"A couple whose love story began as teenage sweethearts embark on a week-long hiking trip to save their troubled marriage. "
Sarah and Caleb Linwood have been together for 17 years. They fell in love in high school, and then married when they were 19. But now they’re 31 and their marriage is in trouble. To fix it, they join a week-long hiking / couples counselling trip.
The only problem is neither is remotely outdoorsy, or good at communicating their feelings to each other.
Out of the Woods by Hannah Bonam-Young charts the history of a love story, with chapter flashbacks to their teenage years, told against the progress of their week in the woods on the “Reignite” trip.
Bonam-Young became a TikTok sensation for her novel, Out on a Limb, whose two lead characters, Bo and Win, had physical disabilities. Fans of that novel will be returning to the same universe, as Out of the Woods shifts focus from Bo and Win to Sarah and Caleb, who are their best friends.
The relationship crisis that Sarah and Caleb face will be relatable to many. But the book also grapples with long-held grief and unrealised dreams, while a few spicy scenes in the woods enlivens the story.
If Out on Limb was a love story, Out of the Woods is a how-to-stay-in-love story, and one that will beguile many readers.
| Primary Genre | Romance / Relationship Stories |
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