The Light We Lost

by Jill Santopolo

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*Reese Witherspoon’s Book Club pick!*

Shortlisted for the Hearst Big Book ‘Prima Page-Turners’ Award 2018

‘A one-sitting kind of book. Fans of One Day by David Nicholls will love this.’ Stylist Magazine

Two people. One choice. What if?

Every love story has a beginning…

Lucy and Gabe meet in New York on a day that will change their lives – and the world – forever. As the city burns behind them, they kiss for the very first time.

Over the next thirteen years they are torn apart, then brought back together, time and time again. It’s a journey of dreams, of desires, of jealousy, of forgiveness – and above all, love.

And as Lucy is faced with a devastating choice, she wonders whether their love is a matter of destiny or chance.

…what if this is how their story ends?

Me Before You meets One Day in this passionate debut novel, The Light We Lost, an epic love story about the heartrending decision that one woman must make…

Now translated into 28 languages.

  • ISBN13 9780008224561
  • Publish Date 18 May 2017 (first published 9 May 2017)
  • Publish Status Out of Print
  • Out of Print 29 June 2021
  • Publish Country GB
  • Publisher HarperCollins Publishers
  • Imprint HQ