Love, After All

Discover Love, After All, the moving contemporary fiction novel by Ewald Arenz, which has achieved bestseller status, selling over a million copies in its original German release. This story explores the unexpected romance between widowed Clara and the younger actor Elias, examining how distance, illness, and past commitments test their fragile happiness.

When Clara, wary of being hurt again, meets Elias, who feels trapped in a relationship, a genuine spark ignites between them. They share secrets and laughter until Clara ends the relationship, certain it cannot last. When Elias falls ill, both are forced to confront what truly matters, leading to a luminous portrait of finding the courage to open one's heart again.

• A life-affirming, million-copy German bestseller translated into English by Rachel Ward.
• Explores themes of unexpected love, vulnerability, and confronting what truly matters.
• Told with warmth, gentle humour, and quiet insight into the human heart.
• From the author of Tasting Sunlight, a BBC World Book Club Pick.
• Winner of the Good Housekeeping Good Books Award.

• Author: Ewald Arenz
• Translator: Rachel Ward
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Print Length: 300 pages
• Dimensions: 129 x 26 x 197mm (12.9 x 2.6 x 19.7 cm)
• Weight: 230 g
• ISBN-10: 1917764308
• ISBN-13: 978-1917764308
• Publication Date: June 18, 2026

If you appreciate poignant, unforgettable explorations of love's complications and vulnerability, Love, After All is a novel to savour.