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by Harriet Evans (Author)
4.1 out of 5 stars See all reviews (22 customer reviews)
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  • Paperback: 486 pages
  • Publisher: Harper (1 Jul 2008)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0007243820
  • ISBN-13: 978-0007243822
  • Product Dimensions: 19.3 x 13 x 3.6 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars See all reviews (22 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 6,993 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars More please, 22 Aug 2008
By H (Milton Keynes) - See all my reviews
This is the first book I've read by Harriet Evans, and I loved it. I want to read her other novels now. This book cleverly switches between past and present, London and New York, and tells Kate's story. I was gripped early on, wanting to know what happened to Kate in the past, to make her as she is when we first meet her (sad and distant). You can tell she has been hurt, and little hints here and there keep you compelled. I guessed something of what happened to her, but one incident really surprised me. As the plot unravels you come to understand Kate more and more. The sense of place, along with Evans' description and insights, play a major part in making this a wonderful book. It's poignant, and hard hitting in parts, but there is also joy to lighten the mood.
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23 of 25 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars I loved The Love of Her Life, 7 Jul 2008
By Nancy (London, UK) - See all my reviews
I had this on pre-order from Amazon as I'd loved GOING HOME and HOPELESS ROMANTIC, but this is definitely Harriet Evans's best novel yet. It's as witty and warm as her debut, as romantic as her second, but somehow this is more accomplished and grown-up. I even cried.

Kate is living in New York & running from her past. Something made her flee her former life in London three years ago, and The Love of Her Life takes you back to find out why. The flashbacks to 'This Life' era London are brilliantly done - they start as light nostalgia for those post-university entry level job days & before long you're utterly gripped as you race to the end to find out what went so horribly wrong.

Despite Evans's trademark humour, it's a heartwrenching read at times, so thank goodness for the happy (but not implausible) ending. I'm putting her next novel on pre-order right now.
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24 of 27 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Missed my tube stop!, 11 Jul 2008
By G. Moore (London) - See all my reviews
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I have read all Harriet Evans's books so far and I thought it would be difficult for her to improve on A Hopeless Romantic. But she has.
I raced through the first half of The Love of Her Life, desperate to understand Kate, and to get to the bottom of the mystery around the tragedy that had made her run away to a new life in Manhattan. Harriet Evans does this part of the novel masterfully, keeping the reader on tenterhooks, switching cleverly between the past and the present, so you keep wondering all the time how, why, when??? It is edge of the bed stuff - I actually exclaimed out loud when I found out the big crisis event that changed all the characters lives.
The book has all the ingredients you want from classy commercial fiction - the lightness of touch, the evocation of place (you can smell the seasons in The Love of Her Life), the emotional core of deep friendships that stand up to everything life throws at them, and of course a man you are desperate for your heroine to love and be with. But the best thing in this novel is Kate, the heroine herself. This is where you discover more wisdom, experience and deftness of touch in the writing. Kate is such an adorable and believable mixture of insecurity and vulnerabilities whilst clearly being one of the most loveable, clever people around. You want to be her friend and once you meet her you are on her side and that is where you stay for the rest of the story. You laugh, you cry, and you believe in it all, because it is never predictable.
Harriet Evans is the true heiress to Marian Keyes's throne.
More please!
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5.0 out of 5 stars Fabulous book!
This is a lovely book! i have only had it for a few days and i havent been able to put it down! it keeps you gripped, you will cry and laugh out loud! Read more
Published 1 month ago by Ms. Abigail C. Evans

5.0 out of 5 stars Absolutely brilliant!!!
Having read the first two books from this author, I was really excited to discover that she had written a third book. This book did not disappoint in anyway. Read more
Published 2 months ago by S. le Feuvre

2.0 out of 5 stars Far too long and self-indulgent
Don't get me wrong, this book is well-written. But it's boring as anything. I could hardly get through it, and I am a very enthusiastic reader in general. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Amy Snowe

5.0 out of 5 stars THE best book I've read for a long time!!!
I have just finished reading 'The Love of her Life' and I cannot believe how great it was! Its the first novel i've read by Harriet Evans...and can't wait to read more! Read more
Published 4 months ago by *Vicky*

4.0 out of 5 stars Her best one yet
I really, really enjoyed this and thought it was one of the best chick-lit books I've read for a while. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Sue B

4.0 out of 5 stars The Love of her Life
I have read Harriet Evan's other two books and enjoyed them so I was really looking forward to this one. Read more
Published 5 months ago by Dot

2.0 out of 5 stars Disappointing
I lost interest in this book - although I did persevere to the end - and was so disappointed after the joy of escaping into Going Home and Hopeless Romantic. Read more
Published 6 months ago by Oscar

2.0 out of 5 stars A bit of a drag...
This was my first Harriet Evans book I'd read. Although I enjoyed the book and loved the character Mac, it took me ages to get into. Read more
Published 6 months ago by H. Minns

5.0 out of 5 stars harreit does it again....
this novel is by far the best book i have read in a while! i loved it from start to finish! it is definately the best novel by harriet evans, having read her previous novels,... Read more
Published 6 months ago by CJ Price

3.0 out of 5 stars Okay
This was quite an emotional read and I have to admit that I did cry in some parts of it. Having said this though, like Hopeless Romantic, some parts dragged on and were quite... Read more
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