The Two of Us
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- 45,00 kr
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- 45,00 kr
Publisher Description
If you loved One Day and The Rosie Project, you will fall head-over-heels for The Two of Us.
Anyone can fall in love. But not everyone can stay there.
Fisher and Ivy have been an item for a whole nineteen days. They both know that this is something special and that they are meant to be together. The fact that they know little else about each other is just a minor detail.
Over the next year their lives change forever, and Fisher and Ivy discover that falling in love is the easy part. What matters most is what happens next . . .
The Two of Us is a charming, honest and heart-breaking novel about life, love, and the importance of taking neither one for granted.
'Honest, gripping, bittersweet and very funny' Jenny Colgan
‘Sincere, honest, moving and funny’ Heat
'Beautifully written and wonderfully engaging. I loved it' Daily Mail
'Frank, funny and bittersweet, The Two of Us is a love story about what happens when a relationship looks all wrong but feels all right. This is a book with its heart firmly in the right place' Louise Candlish
'In turns funny, sad, honest and heartbreaking, The Two of Us takes you on an emotional rollercoaster ride you won't ever want to end' Matt Dunn
APPLE BOOKS REVIEW
When William (“Fisher” to his friends) meets Ivy, he falls in love swiftly and profoundly, introducing her to his overly enthusiastic family within two weeks and obsessing over whether she’s going to dump him. It’s a rare treasure to read a romantic story told from a man’s point- of view—The Two of Us is funny, blunt and profoundly moving. Adman Andy Jones has written an irresistible novel that has the makings of a blockbuster hit like One Day.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
In this entertaining romcom set in present-day England, Fisher and Ivy have been dating for all of 19 days when Ivy finds out that she's pregnant. Rolling with the punches, they decide to move in together and build a shared life. As Fisher, a director of commercials, so aptly puts it, they've "leapfrogged the romance and gone straight to starting a family and passing out in front of the telly." Over nine months (and slightly beyond), the author charts the course of this new relationship and instant family, which is not all smooth sailing. Fisher and Ivy are informed that they'll be having twins; Ivy's loutish brother, Frank, moves in with them temporarily; and Fisher is tempted to flirt with an attractive colleague. Adding poignancy to the story is the presence of Fisher's best friend, El, who is in the terminal stages of Huntington's disease. The premise is contrived, but Jones proves himself adept at writing sensitively about modern relationships. The story is told solely from Fisher's point of view, which unfortunately renders Ivy somewhat opaque. His narration is charming but facile until the last chapters, which achieve a touching honesty as Fisher and Ivy are forced to deal with a tragedy that lends a dramatic aspect to this otherwise lightweight romantic novel.
