{"product_id":"9781917764308-love-after-all","title":"Love, After All","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhen widowed Clara meets the younger Elias, neither expects love to last – until distance and illness put their fragile happiness to the test. A life-affirming, million-copy German bestseller from the author of \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eTasting Sunlight\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e and a BBC World Book Club Pick.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhen widowed Clara meets the younger Elias, neither expects love to last – until distance and illness put their fragile happiness to the test. A life-affirming, million-copy German bestseller from the author of \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eTasting Sunlight\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e and a BBC World Book Club Pick.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e‘Delicate, yet compelling, this unusual love story is a little gem’ \u003cb\u003eRachel Hore\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e‘A stunning exploration of love in all its highs and lows, its complications and vulnerability. Gloriously written and one to savour … I loved it!’ \u003cb\u003eLouise Fein\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e‘Poignant and unforgettable – Arenz understands the human heart like few others’ \u003cb\u003eLouisa Treger\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e––––––\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen Clara meets Elias, she isn’t looking for love. Widowed and wary of being hurt again, she has built a careful life of work and quiet independence. Elias, an actor in his thirties, is trapped in a relationship that no longer feels real, more at ease slipping into a role than being himself. Yet from the moment they meet, something genuine sparks between them – something neither has felt in years.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThey fall into step easily, sharing secrets, laughter and the sense of being seen. But there is the age difference, the miles between their worlds, and the lingering guilt that ties Clara to her past. When a new job takes her to another part of the country, she ends the relationship before he can – certain that love like theirs cannot last. Then Elias falls ill, forcing them both to confront what truly matters.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTold with warmth, gentle humour and quiet insight, \u003ci\u003eLove, After All\u003c\/i\u003e is a luminous portrait of two people finding the courage to open their hearts again – proof that love, at any age, can still take us by surprise.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e_______\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e‘Ewald Arenz understands the human heart in all its nuances and vagaries … a masterclass in honest, insightful writing. I seldom cry over books, but this one got me’ \u003cb\u003eGill Paul\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e‘A spellbinding novel about all the colours of love … told with extraordinary sensitivity and breathtaking understanding. A love story for our times, full of wisdom and joy. Surely set to become a modern classic’ \u003cb\u003eMaggie Brookes\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e‘Warms even the hearts of cynics’ \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eDer Spiegel\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for Ewald Arenz\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e‘Ewald Arenz writes with gentle joy’ \u003cb\u003eIona Gray\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e‘Funny, touching, troubling’ \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eSaga Magazine\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e‘Profound in its simplicity … a remarkable, exquisitely written debut’ \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eIrish Times\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e‘Hopeful and poignant and lyrically told. A truly compassionate and heartening book’ \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eCulturefly\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e‘This reminded me of reading Sally Rooney’s \u003ci\u003eNormal People\u003c\/i\u003e. It takes a writer of immeasurable talent to make you feel that intensely’ \u003cb\u003eElizabeth Haynes\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e‘Powerful, original and engaging’ \u003cb\u003eSusie Boyt\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e‘Written with beautiful simplicity’ \u003cb\u003eDoug Johnstone\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e‘Powerful, lyrical and profoundly affecting’ \u003cb\u003eMiranda Dickinson\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e‘An exquisitely written, heart-warming story’ \u003cb\u003eGill Paul\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e‘Moving and heart-wrenching, but ultimately uplifting’ \u003cb\u003eCarol Lovekin\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e‘A tender and profound coming-of-age story that's also a gripping page-turner. 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