You Left Early: A True Story of Love and Alcohol
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There are a million love stories, and a million stories of addiction. This one is transcendent.
Louisa Young met Robert Lockhart when they were both 17. Their stop-start romance lasted decades, in which time he became a celebrated composer and she, an acclaimed novelist.
This is both a compelling portrait of a lifelong love affair, and an incredibly affecting guide to how the partner of a 'charismatic, infuriating, adorable, self-sabotaging’ alcoholic can find the strength to survive when the disease rips both their lives apart.
‘Rich and moving and beautifully written’ The Times
‘Spectacular. I can’t stop thinking about it’ Cathy Rentzenbrink
‘Extraordinarily candid’ Evening Standard
‘Beautiful, and heartbreaking, and true’ Sam Baker, The Pool
‘Moving, harrowing and tirelessly empathetic’ Daily Express
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Louisa Young was born in London and read history at Cambridge. She co-wrote the Lionboy series with her daughter, and is the author of eight further books including the bestselling My Dear I Wanted to Tell You, which was shortlisted for the Costa Novel Award, and was a Richard and Judy Book Club choice, and its acclaimed sequels The Heroes’ Welcome and Devotion. Her work is published in 36 languages. She lives in London.
