Empathetic honest compelling Ill read anything Paddy Crewe writes Bonnie Garmus author of Lessons in ChemistryTrue Love had me from its gorgeous lyrical opening to its transcendent final pages Paddy Crewe is an exceptionally gifted writer Louise Kennedy author of TrespassesWhat does it mean to love and be lovedIt is the 1980s and Finn and Keely are growing up in the North East of EnglandKeely is a fighter Even in the face of loss she strives to seek connection but finds that shes not always searching in the right placesFinn is quiet sensitive distant He spends much of his time alone yet deep down he wants to discover the thrill of relating to othersWhen the two finally meet everything is changed Love with all of its attendant joys and costs is thrust upon them and each must decide if they will bend or break under its pressure True Love is a story of the trials of youth the bonds of family and friendship and of how much we are willing to risk to have ourselves be seen
