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Pre-order the big-hearted, grown-up new novel about love and second chances from million-copy international bestselling author Rainbow RowellPraise for Rainbow Rowell:'Anything by Rainbow Rowell goes straight to the top of my TBR'Beth O'Leary'Sweet, sexy, wise and nostalgic' Gabrielle Zevin'Laugh out loud dialogue' Jodi Picoult'Extraordinary humour and tenderness' Curtis Sittenfeld'Rainbow Rowell is a damn genius'Rufi Thorpe'As funny and smart as its wonderful characters' Emma StraubEverybody knows that Cherry's husband is in Hollywood making a movie ... Almost nobody knows that he isn't coming home.Tom's the creator of Thursday, a comic strip that's become an international phenomenon. It's semi-autobiographical, which unfortunately means there's a character based on Cherry ... "Baby."Wide-hipped, double-chinned Baby.Cherry never wanted this. No fat girl wants to see herself caricatured on the page -- let alone the big screen. But there's no getting away from it. Baby looks so much like Cherry, strangers recognize her at the store.While Tom's in L.A., getting rich and famous and being the Internet's latest boyfriend, Cherry's stuck taking care of the dog he always wanted and the house they were going to raise a family in -- and wondering who she's supposed to be without him.Until the night Cherry ventures out to see her favourite band play, and someone recognizes her from across the room.Russ Sutton knew Cherry when she was a young art student with a fondness for pin-up dresses and patent leather heels.Russ knows Cherry. He likes Cherry.And best of all ... he's never heard of Thursday.Told with deep tenderness and shot through with Rowell's signature wit, Cherry Baby is a second-chance romance for grown-ups. For people who understand how rare it is to get even one chance at love, and how impossible -- and impossibly wonderful -- it can feel to make it work.

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INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Eleanor Park and Attachments comes Slow Dance a novel of true love and friendship.

A will-they, won't-they second chance romance for the ages, this one is poised to be one of summer's breakout hits. PEOPLE

Sexy, sweet, wise, and nostalgic Jane Austens Persuasion for our times. Gabrielle Zevin, New York Times bestselling author of Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow

Deeply human, profoundly romantic. Rowell will break your heart and youll thank her for it. Leigh Bardugo

I loved every page of Slow Dance, a book that is romantic to its core, and as funny and smart as its wonderful characters. Emma Straub

Back in high school, everybody thought Shiloh and Cary would end up together . . . everybody but Shiloh and Cary. They were just friends. Best friends. Allies. They spent entire summers sitting on Shilohs porch steps, dreaming about the future. They were both going to get out of north OmahaShiloh would go to go to college and become an actress, and Cary would join the Navy. They promised each other that their friendship would never change. Well, Shiloh did go to college, and Cary did join the Navy.

And yet, somehow, everything changed. Now Shilohs thirty-three, and its been fourteen years since she talked to Cary. Shes been married and divorced. She has two kids. And shes back living in the same house she grew up in. Her life is nothing like she planned. When shes invited to an old friends wedding, all Shiloh can think about is whether Cary will be thereand whether she hopes he will be. Would Cary even want to talk to her? After everything? The answer is yes. And yes. And yes.

Slow Dance is the story of two kids who fell in love before they knew enough about love to recognize it. Two friends who lost everything. Two adults who just feel lost. Its the story of Shiloh and Cary, who everyone thought would end up together, trying to find their way back to the start.

"Sexy, messy, funny and raw." —The New York Times

#1 New York Times bestselling author Rainbow Rowell returns with a breathtakingly honest novel about a woman who lost everything — and isn't sure she wants it back.

Everybody knows that Cherry's husband, Tom, is in Hollywood making a movie . . .

Almost nobody knows that he isn't coming home.

Tom is the creator of Thursday—a semi-autobiographical webcomic that's become an international phenomenon.

Semi-autobiographical. That means there's a character in this movie based on Cherry . . . "Baby."

Wide-hipped, heavy-chested, double-chinned Baby.

Cherry never wanted this. No fat girl wants to see herself caricatured on the page—let alone on the big screen. But there's no getting away from it. Baby looks so much like Cherry that strangers recognize her at the grocery store.

While her soon-to-be ex-husband is in Los Angeles getting rich and famous and being the internet's latest boyfriend, Cherry is stuck in Omaha taking care of the dog he always wanted and the house they were going to raise a family in . . . and wondering who she's supposed to be without him.

Cherry had promised to love Tom through thick and thin.

She'd meant it.

One night, Cherry decides to leave all her problems, including Tom's overgrown puppy, at home. She ventures out to see her favorite band play her favorite album . . . and someone recognizes her from across the room.

Russ Sutton knew Cherry when she was a young art student with a fondness for pin-up dresses and patent leather heels. Before Tom.

Russ knows Cherry. He likes Cherry.

And best of all . . . he's never heard of Thursday.

Tender, funny, and utterly human, Cherry Baby is Rainbow Rowell's richest, most surprising—sexiest—novel yet.

Coming in 2024 from Rainbow Rowell, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Eleanor & Park, a novel of love and true friendshipEverybody thought Shiloh and Cary would end up together - everybody but Shiloh and Cary.Slow Dance follows these star-crossed best friends from their inseparable teen years on the wrong side of the tracks to their far-flung adulthoods - through her marriage and motherhood and his time in the Navy - as they try to work out what they're actually supposed to be to each other.Told with Rowell's trademark sensitivity and abundant wit, Slow Dance is a big, beaming power ballad of a novel about a love so true, it refuses to be forgotten.