When my mother used to read me fairy tales, I think I always focused on the ‘ever after’ instead of the ‘happily’. Laura Jane Williams *** Tess and Gus are strangers when their lives collide one sun-drenched morning in Florence, but it feels as if fate has brought them together. Infused with romance, warmth and depth, ‘Ever After’ is a sensitive and moving tale, of what it means to take a chance, to throw caution to the wind, and to make the most of the time we have here. But what I love about Gus and Tess’ story is that it is real and vulnerable, nothing is sugarcoated.

But parts of it dragged and it felt to long, I kept checking my kindle to see how far through I was which is never a good sign. Lucas is also handling translation and screen rights and US rights are being handled by Jessica Purdue at Orion Books.

The evocative, entertaining prose carries the reader along and the book is such an easy absorbing read it is rather deceptive because it’s only on reaching the end, and reflecting, that one realises the enormity of the novel and the questions it raises. Eades said: “I adored Ever After , it is beautifully romantic, but also true to life, with characters so real it is as if they are sitting beside you. We don’t share your credit card details with third-party sellers, and we don’t sell your information to others.

Kate Eberlen has gone beyond the initial star-crossed romance of Tess and Gus to explore the lasting nature of relationships with her characteristic sensitivity, perception and humour in this inspirational book. uk/landing-page/orion/orion-company-information/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Orion Publishing Group Limited. Read more about the condition New: An item that is still in its original shrink wrap from the manufacturer and the original manufacturer’s seal (if applicable) has not been removed.You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice. Despite all that goes wrong - illness and family issues, it is obvious there is a deep love between the two main characters - Tess and Gus and that fate brought them together.

You know it’s a good novel when you have to immediately flick back to the beginning to reread some bits to help you process the ending, which is exactly what I had to do!It was unpredictable what was going to happen with the relationship, knowing it may not be the happily ever after for the characters and that’s what had me racing through the pages and not wanting to put this down. Finance is provided by PayPal Credit (a trading name of PayPal UK Ltd, Whittaker House, Whittaker Avenue, Richmond-Upon-Thames, Surrey, United Kingdom, TW9 1EH).

Alternating between the perspectives of Tess and Gus, the novel explores the conflicts and challenges of new love and old loyalties, passion and duty, logic and belief, with readers racing to find out if the couple can or can't be together. The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products. Most purchases from business sellers are protected by the Consumer Contract Regulations 2013 which give you the right to cancel the purchase within 14 days after the day you receive the item. Over the next seven years, EVER AFTER explores the conflicts and challenges of passion and duty, logic and belief, new love and old loyalties.Kate Eberlen grew up in a small town thirty miles from London and spent her childhood reading books and longing to escape. Utterly heart-warming and a joy to lose myself in, I really look forward to reading more from this author. contain no personal information and the data that they do contain are not shared with anyone, or used outside of this site. But alas, here I am, having worked up the courage to do just that, and hoping that I make some sort of sense while doing so. I loved the complex family relationships which Kate explores so well, as well as loss and mental illness.