Great Romances of the 20th Century
What if you don’t live happily ever after? What if you just, like, live?
Growing up on a diet of romcoms has convinced Oliver he won’t be okay until he is living happily ever after with The One. Stunningly beautiful Nicola from his office is The One; or so he believes.
It’s one thing to find The One, however, and another entirely to make her fall in love with you. And when you’re depressed, impatient, and actually quite stupid, sometimes life doesn’t always follow the script. Sometimes people forget their lines, miss their cues, or just don’t show up for filming at all.
And if Oliver believes everyone has The One, what if he isn’t Nicola’s? What if life isn’t actually like the movies?
Robert Welbourn
Robert Welbourn’s debut novel, Ideal Angels, was published in 2018 and received overwhelmingly positive reviews. Inspired by the likes of Jonathan Franzen, John Steinbeck, and Joan Didion, Robert’s writing asks the question: what is it to be human? With a BA and MA in Literature, Robert’s writing tries to find out how to survive in a world that feels like it doesn’t care. His fast-paced, ironic prose may look shallow on the surface, but in reality it makes us look into ourselves, to try and discover who we really are.
