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25 April, 2025

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LOVE AND OTHER PARADOXES

"An utterly charming and completely unique love story. With irresistible mid-aughts nostalgia and the perfect blend of romance, wit, and speculative twists, LOVE AND OTHER PARADOXES will have readers both swooning and contemplating what it means to follow one's destiny. I couldn't turn the pages fast enough to find out what happened next!"

Holly James, author of The Déjà Glitch

"Like Cyrano de Bergerac filtered through Back To The Future and a 2000s coat of paint, Love And Other Paradoxes is a fun and surprising dive into love and destiny – or lack thereof. Joe and Esi jump off the page, grounding sci-fi twists with humor and humanity, all with a brilliantly fresh take on time travel. Catriona Silvey is an absolute must-buy author for me."

Mike Chen, New York Times bestselling author of A Quantum Love Story

"Combining Y2K nostalgia, swoony romance and big questions about destiny, LOVE AND OTHER PARADOXES is a funny, tender time travel romance that will delight readers. I loved it!"

Zen Cho, author of The Friend Zone Experiment and Sorcerer to the Crown

"Stunningly clever, sweepingly romantic and so beautifully crafted. Catriona has created story magic by taking the intricate topic of time travel and making it an effortless and joyful read. Truly, one of the most interesting novels I've read all year! I absolutely adored it!"

Helly Acton, author of Begin Again

"Hugely charming, funny, and philosophical, LOVE AND OTHER PARADOXES is a timey-wimey Cantabrigian love story for the ages. Silvey is an absolute master of witty banter, and it's impossible not to root for Joe and Esi as they fumble their way to finding themselves."

Julie Leong, author of The Teller of Small Fortunes

"LOVE AND OTHER PARADOXES is a novel every bit as smart, tender, and intriguing as its title. Part time-travel narrative, part epic love-story, and a fully realised exploration of what it means to live in the present while also acknowledging the million futures that might lie ahead of us all, I fell head-over-heels for Joe, Esi and their world. I know readers will too."

Abbie Greaves, author of The Silent Treatment and Anywhere For You

Cambridge University, 2005: Student Joe Greene scribbles verses in the margins of his notebook, dreaming of a future where his words will echo through the ages, all while doubting it could ever happen.

Then, the future quite literally finds him — in the form of Esi. She's part of a time-travelling tour, a trip for people in the future to witness history's greatest moments firsthand. The star of this tour? Joe Greene. In Esi's era, Joe is as renowned as Shakespeare. And he's about to meet Diana, a fellow student and aspiring actress, who will become his muse and the subject of his famous love poems.

But Esi is harbouring a secret. She's not here because she idolises Joe — actually, she thinks his poetry is overrated. Something will happen at Cambridge this year that will wreck Esi's life, and she's hell-bent on changing it. When Esi goes rogue from her tour, she bumps into Joe and sends his destiny into a tailspin. To save both their futures, Esi becomes Joe's dating coach, helping him win over Diana. But when Joe's romantic endeavours go off-script — and worse, he starts falling for Esi instead — they both face a crucial question: Is the future set in stone, or can we pen our own fates?