{"product_id":"9781035435333","title":"Main Characters - Signed First Edition","description":"\u003cp\u003eby Palmer, Bobby | Modern \u0026amp; contemporary fiction (post c 1945) \u003cbr\u003ePublished 02\/07\/2026 by Headline Publishing Group (Headline Review) in the United Kingdom \u003cbr\u003eHardback | 416 pages\u003cbr\u003e240 x 156mm | 0g\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSigned First Edition - Hardback - Publishes July 2nd\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSome love stories are bigger than just two people. This one is told by friends, flatmates, exes and strangers - everybody but the main characters.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e'A fresh and original take on the telling of a love story - but somehow timeless' CLAIRE DAVERLEY, author of Talking at Night'If you love a smart, poignant, funny, gripping book, you will love this' JOANNA CANNON ---Clara and Seb are about to fall in love.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThey don't know it yet.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBut everybody else does.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen Clara and Seb meet in a quiet corner of London, it's the start of something. She wants to be a director. He's an actor, unsure what he wants from life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTheir connection is magnetic. Everyone can see that falling in love looks something like this. But when Clara casts Seb in the film that will make her name, what should be the happiest time of their lives ends with a gut-wrenching betrayal.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSome love stories are bigger than just two people. This one is told through the eyes of friends, flatmates, exes and strangers who see all the sides of Seb and Clara, from their first date to the moment they fell apart.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEveryone has their version of events. But only Clara and Seb can decide how their story ends...\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e---Readers everywhere are talking about Main Characters, the highly anticipated novel about love, friendship, dysfunctional families and life-changing connections.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e'I laughed, I teared up, I couldn't put it down. This is a love story like no other' 'This book gave me genuine joy and broke my heart' 'For fans of Heartburn, David Nicholls, Sally Rooney' 'A beautifully written, emotionally rich story that surprised me in the best way' 'These characters live in your head long after you've closed the book' 'Recommended for people watchers' 'So much more than it first appears. The characters are incredibly lifelike and layered' 'I truly felt like I was in the story'PRAISE FOR MAIN CHARACTERS 'Gorgeous, clever, utterly addictive' PANDORA SYKES'Moving, funny, wise and beautifully written. I love the idea of people's lives crossing over, the impressions we get from what we see and hear. I was so invested in the characters. If you love a smart, poignant, funny, gripping book, you will love this. I cannot recommend it enough' JOANNA CANNON'Cinematic and swoon-worthy (but not without its gut punches), this felt like a Nora Ephron movie... a fresh and original take on the telling of a love story - but somehow timeless' CLAIRE DAVERLEY'If you love clever literary fiction, you will love this novel. If you love immersive commercial fiction, you will love this novel. If you love a portrayal of London that feels like a Richard Curtis movie, you will love this novel' GEORGINA MOORE 'The perfect book for anyone who's ever sat opposite a mysterious stranger on a train and wondered what's really going on behind those eyes' JUSTIN MYERS\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"THE CLEEVE BOOKSHOP LTD","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57139987317111,"sku":"9781035435333","price":18.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0758\/0729\/3737\/files\/9781035435333.jpg?v=1780323564","url":"https:\/\/thecleevebookshop.co.uk\/products\/9781035435333","provider":"The Cleeve Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}