myers
Sincere, moving and authentic . . . I loved, loved, loved this book -- Julietta Henderson
A triumph. Brave and honest, beautiful and funny . . . I learned so much from reading this. I loved the relationship between Danny and Guy and all its complications -- Alexandra Potter
One Love is an epic tale of love and friendship, packed with warmth, wit and wisdom . . . an absolute joy to read -- Laura Pearson
What a wonderful book . . . a heartwarming, nostalgia-inducing tale of friendship and love that puts a huge smile on your face -- Laura Price
Unfolding over a twenty-year period and bookended by two Gay Pride events in Manchester . . . the result is touching, funny, poignant and brilliant -- Mary Gabriel
A beautiful, deeply human exploration of the blurred lines between love and friendship that exist in the queer community, with a tender understanding that the most important love of all can be the love and forgiveness we hold for ourselves -- Steven Rowley
A fresh, heart-warming spin on the gay romcom which explores love beyond the best friend/boyfriend binary. I loved it -- Paul Burston
Utterly absorbing and affecting. Matt Cain is one of the most entertaining and illuminating writers out there -- Bryony Gordon
More than its incredible characterisation, One Love is a heart-warming study of love, friendship and growing up * My Weekly *
If you're looking for something uplifting to kick off your reading list in 2024, this might just be the one for you . . . absorbing, moving and poignant, this is a story of friendship and love that you won't to miss * Glamour *
This gay love story pulls hard on the heart strings * Sunday Post *
Compassionate, funny, insightful -- Lorraine Kelly

Author Bio

Matt Cain is an author, a leading commentator on LGBT+ issues, and a former journalist. He is currently a presenter for Virgin Radio Pride UK, was Channel 4's first Culture Editor, Editor-In-Chief of Attitude magazine, and has judged the Costa Prize, the Polari Prize and the South Bank Sky Arts Awards. He won Diversity in Media's Journalist Of the Year award in 2017 and is an ambassador for Manchester Pride and the Albert Kennedy Trust, plus a patron of LGBT+ History Month. Born in Bury and brought up in Bolton, he now lives in London.