Love Is A Thief

By Claire Garber

"Fantastically witty and smart." 4 Stars (Closer)

The story of one girl's journey to take back what love stole.

What did you miss out on because you fell in love? I might just be that girl. You know the one. The girl who, for no particular reason, doesn t get the guy, doesn t have children, doesn t get the romantic happy ever after. So I needed to come up with a plan. What did I like doing? What didn t I get to do because I fell in love? What would I be happy spending the rest of my life doing if love never showed up again?

Kate Winters is going on a journey to do all the things that love has snatched from her and her friends, to reclaim her dreams and theirs in the hope of finding her future. But there s a chance that new dreams are better than the old…

As addictive as One Day, funnier than Bridget Jones, as beautiful and touching as When God Was a Rabbit.

• Language: English
• Publisher: HarperCollins UK
• Release date: Jul 1, 2013
• ISBN: 9781472010797

Claire Garber

Claire Garber was born in 1978, the same year Olivia Newton-John told John Travolta he was the one that she wanted and Space Invaders were invented. She started writing books aged 26, after becoming obsessed by various French ski instructors. She created various novels dedicated to a French boy with blue eyes. It was some of her finest work. The publishing industry didn’t agree. Finally, after having her heart broken on her 30th birthday, she started writing Love is a Thief.

Reviews for Love Is A Thief

[corazie · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

This was a very heart warming and hilarious chick-lit.

I like the cover, but feel it could have been more enticing. It seems a little plain for the ride that the story really is.

For the most part, this book had a good pace and plenty of hilarious points. But at times it seemed to drag on a little and I'd look at how much further I had to go and sigh. But those dragging points were few and far between and I really enjoyed this book, the rest of the story more than made up for those moments.

It's full of fantastic philosophical advice on life and love. It made me laugh out loud a lot, and I don't think I've ever read more profanities in a whole book than I've read in a single page of Love Is A Thief.

The characters are a wide mix of personalities, with a few stereotypes thrown in. What would a chick-lit be without a gay best friend or the office bitch who everyone else loves? And of course there has to be a love lost somewhere, or several in this case.

There were a few "OH MY GOD" moments in this book, when I sat gobsmacked and unable to think properly, which was great. There is passion and life in this book.

This book really made me stop and think about my life. What has love stolen from me? How different would my life be without love? What have I given up for love? It's not often a book has me questioning most aspects of my life.

I will not be surprised to see this book popping up on best-seller lists, even if it's not everyone's cup of tea.

Thanks to Mira and Net Galley for a copy of this. I'll definitely be getting the print version.

* 27 June edit