Book Lover

Separated, unemployed and on first-name terms with the pizza guy, Dora has been known to hide herself away in the confortable chaos of her LA apartament, leaving only to refuel at the bookstore. Growing up with an absent father and alcoholic mother, Dora has long loved to shut out the real world by losing herself in a literary one.

It's at the bookstore that she meets Fred a Tennyson-quoting Adonis who captures her heart. But when tragedy strikes, Dora discovers he's not all he seems to be.

Like the novels Dora turns to in her times of need, this wry, witty and moving debut is for anyone who has ever sought solace in the arms of their favourite author. If books be the food of love, read on...