Overview
'Sexy, funny, and self-assured' (5 stars) Reader review Sometimes love doesn't follow the rules On the eve of her forty-second birthday, Esme's husband announces he's leaving her for a twenty-something sound bath practitioner. Desperate to avoid becoming her mother (who left her marriage in tatters and abandoned Esme as a child), she throws herself into her work, but when she meets new office temp Callum, Esme finds herself in the middle of what appears to be a second sexual awakening. Inexplicably drawn to Callum and the potential of someone eleven years her junior, Callum and Esme embark on a secret affair that gives Esme back the joy she was missing in her staid, joyless marriage. The two grow closer, but Esme knows that she can never be more than a secret, physical connection - she's too old, too career-driven, she's approaching the end of fertility. What could a young, handsome aspiring actor want with her, anyway? But when Esme is forced to choose between what society deems acceptable and her feelings for Callum, will she follow her heart, or her head? A sharp, sexy, funny love story about ageing, leaving your baggage behind, and the power of dating like a man. Fans of The Idea of You, Daisy Buchanan, Caroline O'Donoghue and the film Babygirl will love this. Readers are falling in love with Someone Your Own Age: 'Both thoughtful and deeply engaging. It’s a smart, heartfelt read that lingers well after the final page' (5 stars) Reader review 'Blends emotional depth with a richly layered love story.... a cosy yet emotionally resonant read that lingers long after the final page. ' (5 stars) Reader review 'I loved this book...exploring female desire and emotional drive in the period of life where the world expects you to wind yourself down.' (5 stars) Reader review 'Neve’s writing was superb. The characters are flawed but interesting, and the action was flirty and fun' (5 stars) Reader review 'Raw and honest and also courageous and strong, and it made me feel all those things, both in the pages and off it.' (5 stars) Reader review
Full Product Details
Author: Alex Neve
Publisher: Canelo
Imprint: Canelo Hera
Dimensions:
Width: 12.90cm
, Height: 2.00cm
, Length: 19.80cm
ISBN: 9781835984468
ISBN 10: 1835984460
Pages: 352
Publication Date: 28 May 2026
Audience:
General/trade
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General
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
'With razor-sharp, witty prose, Alex Neve's assured debut is compelling and brilliant. Esme and Callum's chemistry sizzles off the page. Someone Your Own Age is an original, exhilarating, age-gap romance, with a complex yet ultimately loveable character at its heart.' Emma Rae * Emma Rae (author) * 'Acutely observed and wickedly funny.' Pippa Nixon * Pippa Nixon (author) *
Author Information
Having whiled away the majority of her secondary education writing fan fiction about Leonardo DiCaprio, Alex Neve left school at sixteen after the first boy she slept with told everyone about it on MSN Messenger. She's been writing about sex ever since.
