What Will Survive of Us by Howard Jacobson

Love can change your life. Can it survive marriage and middle age?`Wonderfully wise, moving and heartfelt' WILLIAM BOYD`A tender love story' DAILY TELEGRAPH*LONGLISTED FOR THE DUBLIN LITERARY AWARD 2025*Lily falls in love with Sam the minute she sets eyes on him. It takes Sam a day or two longer. Curious, because Lily has never quite believed in love, while Sam thought he understood it inside out. Lily, a documentary maker, and Sam, a playwright, are both in relationships that have quietly expired, and an affair takes hold that they are powerless to resist. Arriving in mid-life, their relationship opens unexpected new worlds. But what will happen to them when familiarity and age begin to take their toll? What will survive?`Celebrates love in later life'HARPER'S BAZAAR`Playful, knowing.a romping read in all senses'EVENING STANDARD`Jacobson at his finest'LINDA GRANT
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