The Lovers

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SHORTLISTED FOR THE VICTORIAN PREMIERS AWARD FOR FICTION2023

her writing is poetic and reverential. The authors understanding of love, romance and of responsibility runs deep. Books + Publishing

What happens when we become used to each other, when we become bored, when we anticipate each others moods like the seasons cycled in a day What happens when you are tired of me and I tire of you

Every couple has a story. How they met, how they fell in love their ups, their downs. What made them want to be in each other's arms day and night. The struggle of family expectations. The need to please each other, the desire to go their separate ways. It is about the private universe between two people as they try to hold to each other despite the barriers of geography, culture and class.

Every couple has a beginning, a middle, and maybe an end.

The Loversis an enchanting fable that explores the light and dark of a relationship a love distilled down to its barest form. You might think you know this story. Maybe you do.

PRAISE FOR THE LOVERS

Sometimes, Kassab shows us, love can be another word for cruelty. Sometimes the stories we hide behind reveal our deepest truths.- Sydney Morning Herald

Beautifully told in Yumna Kassab's poetic prose, The Lovers is both the story of the tumultuous relationship between Amir and Jamila and an exploration of class, culture and the complex nature of love. - Sunday Life

The delicate power that fables hold their universality, while retaining their specificity is captured inThe Lovers.Ultimately, Kassabs novel rests on the premise of the impossibility of language, of being able to ever understand someone else. - Artshub

her writing is poetic and reverential. The authors understanding of love, romance and of responsibility runs deep.- Books + Publishing

a raw, haunting and honest look at love, relationships, and the moments that break us. - Mamamia

PRAISE FOR YUMNA KASSAB

the real deal Favel Parrett, author ofPast The Shallows

rare it is to read a voice as crisp and authentic as Kassab Zoya Patel, author ofNo Country Woman

Kassab creates an eerie sense of place as the reader is drawn into myriad perspectives and geographies. Without doubtAustralianais an unnerving contribution to contemporary novel writing in this continent. Books + Publishing on Australiana

The unadorned style and unobtrusive realism of this book mask, at first, how experimental and original it is in other ways Sydney Morning Herald onThe House Of Youssef

Kassabs prose is unsparing and frank yet unstinting Australian Book Review onThe House Of Youssef

Reviews

her writing is poetic and reverential. The authors understanding of love, romance and of responsibility runs deep. * Books + Publishing *
Sometimes, Kassab shows us, love can be another word for cruelty. Sometimes the stories we hide behind reveal our deepest truths. * Sydney Morning Herald *
a raw, haunting and honest look at love, relationships, and the moments that break us. * Mamamia *
The delicate power that fables hold their universality, while retaining their specificity is captured inThe Lovers.Ultimately, Kassabs novel rests on the premise of the impossibility of language, of being able to ever understand someone else. * Artshub *
Beautifully told in Yumna Kassab's poetic prose, The Lovers is both the story of the tumultuous relationship between Amir and Jamila and an exploration of class, culture and the complex nature of love. * Sunday Life *

Author Bio

Yumna Kassab is a writer from Western Sydney. She studied medical science and neuroscience at university. Her first book of short stories,The House of Youssef, has been listed for prizes including the Victorian Premier's Literary Award, Queensland Literary Award, NSW Premier's Literary Award and The Stella Prize. Her second work of fiction, Australiana, was published in 2022.