Summary
An earnest and big-hearted novel about finding love and connection in this brutal world, from a rising literary star.
‘Empathetic, honest, compelling. I’ll read anything Paddy Crewe writes.’ Bonnie Garmus, author of Lessons in Chemistry
‘True Love had me from its gorgeous, lyrical opening to its transcendent final pages. Paddy Crewe is an exceptionally gifted writer.’ Louise Kennedy, author of Trespasses
What does it mean to love and be loved?
…Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781804993736 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1804993735 |
| Author: | Paddy Crewe |
| Publisher: | Transworld Publishers Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 320 |
| Release Date: | 2 September 2025 |
| Weight: | 224g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 129mm x 20mm |
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Critics Review
Paddy Crewe’s excellent second book will be one of the best things that you read all year * Observer *
Remarkable … Crewe’s sensitivity to the tentacles of neglect in his characters is phenomenal. Time and again he captures a deep human truth. * Sunday Times *
Crewe recounts in lavish, unhurried prose [the protagonists’] respective childhoods, their abrupt coming together, their gradual drifting apart, and the love that keeps the two connected throughout like a magnetic thread … There’s an earnestness to the writing, yet it’s a heart scorcher just the same. Read it and indulge * Daily Mail *
This slow-burn love story is gorgeously written, with two characters you won’t forget easily * Good Housekeeping *
Effective and moving … Crewe’s prose sings * Financial Times *
True Love is a perfect read if you’re looking for a character-driven novel with split narratives or a coming-of-age story that is both heartbreaking and uplifting, reminiscent of Sally Rooney’s work * Press Association *
Invokes this sense of melancholy with true deftness … Crewe’s unabashed desire to move his readers is to be genuinely commended … A full-throated, heart-on-sleeve piece of storytelling * Guardian *
Crewe’s story is … one of low, heavy emotions. But it is sustained throughout by the gruff lyricism of his writing … And while the novel moves at a steady pace, it builds to a climactic final third * New Statesman *
Paddy Crewe writes with a lyrical, lonely prose that’s full of the kind of tenderness which both frightens and saves us * Minnie Driver *
Empathetic, honest, compelling. I’ll read anything Paddy Crewe writes. * Bonnie Garmus, author of Lessons in Chemistry *
About The Author
Paddy Crewe
Paddy Crewe was born in Middlesbrough and studied at Goldsmiths. His debut novel, My Name Is Yip, has been shortlisted for the Betty Trask, the Wilbur Smith, a South Bank Sky Arts Award and The Authors’ Club Best First Novel Award, and longlisted for the Walter Scott Prize.
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