I Hold Your Heart

I Hold Your Heart

by KarenGregory (Author)

Synopsis

The tense, twisty must-read book of the summer - perfect for fans of Louise O'Neill and Sara Barnard `You make me feel like there's something good in the world I can hold on to,' Aaron says. He kisses me again, draws me so close it's almost hard to breathe. `I love you, Gem. And I promise I'll hold your heart forever.' When Gemma meets Aaron, she feels truly seen for the first time. Their love story is the intense kind. The written-in-the-stars, excluding-all-others kind. The kind you write songs about. But little by little their relationship takes over Gemma's life. What happens when being seen becomes being watched, and care becomes control? Told in both Gemma's and Aaron's words, this is a raw, moving exploration of gaslighting in teenage relationships that skewers our ideas of what love looks like.

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More Information

Format: Paperback
Pages: 336
Publisher: Bloomsbury YA
Published: 11 Jul 2019

ISBN 10: 1526609169
ISBN 13: 9781526609168
Children’s book age: 12+ Years
Book Overview: Tense, twisty and eye-opening - Karen Gregory's third novel is a must-read look at gaslighting and the blurred lines between love and control. Perfect for fans of Louise O'Neill and Sara Barnard

Media Reviews
Insightful, authentic and profoundly moving ... This is an important, impactful, mightily impressive debut about love, reaching out and taking one step at a time * Lovereading4kids on COUNTLESS *
This moving romance, with its well-drawn working-class heroine, its examination of power, politics and protest, and its clarion call to make courageous choices, represents all that's best in British YA * Guardian on SKYLARKS *
A heartbreaking, hopeful and highly unusual debut * Imogen Russell Williams, Metro, on COUNTLESS *
An authentic, hopeful-but-not-saccharine account of contemporary life * Irish Times on SKYLARKS *
Author Bio
Karen Gregory has been a confirmed bookhead since early childhood. She wrote her first story about Bantra the mouse aged twelve, then put away the word processor until her first child was born, when she was overtaken by the urge to write. A volunteer coordinator for a reading charity by day, she's become adept at writing around the edges. Strong coffee and a healthy disregard for housework help. Her first novel, Countless, published in 2017, was shortlisted for the Leeds Book Award and longlisted for the Branford Boase. Her second novel, Skylarks, was published in 2018. Karen lives in Wiltshire with her family.