{"product_id":"main-characters-aoan-epic-heart-wrenching-love-story-ao-kate-sawyer-9781035435340","title":"Main Characters: ‘an epic, heart-wrenching love story’ Kate Sawyer","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBobby Palmer's highly anticipated new novel about love, friendship, dysfunctional families and life-changing connections. This is a love story, told by everyone but the main characters.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\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\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'I laughed, I teared up, I couldn't put it down. 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She wants to be a director. He's an actor, unsure what he wants from life.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEveryone has their version of events. But only Clara and Seb can decide how their story ends...\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMain Characters\u003c\/i\u003e is the highly anticipated novel about love, friendship, dysfunctional families and life-changing connections.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Just gorgeous' \u003c\/b\u003eABIGAIL DEAN\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A portrayal of London that feels like a Richard Curtis movie'\u003c\/b\u003e GEORGINA MOORE\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'For anyone who's ever sat opposite a mysterious stranger on a train and wondered what's really going on behind those eyes' \u003c\/b\u003eJUSTIN MYERS\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Bobby Palmer has the rare talent of making us fall in love' \u003c\/b\u003eSETH INSUA\u003ch4\u003eDetails\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cp\u003eISBN13: 9781035435340\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNumber of Pages: 416\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEdition: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublication Date: 30 Jun 2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublisher: Headline Publishing Group\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublication City, Country: London, United Kingdom\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDimensions (cm): 23.2(H)x15.2(L)x3(W)520\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWeight (gm): 520\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch4\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h4\u003eBobby Palmer is both an author and journalist. His critically acclaimed debut novel, \u003ci\u003eIsaac and the Egg\u003c\/i\u003e, was a Waterstones Paperback of the Year in 2022; his second novel \u003ci\u003eSmall Hours\u003c\/i\u003e was published in 2024. Bobby co-hosted the podcast \u003ci\u003eBook Chat\u003c\/i\u003e with Pandora Sykes and his writing has appeared in \u003ci\u003eGQ\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eEsquire\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMen's Health\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCosmopolitan\u003c\/i\u003e amongst others. He lives with his family in Sussex.\u003ch4\u003eReviews\u003c\/h4\u003eGorgeous, clever, utterly addictive. A fresh take on the British romcom -- Pandora Sykes\u003cbr\u003eIf you love clever literary fiction, you will love this novel. If you love immersive commercial fiction, you will love this novel. If you love rom coms and a portrayal of London that feels like a Richard Curtis movie, you will love this novel -- Georgina Moore\u003cbr\u003eThe 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. A charming, romantic meditation on the chaos of falling in (and out of) love -- Justin Myers","brand":"Bobby Palmer","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48926783242457,"sku":"9781035435340","price":34.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0502\/9530\/8441\/files\/9781035435340.jpg?v=1783736183","url":"https:\/\/www.arielbooks.com.au\/products\/main-characters-aoan-epic-heart-wrenching-love-story-ao-kate-sawyer-9781035435340","provider":"Ariel","version":"1.0","type":"link"}