If I Can't Have You
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4.2 • 58 Ratings
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Publisher Description
'I implore you to read (or listen to) it' - Marian Keyes, author of Again, Rachel
An all-consuming story of loneliness, obsession and how far we go for the ones we love, If I Can't Have You is the debut novel by Charlotte Levin.
After fleeing Manchester for London, Constance Little attempts to put past tragedies behind her and make a fresh start. When she embarks on a relationship with the new doctor at the medical practice where she works, she’s convinced she’s finally found the love and security she craves.
Then he ends it.
But if life has taught her anything, it’s that if you love someone, you should never let them go.
That's why for Constance Little, her obsession is only just beginning . . .
'Exceptionally raw and visceral and painfully funny' – Emma Flint, author of Little Deaths
'Darkly comic and beautifully written’ – Woman
‘Blackly comic, heartrendingly sad’ – Best
'Compulsively readable and darkly funny’ – Laura Marshall, author of Friend Request
'One of the best books I’ve ever read' – Ruth Jones, author of Love Untold
Customer Reviews
Twisted & Disturbing
Charlotte’s Father abandoned her when she was young, so it was Charlotte and her Mum against the world. One day Charlotte’s world goes dark, then she is alone. In the hope of a fresh start she leaves Manchester and goes to London.
She is working in a Doctors practice and when one doctor’s dies in an accident in walks the new doctor. Soon Charlotte is secretly dating him and she falls for him then he ends things.
The thing is He is the one and she cannot let him go. To her he is the love of her life, to him it’s a bit of fun. Even when he treats her badly with the odd liaison every now and then this only serves to fuel her desire for him.
This becomes an obsession and things go from bad to so much worse - Charlotte has so many unresolved issues that she is so tunnel visioned on the object of her desire that does not see what is right in front of her, in the guise of another man that is a friend who brings his own version of love.