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In Love with Love: The Persistence and Joy of Romantic Fiction
(Paperback)
Publishing Details
Full Title:
In Love with Love: The Persistence and Joy of Romantic Fiction
Contributors:
By (Author) Ella Risbridger
Publisher:
Hodder & Stoughton
Imprint:
Sceptre
Publication Date:
11th November 2025
Country:
United Kingdom
Classifications
Readership:
Tertiary Education
Genre:
Fiction/Non-fiction:
Non Fiction
Main Subject:
Other Subjects:
Popular culture
Literary theory
Physical Properties
Physical Format:
Paperback
Number of Pages:
288
Dimensions:
Width 135mm, Height 216mm
Description
Smart, funny and passionate: An ode to a beloved genre and a brilliantly insightful piece of cultural criticism
Acclaimed author Ella Risbridger takes romantic fiction seriously, as a fan and a thinker, in this original new book, journeying through the genre's rich history and many fascinating iterations. From Jane Austen to Jilly Cooper, regency romance to cowboys, vampires and fanfic, romance reflects the concerns of the age and continues to evolve in new directions, while consistently offering its readers pleasure. It deserves our attention!In Love with Love is a tour through romantic fiction, a loving but sharp assessment of these books and our reading habits, and a celebration of generations of longing glances...Author Bio
Ella Risbridger is a writer and editor, whose cookbooks, anthologies, children's books include The Year of Miracles, Set Me on Fire and The Secret Detectives. Midnight Chicken: & other recipes worth living for was Sunday Times Book of the Year 2019, Guild of Food Writers General Cookbook of the Year, and an Amazon bestseller in both hardback and paperback. She likes poems, cats and gardens.
