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“The heart-wrenching, unmissable YA debut from Kate Emilie”

Seven Dishes to Fall in Love hits shelves July 2027 with Random House Children’s Books in the US and HarperCollins in the UK.

SEVEN DISHES TO FALL IN LOVE

SEVEN DISHES TO FALL IN LOVE

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Set in a retro diner suspended between life and death, seventeen-year-old Zoe Hart is given a menu of seven dishes, each allowing her to revisit a moment in her past. With time running out to save her own life, Zoe must confront who truly holds her heart…

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  • “Seven Dishes to Fall in Love is a stunning speculative YA love story that blends the emotional depth of Before the Coffee Gets Cold with the bittersweet urgency of They Both Die at the End.”

    - The Bookseller

MEET KATE

MEET KATE

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Kate Emilie is an American writer whose small-town Florida upbringing inspired much of the setting in her debut novel, Seven Dishes to Fall in Love.

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