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  • The Philosophy of Love

  • By: Rebecca Ryan
  • Narrated by: Heather Long
  • Length: 9 hrs and 8 mins
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Summary

What is love? Is it something spiritual or wholly physical? Can our feelings be explained and quantified? Or are we all actually two halves of a whole?

Ask Alice and Luke and you’d receive vastly different answers.

Despite her world having been recently dismantled by a messy break-up, Alice would tell you that love is the most important – albeit ineffable – human experiences. But when she once again crosses paths with her old school nemesis, Luke, he challenges this. Luke is a scientist and he’s certain love can be measured and explained – just like everything else.

So the two decide to make a bet: they’ll each venture back into dating and if one of them falls in love, Alice wins, if not, then Luke does.

But can anyone win when you’re playing with emotions?
©2024 Rebecca Ryan. All rights reserved. (P)2024 Simon & Schuster, UK. All Rights Reserved.
Contemporary Contemporary Romance Family Life Fiction Friendship Romance
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Critic reviews

'I enjoyed every page of this fabulous book and was cheering all the characters along from the outset. Rebecca Ryan’s delicious sense of humour makes me laugh out loud yet still creates a touching sense of poignancy that’s hard to beat. A joy to read from start to finish' Imogen Clark
‘I absolutely adored this book. Hilarious and heartfelt... one of those stories that sweeps you up in a big hug and makes you laugh out loud. Relatable, witty and warm... not to be missed.’ Rachel Greenlaw
'It's a love story to love - what it absolutely isn't and what it very definitely is' Lucy Keeling

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A really enjoyable story and performance

I really enjoyed this book and would absolutely recommend it. A perfect rom-com, heartbreaking and heartwarming, relatable and relevant. Performance including accents were really great.

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Funny, romantic, lovely. And a great narrator.

A really funny and relatable book. It’s romantic but it’s also about family and friendship and I thought the portrayal was so real. I really felt like I could picture this village in North East England. The characters feel really real. The relationships are so realistic, none of the unrealistic sheen of many books in this genre. Having said this it doesn’t lose the romance and the drama you’d hope for. Alice is a normal lass which I absolutely loved! I shed a tear or two too! Looking forward to the next one from Rebecca Ryan already. Loved the narration would look for books voiced by her again.

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Fabulous

Really enjoyed Rebecca’s second novel- I hope there’s more to come as she is a great new talent!!!

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