Slow Dance

Fourteen years apart. One unexpected reunion. Is it too late to rewrite their love story?

A REESE'S BOOK CLUB PICK

'Sexy, sweet, wise and nostalgic - Jane Austen's Persuasion for our times' Gabrielle Zevin

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Back in high school, everybody thought Shiloh and Cary would end up together - everybody but Shiloh and Cary.

They were best friends, that's all.

But, somehow, everything changed. Both left town - took different paths - and suddenly it's fourteen years since Shiloh last spoke to Cary.

She's been married, divorced, and is back living in the house she grew up in. But when she gets invited to an old friend's wedding, all Shiloh can think about is whether Cary will be there - and whether she's dreading or dreaming if he will be . . .

Slow Dance is the story of two kids who fell in love before they knew enough about love to recognize it. And what will happen when they try to make their way back to each other.

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Critics have fallen for Slow Dance. . .

'Deeply human, profoundly romantic. Rowell will break your heart and you'll thank her for it' Leigh Bardugo

'Who can deny the absolute, dizzy pleasure of loving a novel so much . . . I loved every page of Slow Dance, a book that is romantic to its core, and as funny and smart as its wonderful characters' Emma Straub

'Rainbow Rowell has an incredible ability to hide an emotional wallop in the middle of a light and romantic story' Cosmopolitan

'Rainbow writes such complicated, quirky characters - it's a great one' Today Show

'A beautiful 'will they, won't they' love story from the author of Eleanor & Park. . . . I loved these characters and the realness of their story' Prima

'Rainbow Rowell returns with a gorgeous, slow-burn second-chance love story . . . Raw, real and romantic, this got me right in the feels' Red

'A will-they, won't-they second chance romance for the ages, this one is poised to be one of summer's breakout hits' People

'If you adored One Day, make this your next read' Sun

'A gorgeous book . . . a beautiful, believable love story between two slightly broken people. So sweet, but never sentimental. I yearned for them to be happy and I miss it now it's over' Marian Keyes

Reeses' Book Club Pick, August 2024