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Rachel Thompson: The Love Fix

Looking for bookish Valentines Day plans? House of Books & Friends are excited to be hosting yourself and long term dating columnist Rachel Thompson on Tuesday 11th February from 6pm โ 7pm to discuss her book,ย The Love Fix .
There will be a discussion with Rachel, a chance for a Q&A, and an opportunity to get your books signed.
Tickets
You can purchase a ticket-only option, or you can purchase a copy of the book from us to act as a ticket; see options below:
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Aboutย The Love Fix
‘Required reading for every person dating’ย Beth Ashleyย | ‘Brilliant… has revolutionised conversations around love and modern dating ‘ย Shahed Ezaydiย |ย ‘So well-researched and insightful’ย Radhika Sanghaniย |ย ‘An important feminist voice and a spectacular writer‘ย Sofie Hagenย |ย ‘The best sex and dating writer since Candace Bushnellย Gigi Engle
Swiping, situationships, love-bombing, ghosting, healing… Dating is hard. Why has making connections never felt so simple, yet keeping them has never been so complicated?ย Sex and dating journalist Rachel Thompson has spent the past decade investigating how we seduce, perceive and treat each other in our post-dating apps era. Written for all, but with particular care for marginalised communities, this book explores questions such as:
Why are our odds of finding someone compatible 1 in 562? What does โthe sparkโ actually mean from a scientific perspective? How does technology warp our communication, standards and self-esteem? Why are we becoming more sensitive to rejection? What does real emotional availability look like?
About the author
Rachel Thompsonย is a British author and journalist specialising in sex, dating, and relationships. Her first bookย Rough: How Violence Has Found Its Way Into the Bedroom And What We Can Do About It, a non-fiction investigation into sexual violence was published by Square Peg (Vintage) in August 2021. Stylist magazine called Rough “2021’s most important book about sex”. Rachel is the Features Editor at Mashable. She is a leading sex and relationships writer.