Romance
A middle-aged couple on the brink of divorce return to Seville and mysteriously encounter their younger selves on their first honeymoon. As past and present intertwine, they face a choice — can altering old memories save their future, or will it unravel everything? A magical, bittersweet romantic comedy of love and time.
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A middle-aged couple, whose marriage is on the rocks, return to Seville for a 'second honeymoon' — a gift from their children — only to encounter their younger selves on their first honeymoon 30 years earlier!
The older, sadder couple recognise their younger selves, but the younger couple, so newly in love, only have eyes for each other.
No one leaps through time. Each couple remains in their own era, yet somehow they can encounter and relate to each other in this timeless, magical city.
When the shock wears off, a plan begins to form — at least in the mind of the older man.
Can meddling with their past, starting right there in Seville, give the fractured pair any hope of a future? Or — more dangerously — will it wreak untold havoc on the present?
Seville is a bittersweet romantic comedy where past, present, and future mingle, clash, and resonate. A tale full of tension, poignancy, reflection and, of course, magic.
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Amazing book loved the characters and plot. I couldn't stop reading I stayed up all night. I loved the book so much thank you for the arc.
Will and Lu travel to Seville for their second honeymoon, exactly during Semana Santa (Holy Week). It’s a wonderful mix of magical realism, time travel, and doppelgängers, with vivid imagery that reminded me of the film The Grand Budapest Hotel. I could imagine myself in Seville, capturing a picture of a café painted bright yellow, with floor-to-ceiling windows. Inside, at the middle table, sit two couples: a pair of newlyweds glowing with intimacy, and a middle-aged couple sitting close enough, yet separated by what feels like an invisible river. Instead of spending quality time with his lovely wife in magical Seville during Holy Week, Will clings to his laptop, always a business call to make, another meeting to fit in, admiring his company brochure and business card in his spare moments. A man suffering from a critical condition of self-importance addiction, at the terminal stage of workaholism. Yet, it’s Holy Week in Seville, a place where miracles happen. Will and Lu encounter their younger selves, honeymooning 30 years earlier. Will even gets a taste of the life he once believed he needed before he could truly care for his wife, or for anything beyond work. If you’re expecting a sweet, nostalgic love story about a couple who’ve “made it” after 30 years of marriage, this isn’t quite that. Many times, I wanted to leave Will by the roadside, but I cared too much about Lu, and Seville’s irresistible charm kept me reading. No matter how frustrated I was, I continued to hope for Will’s best, and that for a repentant and changed man, forgiveness and second chances can be granted. Isn’t this the message of Good Friday and Easter? Miracles, reconciliation between God and man, between a couple, or within any relationship. At its core, the making of this book feels like a sweet testimony of love between the author and his wife. It was inspired by their own anniversary trip, a return to Seville where they first honeymooned, once again during Semana Santa. Of course, the book is beautifully dedicated: “To the extraordinary young woman with whom I honeymooned so many years ago in Seville. And have been honeymooning ever since.” – Paul A. Mendelson Thank you to @thebookguildpublishing and @netgalley for the eARC.
