Love by the Book - The stunning new book club novel about power of female friendship,

Two women. A chance meeting. Friendship is the love story you can count on. Remy is lucky. Her three best friends have always been there for her - until the day that they''re not. One of them is moving to New York. One of them is pregnant. And one is busy with her (awful) boyfriend. Suddenly, their foursome is splitting - and it feels like a break-up. Simone doesn''t need friends. The only people she needs are her family - but when they cut her off, she realises how alone she is. When Simone and Remy meet in a bookshop, it doesn''t go well. But they might just have bumped into exactly what they need... This isn''t a romance. But it is about love .

About the author

Jessica George was born and raised in London to Ghanaian parents and studied English Literature at the University of Sheffield. After working at a literary agency and a theatre, she landed a job in the editorial department of a publishing house. She now lives in North London with an incontrovertible sweet tooth and the knowledge that she can consume half a cake by herself if left to her own devices.

Product details

• Authors: Jessica George, George Jessica
• Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Release: 12.02.2026
• EAN: 9781529395624
• ISBN: 978-1-5293-9562-4
• No. of pages: 416
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; FICTION / Coming of Age, Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945), FICTION / Family Life / General, FICTION / Friendship, Contemporary lifestyle fiction, Relating to Black British African people, Narrative theme: Love and relationships