Someone Your Own Age

<p><b>'Sexy, funny, and self-assured'</b> (5 stars) Reader review</p><p><b>Sometimes love doesn't follow the rules</b></p><p>On the eve of her forty-second birthday, Esme's husband announces he's leaving her for a twenty-something sound bath practitioner. Desperate to avoid becoming her mother (who left her marriage in tatters and abandoned Esme as a child), she throws herself into her work, but when she meets new office temp Callum, Esme finds herself in the middle of what appears to be a second sexual awakening.</p><p>Inexplicably drawn to Callum and the potential of someone eleven years her junior, Callum and Esme embark on a secret affair that gives Esme back the joy she was missing in her staid, joyless marriage. The two grow closer, but Esme knows that she can never be more than a secret, physical connection - she's too old, too career-driven, she's approaching the end of fertility. What could a young, handsome aspiring actor want with her, anyway?</p><p>But when Esme is forced to choose between what society deems acceptable and her feelings for Callum, will she follow her heart, or her head?</p><p>A sharp, sexy, funny love story about ageing, leaving your baggage behind, and the power of dating like a man. Fans of <i>The Idea of You</i>, Daisy Buchanan, Caroline O'Donoghue and the film <i>Babygirl</i> will love this.</p><p><b>Readers are falling in love with <i>Someone Your Own Age</i>:</b></p><p>'Both thoughtful and deeply engaging. It’s <b>a smart, heartfelt read that lingers well after the final page</b>' (5 stars) Reader review</p><p>'Blends <b>emotional depth </b>with a<b> richly layered love story</b>.... a cosy yet<b> emotionally resonant read that lingers long after the final page. </b>' (5 stars) Reader review</p><p>'<b>I loved this book...exploring female desire and emotional drive </b>in the period of life where the world expects you to wind yourself down.' (5 stars) Reader review</p><p>'Neve’s writing was <b>superb</b>. The characters are flawed but interesting, and t<b>he action was flirty and fun</b>' (5 stars) Reader review</p><p>'<b>Raw and honest and also courageous and strong</b>, and it made me feel all those things, both in the pages and off it.' (5 stars) Reader review</p>