The Lion Tamer Who Lost

Description

Be careful what you wish for ... Long ago, Andrew made a childhood wish, and kept it in a silver box. When it finally comes true, he wishes it hadn't ... Long ago, Ben made a promise and he had a dream: to travel to Africa to volunteer at a lion reserve. When he finally makes it, it isn't for the reasons he imagined ... Ben and Andrew keep meeting in unexpected places, and the intense relationship that develops seems to be guided by fate. Or is it? What if the very thing that draws them together is tainted by past secrets that threaten everything? A dark, consuming drama that shifts from Zimbabwe to England, and then back into the past, THE LION TAMER WHO LOST is also a devastatingly beautiful love story ... with a tragic heart.

Louise Beech is an exceptional literary talent, whose debut novel How To Be Brave was a Guardian Readers' Choice for 2015. The sequel, The Mountain in My Shoe was shortlisted for Not the Booker Prize. Maria in the Moon was compared to Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine, and widely reviewed. Louise lives with her husband and children on the outskirts of Hull.

"In its surprising turns and lovely particulars, The Lion Tamer Who Lost is a beautiful text." --ForeWord "A beautiful and compassionate read." --Prima "Really got under my skin as a beautiful portrait of love, loss and longing." --Claire Allan, author, Her Name Was Rose "This achingly sad story has wonderful characters, including the spiky, sweary Catherine." --Sunday People "A stirring novel, beautifully written, reminiscent of the early work of Maggie O'Farrell." --Irish Times "Quirky, darkly comic, heartfelt and original." --Sunday Mirror