Vera has lost herself. Without realising it, the person she used to be has faded away thanks to ‘The Arsehole’ — aka her now ex-fiance, who she caught in bed with her supposed best friend. Seeing high school student Elsie left behind by her friends, she feels a pang of nostalgia and takes pity on her, unaware that Elsie is the daughter of Nate F*cking Whitely — the rockstar Vera once idolised.
Elsie, meanwhile, has been concocting a plan to soften her reclusive father and convince him to take her to the ARIA Awards in the hopes she will meet her own musical idol, proving to her friends that she is, in fact, cool. Seeing the undeniable chemistry when Vera meets Nate, Elsie begins to water the seed to make her father believe in love again.
But trusting someone new isn’t easy for Vera or Nate. If she wasn’t enough for her ex, how could Vera be enough for Nate, who hasn’t had a serious relationship since Elsie’s mother left him? And can Nate find the courage to open up and let Vera love him, and will he risk loving her in return?
A man, his fan, and their romance… can it survive the ghosts of their past?
Former Rockstar Nate F*cking Whitely has led a life of isolation since the traumatic events that led to his band splitting up; except for his relationship with his now fourteen-year-old daughter, Elsie.
When she was Elsie’s age, Vera idolised Nate. But she’s just come out of a long-term relationship that changed her dramatically and left her feeling she’d lost who she is.
And when they met, there it was: The Look.
The Look was something Nate hadn’t seen for a long time: an innocent, star-struck adoration; something akin to selfless love and devotion.
The same qualities that her ex took advantage of gave Nate a feeling of safety, while Vera could barely believe that she might have secured the interest of a man she used to dream about… But trusting someone new isn’t easy for either of them. If Vera wasn’t enough for her ex, how could she be enough for Nate, who hasn’t had a serious relationship since Elsie’s mother left him? And can Nate find the courage to open up and let Vera love him, and will he risk loving her in return?
The Look is a closed-door romance written from an omniscient 3rd person perspective, where fears and past wounds are the greatest obstacles to happiness. If you enjoy Nick Hornby and David Nicholls, you’ll love The Look.
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Ellen Jurik 