Hargrave, Kiran Millwood - Almost Life

Almost Life

Author: Kiran Millwood Hargrave

Genre: Literary Fiction, Adult, Romance, Historical Fiction

Pages: 448

Publisher: Pan McMillan

Release Date: March 24, 2026

Format: Paperback

Size (in cm): 23.4 (height) x 15.2 (width) x 3.2 (depth)

ISBN: 9781035007509

Synopsis:

A love story that will last a lifetime

Erica and Laure meet on the steps of the Sacré-Cœur in Paris, 1978. Erica is a student, relishing her first summer abroad before beginning university at home in England. Laure is studying for her PhD at the Sorbonne, drinking and smoking far too much, and sleeping with a married woman. The moment the two women meet the spark is but their encounter turns into far more than a summer of love. It is the beginning of a relationship that will define their lives and every decision they have yet to make . . .

Erica and Laure's love story spans decades, marriage, children, secret trysts, and the agonising changes – both personal and political – that might mean they can be together, after all. But when life brings them within touching distance again, will they be brave enough to seize a future together?

Almost Life is a story of longing for the paths not taken, and the almost lives we live.

LGBT Themes:

• Sapphic

Relevant Tags:

Fiction, Lesbian, Sapphic, LGBT, Queer, Romance, Literary Fiction, Literary, Historical Fiction, Adult, France, Historical,