Love in Lockdown cover art

Love in Lockdown

Preview

Get 30 days of Premium Plus free

£8.99/month after 30-day free trial. Cancel monthly.
Try for £0.00
More purchase options
Buy Now for £12.99

Buy Now for £12.99

About this listen

A joyful love story set against the backdrop of lockdown – perfect for fans of The Flatshare

Do you believe in love before first sight?

Lockdown is putting Sophia’s life on pause – just as she planned to put herself out there and meet someone. When the first clap for the keyworkers rings out around her courtyard, she’s moved to tears for all kinds of reasons.

Jack is used to living life to the fullest. He’s going stir-crazy after just days isolating. Until the night he hears a woman crying from the balcony under his. He strikes up a conversation with the stranger and puts a smile on her face.

Soon their balcony meetings are the highlight of Jack and Sophia’s days. But even as they grow closer together, they’re always kept apart.

Can they fall in love during a lockdown?

Relatable and upliftingOK! Magazine

‘A beautifully warm, touching, heart-lifting tale of love in crazy times. I was rooting for Jack and Sophia’ Fiona Gibson, author of When Life Gives You Lemons

Beautifully written, Love in Lockdown is a lesson in how love can succeed against the odds’ Sue Moorcroft, author of Christmas Wishes

‘A true love story for our time. Skilfully crafted, entertaining, tender and utterly credible. It’s uplifting and I loved every word’ Judy Leigh, author of A Grand Old Time

Wonderful … A heartwarming dose of romance that will lift your spiritsBella

©2021 Chloe James (P)2021 HarperCollins Publishers Limited
Contemporary Contemporary Romance Family Life Fiction Friendship Genre Fiction Literature & Fiction Romance Romantic Comedy Comedy
All stars
Most relevant
I rated this based on the quality in the genre. It’s not usually my thing, but I occasionally need a palate cleanser from my usual contemporary crime fiction. It is derivative, aside from being set in lockdown. Nevertheless, it is engaging, with nicely drawn characters.

Pleasant!

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

Loved the story. Something more realistic to the 'new normal' . Great characters too.

Brilliant!

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

I liked the premise and enjoyed most of the book, there’s some humorous parts which did make me chuckle - the mouse/cat/dog scene being one!
But, I found Sophia to be quite annoying around the halfway mark and while we can all understand the feelings around going into lockdown, her anxiety and whinging was just too much for me.
When she fell out with Jack about Laura, I found it to be quite hypocritical when she hadn’t told him about her medical issues - I mean, when had they even got a chance to go into deep conversation that that sort of disclosure warranted?!
Overall, there were some accurate portrayals of life in lockdown but it all felt a bit forced and didn’t really seem to be that interesting

Started well, bit dull though

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

lovely story, beautifully written and just truly humble.
would recommend and maybe pick up again.

sweet story

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

a lovely enchanting story which held my attention right to the end. it's well worth a very enjoyable read.

Attention holding book right through to the end.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.