Synopsis
'There’s an elegance to Drake’s writing that marks her out as a writer to be reckoned with and she shows fearlessness as she explores the mind of that most troublesome of creatures, the teenage boy . . . I Love You Too Much is a considerable achievement.' John Boyne
In the sixth arrondissement, thirteen-year-old Paul is adrift in a sea of...
Details
06 September 2018
240 pages
9781509848935
Imprint: Picador
Reviews
Funny, waspish, astute, l Love You Too Much is a heart breaking tale.Denise Mina, author of The Long Drop
There’s an elegance to Drake’s writing that marks her out as a writer to be reckoned with and she shows fearlessness as she explores the mind of that most troublesome of creatures, the teenage boy . . . I Love You Too Much is a considerable achievement.John Boyne, Irish Times
There is the most extraordinary sensibility in this book. It is the author's but she gives it to the reader as thirteen year old Paul's out of kilter, isolated, yearning perception. Denied love, this vulnerable boy floats, adrift, through Paris like a lost, living ghost. We see - and feel - through his eyes, and the experience is unsettling, unnerving, strangely delicious. Alicia Drake has achieved something very rare.Tim Pears, author of In the Light of Morning.
The enfant naturel of Henry James’s What Maisie Knew and Deborah Levy’s Swimming HomeAnne Korkeakivi, author of Shining Sea