Hold Back the Stars

(Paperback)

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One Day meets Gravity - this is the stellar debut from Katie Khan 'A bold new talent' Matt Haig Ninety minutes. A few years from now, not too far in the future, two people meet. It is a classic story of boy meets girl. Except that it's not. When we find them, they have an hour and a half left. Unless they can save themselves, they won't survive. The clock is ticking. Bittersweet and life-affirming, Hold Back the Stars is the love story of the year. SOON TO BE A FILM STARRING JOHN BOYEGA AND LETITIA WRIGHT _________________ PRAISE FOR HOLD BACK THE STARS- 'The most unique love story I've read in years' Rowan Coleman 'Prepare to shed tears' Heat 'Original, surprising and romantic' Woman & Home 'Full of wonder and heart' Emma Jane Unsworth 'An incredibly imaginative debut' Sunday Mirror

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Prepare to shed tears * Heat *
Original, surprising and romantic * Woman & Home *
Breaks your heart, then kicks it a few more times for good measure in the most beautiful way possible * The Pool *
A high-stakes, high-concept love story from a bold new talent . . . All of the obvious "out of this world" comments apply. -- Matt Haig, author of The Humans
Think Gravity meets The Versions of Us * Red *

Author Bio

Katie Khan is a writer from London whose first novel, Hold Back the Stars, was published to great acclaim, translated into twenty-two languages, and is being adapted into a feature film. The Light Between Us is her second novel. Follow her on Twitter and Instagram @katie_khan. katiekhan.com