Love by the Book

Hardback Published on: 12/02/2026
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Synopsis

Praise for Jessica George
'An incredibly exciting new talent' Beth O'Leary
'Lively, funny, poignant' Bonnie Garmus
'Utterly Charming' Celeste Ng

This isn't a romance. But it is about love.

Remy is lucky. Her three best friends have always been there for her - until the day that they're not. One of them is moving to New York. One of them is pregnant. And one is busy with her (awful) boyfriend. Suddenly, their foursome is splitting - and it feels like a break-up.

Simone doesn't need friends. The only people she needs are her family - but when they cut her off, she realises how alone she is.

When the pair meet in a bookshop, they don't immediately click. But as life keeps throwing them together, they realise that they might just have bumped into exactly what they need... if they can only be brave enough to let each other in.

Readers LOVE Love by the Book:
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'I loved every moment of this tender tribute to love and friendship'
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Heartfelt, humorous and quietly powerful'
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'One of the most authentic books I've read in a long time'
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Beautifully told'
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Jessica, you are incredible!'

Publisher information

  • Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton
  • ISBN: 9781529395624
  • Number of pages: 432
  • Dimensions: 238 x 160 x 40 mm
  • Weight: 660g
  • Languages: English

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Love by the Book
Five stars!
Love by the Book is a thoughtful and uplifting book that explores the power of friendship with warmth and honesty. Rather than focusing on romantic love, J... READ MORE
The Secret Book Review
Love by the Book
Character driven read
This is a novel about female friendship. Meet Remy, Nova, Lin and Melissa who believe they’ll be friends forever and will definitely be able to count on ea... READ MORE
Celia Short
This reviewer received a free of charge product for review.
Love by the Book
Beautiful story
I enjoyed Jessica George's Maame and was delighted to get a chance to read Love by the Book, her second novel. Though it was a little slower-paced than so... READ MORE
Ritu
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Love by the Book
Love by the Book Review
Jessica George’s debut Maame was one of my favourite reads of 2022, an easy five stars. So when I saw her second novel Love by the Book on NetGalley, I did... READ MORE
Catrina Walters
This reviewer received a free of charge product for review.
Love by the Book
An ode to friendship
I adored this book, what an absolute.love story to female friendship. It shows its ok to be alone and also how difficult it is to find new friendships as a... READ MORE
Aileen Clifford
This reviewer received a free of charge product for review.
Love by the Book
Refreshing
This is a refreshing, compelling and endearing story about friendship, life’s ups and downs and starting again, even when you think it might be impossible.... READ MORE
Emma Renshaw
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Love by the Book
Loved it!
Wow, when I read the synopsis of this, I just felt like I would connect to it, and blimey, it was so flipping good. Remy and her friends’ bond was like ... READ MORE
Harps
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Love by the Book
Phenomenal!
This story beautifully captures the depth of female friendship and platonic love in such a heartfelt way. Remy and Simone are messy, vulnerable, and incred... READ MORE
Lisa Soberg
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Love by the Book
If you are someone's friend, if you have a friend or you would like to friend...read this!!!
Love by the Book by Jessica George was such a lovely surprise — I absolutely loved it. It explores female friendships from those intense younger years whe... READ MORE
Diane Broad
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Love by the Book
"I imagine you're very easy to love, Remy, and easy to miss once you're gone."
Thank you to Netgalley and Hodder Books for providing me with an e-arc of this book. Love by the Book narrates the story of how Remy and Simone fell in lo... READ MORE
Anastasiaraf
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Love by the Book
Heartwarming.
I remember reading Jessica's debut novel, Maame, and loving it. Ever since then I've been eagerly anticipating her second novel because I knew it would be ... READ MORE
Dominika
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