The Six Loves of Billy Binns

A beautiful debut novel from actor, writer and composer, Richard Lumsden

How would it feel to fall in love one last time?

‘Magical’ Sir Tom Courtenay

‘This uplifting and powerful debut is beautifully written, full of emotion and will tug at your heartstrings. A book about love, self-forgiveness and redemption' Sarah J Harris, author of THE COLOUR OF BEE LARKHAM’S MURDER

‘A heartbreaking, unexpected and moving story…I loved this book so much. It’s a book I would like to have beside me as I grow old to remind me of what’s important in life and what is not. I can’t praise it enough’ Jenny Quintana, author of THE MISSING GIRL

THE SIX LOVES OF BILLY BINNS is a deeply moving, bittersweet debut set in London against the backdrop of the changing 20th century. it is reading group fiction perfect for those who loved the quirky pathos of Gail Honeyman's ELEANOR OLIPHANT IS COMPLETELY FINE and the humour of Rachel Joyce's THE UNLIKELY PILGRIMAGE OF HAROLD FRY

I remember my dreams but not where they start.
Further back, I recall some of yesterday and the day before that. Then everything goes into a haze.
Fragments of memories come looming back like red London buses in a pea-souper.
Time plays funny tricks these days.
I wait for the next memory. I wait and I wait.

At 117 years old, Billy Binns is the oldest man in Europe and he knows his time is almost up. But Billy has a final wish: he wants to remember what love feels like one last time. As he looks back at the relationships that have shaped his flawed life - and the events that shaped the century - he recalls a life full of hope, mistakes, heartbreak and, above all, love.