A bold new talent' Matt Haig 'The most unique love story I've read in years' Rowan Coleman Ninety minutes. A few years from now, not too far in the future, two people meet. It is a classic story of boy meets girl. Except that it's not. When we find them, they have an hour and a half left. Unless they can save themselves, they won't survive. The clock is ticking. Bittersweet and life-affirming, Hold Back the Stars is the love story of the year. 'Prepare to shed tears' Heat 'Original, surprising and romantic' Woman & Home `Full of wonder and heart' Emma Jane Unsworth 'An incredibly imaginative debut' Sunday Mirror