Loved and Missed

Synopsis

Ruth has spent years trying to save her daughter, Eleanor, whose addiction has left both of their lives marked by heartbreak and disappointment. When Eleanor gives birth to a daughter, Lily, Ruth does everything she can to support them both, offering patience, love, and unwavering hope. But when tragedy strikes, Ruth takes Lily into her own home, discovering in her granddaughter a profound and unexpected source of joy, purpose, and renewal.

As Lily grows, Ruth begins to experience a kind of love free from fear and obligation, even as she continues to wrestle with the painful reality of loving a child she cannot save. Warm, funny, and emotionally astute, Love and Missed is a deeply humane novel about motherhood across generations, addiction, resilience, and the complicated ways love can both wound and sustain us. With sharp wit and remarkable psychological insight, Susie Boyt explores the fragile bonds that hold families together through grief, hope, and forgiveness.

About the Author

Susie Boyt is an acclaimed British novelist and journalist whose fiction is celebrated for its emotional intelligence, wit, and compassionate understanding of family relationships. The author of several novels, she has written for a wide range of publications, including the Financial Times. Love and Missed, her first novel published in the United States, was widely praised for its warmth, humor, and psychological depth.

Publisher
New York Review Books

Publication Date
February 13, 2024

Format
Paperback

Pages
272

Subjects
Literary Fiction · Contemporary Fiction · Family Drama · British Literature

ISBN
9781681377810

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