In Love with Love
Trade Paperback
The Persistence and Joy of Romantic Fiction
'This book is funny, wise, and joyfully obsessed with its subject'
MONICA HEISEY'Endlessly witty, breathtakingly clever, a book you'll read in one sitting'CAROLINE O'DONOGHUESmart, funny and passionate: An ode to a beloved genre and a brilliantly insightful piece of cultural criticismAcclaimed author Ella Risbridger takes romantic fiction seriously, as a fan and a thinker, in this original new book, journeying through the genre's rich history and many fascinating iterations. From Jane Austen to Jilly Cooper, regency romance to cowboys, vampires and fanfic, romance reflects the concerns of the age and continues to evolve in new directions, while consistently offering its readers pleasure. It deserves our attention!In Love with Love is a tour through romantic fiction, a loving but sharp assessment of these books and our reading habits, and a celebration of generations of longing glances...Buy now!
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- ISBN: 9781399749237
- Author: Ella Risbridger
- Pub date: 11.11.25
- RRP: $39.99
- Format: Paperback / softback
Author
Ella Risbridger
Ella Risbridger is a writer and editor, whose cookbooks, anthologies, children's books include The Year of Miracles, Set Me on Fire and The Secret Detectives. Midnight Chicken: & other recipes worth living for was Sunday Times Book of the Year 2019, Guild of Food Writers General Cookbook of the Year, and an Amazon bestseller in both hardback and paperback. She likes poems, cats and gardens.