{"product_id":"leave-and-come-back-9780008829612","title":"Leave and Come Back","description":"\u003cp\u003e'A delightful romance that expertly blends humour and heart' Lilly Singh's Library\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTwo weeks. One Wedding. The chaos is just beginning…\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSimran finally has her Bollywood romance. Leo, the man she has been hopelessly in love with since college, loves her back.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut when Leo accidentally crashes her cousin's two-week long wedding, there's a problem … no one can know they're together.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSimran hasn’t been home for seven years and Indian family functions are a no-boyfriend zone.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUsing her favourite Bollywood film DDLJ as inspiration, Simran hatches a plan. They must pretend to be strangers, charm the aunties, and hide their relationship at all costs.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs wedding festivities spin out of control, can Simran have the love she’s always wanted and the family reconciliation she didn’t know she needed?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eReaders Love Leave and Come Back!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'I LOVED IT! Such a beautiful family and romance story, I felt all the feels with Simran, Leo, her cousins, her aunt and uncle' Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Made me smile, laugh, and feel deeply connected to the characters from beginning to end. What starts as a charming romance quickly becomes so much more, exploring family, grief, healing, and the complicated relationships that shape us' Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'The perfect book for my desi girl heart.I saw so much of myself on page and came out of it, experiencing a rollercoaster of emotions' Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is the kind of book that I’ll be thinking about for days, and possibly all eternity' Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'The perfect rom-com-fam-dram, just the right mix of serious emotions and laugh out loud ridiculous. If this ever gets picked up as a TV or film adaptation I will be first in line to watch' Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor: Lavanya Lakshmi\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eModern \u0026amp; contemporary fiction (post c 1945), Adult \u0026amp; contemporary romance, Sagas\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 2 Jul 2026 by HarperCollins Publishers.\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHardback\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Lavanya Lakshmi","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57320813691258,"sku":"9780008829612","price":16.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0373\/4125\/files\/9780008829612.jpg?v=1790662628","url":"https:\/\/belfastbooks.co.uk\/products\/leave-and-come-back-9780008829612","provider":"Belfast Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}