{"title":"Books by Leon Egan","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"9780008626570","title":"Lover Birds","description":"With an irresistible enemies-to-lovers romance, and perfect for fans of Alice Oseman and Becky Albertalli, Lover Birds is a beautifully-written, inclusive and heart-pounding LGBT+ romance.* Shortlisted for the 2025 Waterstones Children's Book Prize – Older Readers category ** Shortlisted for the 2025 YA Book Prize *When Isabel Williams moves to Liverpool, she criticises seemingly everything in Eloise Byrne’s life – her city, her accent, her trademark boldness – so if, when she catches Isabel staring, Eloise feels her pulse race, it must be because they hate each other. It surely couldn’t be for any other reason, could it? Eloise needs to get her ADHD under control in time for A-Levels, but when she meets Isabel, school becomes the least of her concerns. What begins as outright contempt turns into an oddly satisfactory rivalry, but for their rivalry to shift further into romance, their relationship must withstand Isabel's classism, Eloise’s distrust, and whatever secrets their friends are hiding from them.With a wonderful cast of characters, an irresistible enemies to lovers, Queer romance, and an incredibly moving and powerful portrayal of ADHD and neurodivergence, Lover Birds is an unmissable debut from an extraordinary new voice in YA fiction.","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44581510676658,"sku":"9780008626570","price":8.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9780008626570_807578a9-630b-40ef-a51e-011ce6f9db82.jpg?v=1785658594"},{"product_id":"9780008626600","title":"Listen Closely","description":"\u003cp\u003eA heartwarming, cozy YA romance, perfect for fans of You've Got Mail, Jenny Han, Beth Reekles, and Heartstopper, from the highly-acclaimed author of Lover Birds.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJude's smile is magnificent. Their sharp edges melted away into a rare and beautiful joy. The flash illuminates them as their photo is taken, and for just a second, they glow. It feels like lightning has struck.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Jude and Aiden are paired up together for an internship at a local radio station, things are awkward. Jude is quiet, withdrawn, has one friend, and is suspicious of everyone. Aiden is charming, outgoing, and popular, with a seemingly easy confidence and golden retriever energy. But after they discover a shared love of podcast dramas, Jude and Aiden realise that they have more in common than they first realised – especially after Aiden reveals that he is a huge fan of Jude’s own podcast, The Night Merchant.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith a wonderful and original meet-cute premise, an adorable couple with a grumpy x sunshine dynamic and gorgeous chemistry, and themes of forced proximity, found family, and mistaken identity, Listen Closely is an irresistible, heartwarming, swoon-worthy romance and a beautiful coming-of-age story – perfect for fans of You’ve Got Mail, Heartstopper, and Rainbow Rowell.'\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEgan has a real gift for nuanced, authentic characters and uses a dual narrative to build palpable chemistry.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA heartwarming LGBTQ+ coming-of-age drama for fans of Alice Oseman.' – The Observer 'An adorably cosy queer romance, layered with themes of self-discovery.' – Metro\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55897701646709,"sku":"9780008626600","price":8.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9780008626600_73caacf9-a435-4b08-9073-c6105c2e6dbb.jpg?v=1785658596"},{"product_id":"lead-way-pb","title":"Lead the Way","description":"Some summers change everything.                       Sent to spend the summer with his aunt in a village he's never heard of, working a café job he didn't ask for, sixteen-year-old Ben Farley has already decided that caring about things is more trouble than it's worth.             Then he meets Finley: warm, infuriatingly perceptive, and completely unwilling to accept Ben's apathy. And across a summer of disastrous folk dancing, rainy walks, and one breathtaking night beneath the stars, Ben discovers something he thought he'd safely buried: the alarming, inconvenient fact that he actually cares.             Twenty-six years earlier, a girl named Erin stood behind the same café counter and had a summer that should have changed her life, when she fell in love with someone she wasn't supposed to -before she made a choice that she would spend the rest of her life quietly grieving.             Funny, romantic, tender and quietly heartbreaking, Lead the Way is the beautiful new novel from Leon Egan, author of Lover Birds, shortlisted for the YA Book Prize and the Waterstones Children’s Book Prize.","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57495367614837,"sku":"9780008820565","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}]}],"url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/collections\/author-leon-egan.oembed","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}