Wheeler's debut is engrossing and poignant, full of grit and vulnerability. Adelaide is achingly beautiful, and heartbreakingly relatable.' - Dana Schwartz, New York Times bestselling author of Anatomy, a Love Story ' Adelaide is a fearless portrayal of unrequited love-the kind that thwarts us, flattens us, and ultimately has something to teach us.

I've been recommending this book to every one of my female friends who knows what it is to love too quickly and too deeply, with the wrong person. I feel like I'm longtime friends with every one of her characters. Genevieve Wheeler writes with brilliant clarity and specificity. I saw myself and all of my past mistakes reflected back at me on every page. Adelaide exposes the raw edges of early adulthood and unrequited love, ultimately showing us that the true magic of life is that it's always worth living.' - Sarah Addison Allen, New York Times bestselling author ' Impossible to put down. 'Emotional and poignant, Genevieve Wheeler has made a remarkable debut with her fresh, modern voice. When love asks too much of us, how do we find the strength to put ourselves first? With unflinching honesty and heart, this relatable debut from a fresh new voice explores grief and mental health while capturing the timeless nature of what it's like to be young and in love-with your friends, with your city, and with a person who cannot, will not, love you back. Then, when Rory is rocked by an unexpected tragedy, Adelaide does everything in her power to hold him together-even if it means losing herself in the process. But when he shines his light on her, the world makes sense, and Adelaide is convinced that, in his heart, he's fallen just as deeply as she has. Is it enough? Does he respond to texts? Honor his commitments? Make advance plans? Sometimes, rarely, and no, not at all. For twenty-six-year-old Adelaide Williams, an American living in dreamy London, meeting Rory Hughes was like a lightning bolt out of the blue: this charming Englishman was The One she wasn't even looking for. 'A beautifully-written, deeply-felt exploration of what it means to love and be loved.'- Jill Santopolo, New York Times bestselling author of The Light We Lost In love.

Adelaide by genevieve wheeler