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Before I Saw You

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CAN YOU FALL IN LOVE WITH SOMEONE YOU'VE NEVER SEEN?

Alice and Alfie are strangers. But they sleep next to each other every night.

Alfie Mack has been in hospital for months recovering from an accident. A new face on the ward is about as exciting as life gets for him right now, so when someone moves into the bed next to him he's eager to make friends. But it quickly becomes clear that seeing his neighbour's face won't happen any time soon.

Alice Gunnersley has been badly burned and can't even look at herself yet, let alone allow anyone else to see her. Keeping the curtain around her bed firmly closed, it doesn't stop Alfie trying to get to know her. And gradually, as he slowly brings Alice out of her shell, might there even be potential for more?

Readers are falling in love with Before I Saw You:

***** 'One of the must-reads of 2021! It is beautifully written with characters that have such great depth'
***** 'My heart was full of emotion. The characters were so believable and I was completely absorbed'
***** 'A really intense and original romance, that is so well crafted and paced that it leaves you yearning for more.'

© Emily Houghton 2021 (P) Penguin Audio 2021

Critics Review

A charming page-turner of a romance with characters I cared about enormously. I inhaled it!
Laura Jane Williams, bestselling author of Our Stop
The perfect read for fans of Me Before You
Candis
A heartwarming and heartbreaking debut
Heat
An emotional and character-led story that is sure to tug at your heartstrings
Woman's Own
Such a moving book about loving someone, both inside and out. Just lovely
Alice Peterson, bestselling author of Monday to Friday Man
A beautiful, uplifting story with characters that made me smile on every page
Jessica Ryn, author of The Extraordinary Hope of Dawn Brightside
This is a beautifully-written, emotionally rich story about hope, love and new beginnings. I fell in love with Alice and Alfie, along with the other hospital residents, immediately
Lynsey James
A warm, captivating love story that will break your heart and put it back together again. The story was totally unique and really beautiful, with characters so real that finishing the book felt like saying goodbye to friends.
Olivia Beirne, author of The Accidental Love Letter
Love and compassion is compressed into the pages of this book [...] I found myself staying up way past my bed time to read, and read, and read
Anything Goes Lifestyle
Billed as the love story of the year
That's Life
Author Emily Houghton
Narrator Nathalie Buscombe, Daniel Ings
Duration 9 hours and 30 minutes
Release Date
ISBN 9781473590700
Format Audiobook
Publisher Transworld
Genre Contemporary romance, Modern and contemporary fiction
Availability AU, GB, IE

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