“I’ll open a window if I require that,” I inform him. “For fresh air,” he says, slowly enunciating every word. His expression is sympathetic but still somehow manages to look like he’s taking the piss. “Why would I be ready for a walk, Laurie?” I rack my brain, trying to remember making plans. Is it?įrom bestselling author, Lily Morton comes a romantic comedy about two footloose older men and how one summer in London brings something quite beautifully unexpected into their lives. A few months isn’t long enough to lose his heart. Magnus can uncover Laurie’s mysteries and indulge their annoyingly hot attraction, and Laurie will be gone before complications arise.

Luckily, Laurie is only in London for the summer. So, why can’t he get Laurie out of his head? He’s everything that Magnus has spent a lifetime avoiding. He’s messy and creative and nosy and mysterious. Laurie Gentry is nearly the same age as Magnus, but that’s where the similarity ends. However, when one of these sunny young men shows an inclination for dramatic scenes, Magnus meets his new neighbour. Why date someone his own age to discuss back pain, retirement-planning, and corns, when he can date men who don’t care to discuss anything at all? He fills his nights with a parade of handsome young men who want to make him happy. A successful trial lawyer, he spends his days lecturing jurors, exasperating judges, and striding arrogantly around courtrooms. He’s divided his life into happy compartments. Men, sofas, books-everything gets jettisoned, eventually. At fifty-two, he doesn’t believe in keeping anything. Magnus Carlsen is determined to grow old disgracefully. Sometimes love comes when you least expect or want it.

Beautifully Unexpected by Lily Morton