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I Love You, I Love You, I Love You
By (Author) Laura Dockrill
HarperCollins Publishers
HQ
31st July 2024
United Kingdom
General
Fiction
Narrative theme: Love and relationships
Narrative theme: Coming of age
Narrative theme: Death, grief, loss
Romance: wholesome
Biographical fiction / autobiographical fiction
Contemporary lifestyle fiction
Family life fiction
Paperback
352
Width 153mm, Height 234mm, Spine 30mm
1140g
I am in love with somebody Ive only just met. My heart is a harmonica. South London is a valley. World, hear my song.
I loved it, I loved it, I loved it! Dawn OPorter
Ella and Lowe are teenagers when they first meet. For her, its love at first sight. But its safest to love from afar, where the friendship zone is her safety net and she cant get hurt.
Over the next fifteen years, they share everything: grief, laughter, friendship, bottles of cider, cigarettes in the rain. But theres one thing Ella can never ask him: whether he feels the same way about her. And every time Lowe kisses another girl, Ella feels her heart break just that little bit more.
So can you ever really just be friends with the love of your life And what happens when the day comes when you cant keep the beautiful, terrifying, all-consuming truth to yourself anymore
From a unique new voice in adult fiction, I Love You, I Love You, I Love You is a glorious nostalgia trip for anyone who has ever known the exquisite pain and pleasure of first love.
Ive been waiting for a book to make me laugh this much. Its so perfectly observed: every womans story of the highs and lows of falling in love, perseverance and self-preservation. It will have you reaching for your phone to check in on the one that got away just in case there is a chance. I loved it, I loved it, I loved it! Dawn OPorter
Laura writes fiction like the poet that she is. No line wasted, every word perfectly placed. The kind of relatable attention to detail that will have you wondering if she stole your teenage diaries and rewrote them with clever insights and laugh out loud humour. I'm not sure I've read a book so perfectly observed. It's every woman's story of the highs and lows of falling in love, perseverance and self preservation. It will have you reaching for your phone to check in on the one that got away, just in case there is a chance. It's a reminder that True Love can really exist. It's a real skill to create a character who is as wild as she is sensible, as chaotic as she is together, as safe as she is dangerous. Ella was perfectly drawn, I rooted for her the whole way. I've been waiting for a book to make me laugh this much. I loved it, I loved it, I loved it! Laura is going to take adult fiction by storm, I can't wait to see what comes next.
DAWN OPORTER
Laura Dockrill is a poet and illustrator from South London. A graduate of The Brit School of Performing Arts, twenty-two year old Laura was named one of the top ten literary stars of 2008 according to The Times and voted Elles top twenty faces to look out for in 2009. Her sassy and unique way with words has captivated audiences at gigs and festivals everywhere. Laura has created artwork for Kate Nash and everything from chocolate wrappers to condom tins.