Slow Dance
by Rainbow Rowell
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Pub Date 8 Aug 2024 | Archive Date 1 Aug 2024
Michael Joseph, Penguin Random House | Michael Joseph
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Description
Discover the big, beaming power ballad of a novel about a love so true it refuses to be forgotten . . .
'Sexy, sweet, wise and nostalgic – Jane Austen’s Persuasion for our times’ Gabrielle Zevin
‘A gorgeous book . . . a beautiful, believable love story between two slightly broken people. So sweet, but never sentimental. I yearned for them to be happy and I miss it now it's over’ Marian Keyes
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Back in high school, everybody thought Shiloh and Cary would end up together . . . everybody but Shiloh and Cary.
They were just friends. Best friends. They spent entire summers sitting on Shiloh’s porch steps, dreaming about the future. Shiloh was going to become an actress, and Cary was going to join the Navy. And nothing was ever going to change between them – Shiloh made him promise.
Well, Shiloh did go to college, and Cary did join the Navy. But, somehow, everything changed.
Now it’s been fourteen years since Shiloh last spoke to Cary. She’s been married and divorced. She has two kids. And she’s back in north Omaha living in the same house she grew up in. Her life is nothing like she planned.
When Shiloh gets invited to an old friend’s wedding, all she can think about is whether Cary will be there – and whether she hopes he will be.
Slow Dance is the story of two kids who fell in love before they knew enough about love to recognize it. And what will happen when they try to make their way back to each other.
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'Deeply human, profoundly romantic. Rowell will break your heart and you’ll thank her for it' Leigh Bardugo
‘Who can deny the absolute, dizzy pleasure of loving a novel so much . . . I loved every page of Slow Dance, a book that is romantic to its core, and as funny and smart as its wonderful characters' Emma Straub
'A will-they, won't-they second chance romance for the ages, this one is poised to be one of summer's breakout hits' People
‘A powerful and poignant tale of first love . . . Rich, real, and emotionally raw, this satisfying contemporary is sure to impress’ Publishers Weekly
Praise for Rainbow Rowell
'Rowell is talented enough to be uncategorizable' New York Times
'Cracking, laugh-out-loud dialogue, characters that feel painfully real' Jodi Picoult
'Reminded me not just what it's like to be young and in love with a girl, but also what it's like to be young and in love with a book' John Green
Available Editions
EDITION | Other Format |
ISBN | 9780241688144 |
PRICE | £16.99 (GBP) |
PAGES | 400 |
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Featured Reviews
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If you felt a bit bereft after watching One Day - then this is the book for you! A beautifully written ‘will they, won’t they’, full of loveable characters, touching moments and a few cheeky laughs. I didn’t want to put it down and was desperate to devour it in one go. Highly recommend.
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A gorgeous story of two friends, Cary and Shiloh, who could have, should have, may potentially have been something more to each other, Slow Dance is a warm, witty book that shows how Rainbow Rowell has earned her considerable reputation for insightful story telling.
I loved Fangirl, and this story - though targeted at a more mature audience - nevertheless has a similar kind of charm and is equally memorable. Well worth checking out.
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The way I am absolutely obsessed with Shiloh and Cary. Not only is it a gorgeous love story, but it also deals with some very sensitive topics which are handled so carefully and sensitively. This is going to be one of my top reads for this year!
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4.5 maybe 5 stars I think! No one writes romance with realism like Rowell. I devoured Slow Dance which might be my favourite of hers since Fangirl. Here she gives us her take on Best Friends to Lovers and adult romance won’t know what’s hit it. Beautiful and heavy and full of the contradictions of adulthood.
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I wasn't prepared for how much this book would move me, reading it in as close to one sitting as possible. Cary and Shiloh should be together, they should have always been together - everyone thought they were together as teenagers. But life, and particularly Shiloh's low self-esteem, didn't allow it to happen. Now older, and somewhat wiser, can they finally get it together? A beautiful love story that felt more real than most, with characters who were complicated shades of grey rather than clear-cut black & white.
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