âExtraordinarily powerfulâ Emma Thompson
There are a million love stories, and a million stories of addiction. This one is transcendent.
Louisa Young met Robert Lockhart when they were both 17. Their stop-start romance lasted decades, in which time he became a celebrated composer and she, an acclaimed novelist.
This is both a compelling portrait of a lifelong love affair, and an incredibly affecting guide to how the partner of a 'charismatic, infuriating, adorable, self-sabotagingâ alcoholic can find the strength to survive when the disease rips both their lives apart.
âRich and moving and beautifully writtenâ The Times
âSpectacular. I canât stop thinking about itâ Cathy Rentzenbrink
âExtraordinarily candidâ Evening Standard
âBeautiful, and heartbreaking, and trueâ Sam Baker, The Pool
âMoving, harrowing and tirelessly empatheticâ Daily Express