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‘Full of life and love, This Lovely City is a tender, at times heart-breaking, depiction of a city at once familiar and unrecognisable. It made my heart soar’
STACEY HALLS, SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE FAMILIARS
‘I loved, loved, loved it, and desperately wanted things to work out for Lawrie and Evie’
CATHY RENTZENBRINK
‘Superb… compelling storytelling, beautifully drawn characters and atmosphere that’s deeply immersive’
HARRIET TYCE, AUTHOR OF BLOOD ORANGE
‘This Lovely City is a beguiling, atmospheric and important novel, with wonderful, memorable characters and a vital message about love, loyalty and hope’
CAROLINE LEA, AUTHOR OF THE GLASS WOMAN
‘Expect to be obsessed … [a book] you need to know about’
GOOD HOUSEKEEPING
‘A thought-provoking and imaginative debut that conjures up the experiences of the Windrush generation in post-war London. Heartbreaking but full of hope’
WOMAN & HOME
‘Louise Hare writes so effortlessly. It was a joy to read’
WOMAN’S WEEKLY
LOUISE HARE is a London-based writer and has an MA in Creative Writing from Birkbeck, University of London. Originally from Warrington, the capital is the inspiration for much of her work, including This Lovely City, which began life after a trip into the deep-level shelter below Clapham Common.
This Lovely City
Louise Hare
ONE PLACE. MANY STORIES
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First published in Great Britain by HQ in 2020
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