The Good Parts
On sale
21st July 2026
Price: £20
‘I tore through The Good Parts, until its last page rendered me speechless . . . a staggering portrait of the pain and glory of enduring love, and a story you won’t soon forget’ CARLEY FORTUNE, international bestselling author of EVERY SUMMER AFTER
She erased their past.
He’s rewriting their future.
When Landon receives a letter from Rose – the woman he once planned forever with – he learns their love story is over. She’s undergone a radical memory-erasing treatment, leaving behind her grief, her past . . . and him. But Landon can’t bear to lose the love of his life. If she fell for him once, couldn’t she fall for him again?
Now living in Edinburgh, Rose’s world is a blank canvas, and she’s dating someone new. When Landon re-enters her life as a stranger, they become friends, their lives entwining once more. But what Rose doesn’t know is that this new friend carries the weight of everything they once shared: their firsts, their marriage, and the heartbreak they barely survived. And when she starts exhibiting strange symptoms, it becomes clear their history isn’t gone – it’s just buried. And remembering could come at a devastating cost.
Told in alternating timelines – his from the present, hers from the past – The Good Parts is an achingly poignant story about the people we become across a lifetime, and the quiet grace of learning to let go while holding on to what’s worth keeping.
This is one love story you’ll never forget.
She erased their past.
He’s rewriting their future.
When Landon receives a letter from Rose – the woman he once planned forever with – he learns their love story is over. She’s undergone a radical memory-erasing treatment, leaving behind her grief, her past . . . and him. But Landon can’t bear to lose the love of his life. If she fell for him once, couldn’t she fall for him again?
Now living in Edinburgh, Rose’s world is a blank canvas, and she’s dating someone new. When Landon re-enters her life as a stranger, they become friends, their lives entwining once more. But what Rose doesn’t know is that this new friend carries the weight of everything they once shared: their firsts, their marriage, and the heartbreak they barely survived. And when she starts exhibiting strange symptoms, it becomes clear their history isn’t gone – it’s just buried. And remembering could come at a devastating cost.
Told in alternating timelines – his from the present, hers from the past – The Good Parts is an achingly poignant story about the people we become across a lifetime, and the quiet grace of learning to let go while holding on to what’s worth keeping.
This is one love story you’ll never forget.
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Reviews
A complete gem . . . Evann has conjured a BIG love, conveyed in hundreds of small, beautiful moments. And the speculative angle - a most provocative what if - had just the right light, intriguing touch. It was love at first read for me and The Good Parts, and I'm betting literary sparks will fly for many, many other readers, too
With endearing characters and a hint of stubborn madness, Normandin's story of mythic love is simply fabulous
I tore through The Good Parts, a provocative debut from Evann Normandin, until its last page rendered me speechless. This is a staggering portrait of the pain and glory of enduring love, and a story you won't soon forget
The Good Parts is that rare book that both breaks your heart and puts it back together-a true romance, sweeping and specific, bittersweet and delicious. This is a propulsive story that examines memory, loss, and life-defining love, one that will linger in the mind long after the last page
An exquisite exploration of memory, grief, the choices we make, and the ways we love . . . For a book about forgetting, The Good Parts will not let you go, and will keep you thinking about the world she has built long after you've finished reading
A clever and poignant depiction of love, heartbreak, and the memories that make us who we are. Beautifully unique - and yet utterly timeless - Rose and Landon's love story will captivate and move you from the first page to the last
A fascinating premise, brilliantly executed. THE GOOD PARTS is a clever, shattering and deeply satisfying portrayal of the complexity of love
A shattering exploration of love, grief, and second chances. I was all in with these characters and couldn't stop turning pages until the end
ONE DAY meets ETERNAL SUNSHINE OF THE SPOTLESS MIND in this intimate portrayal of life-changing love and insurmountable grief. THE GOOD PARTS questions how memory defines-and redefines-us, while giving us characters to fall in love with, and a big, bold question that lingers long after the last page: if you could erase your life and start over, would you?