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Leave and Come Back
- Author
- Lavanya Lakshmi
- Narrator
- Priya Ayyar, Raoul Bhaneja
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Publish Date
- 16 June 2026
- Run Time
- 9 hours 49 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
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What to expect
Two weeks. One Wedding. The chaos is just beginning…
Simran finally has her Bollywood romance. Leo, the man she has been hopelessly in love with since college, loves her back.
But when Leo accidentally crashes her cousin's two-week long wedding, there's a problem … no one can know they're together.
Simran hasn’t been home for seven years and Indian family functions are a no-boyfriend zone.
Using her favourite Bollywood film DDLJ as inspiration, Simran hatches a plan. They must pretend to be strangers, charm the aunties, and hide their relationship at all costs.
As wedding festivities spin out of control, can Simran have the love she’s always wanted and the family reconciliation she didn’t know she needed?
Readers Love Leave and Come Back!'I LOVED IT! Such a beautiful family and romance story, I felt all the feels with Simran, Leo, her cousins, her aunt and uncle' Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'Made me smile, laugh, and feel deeply connected to the characters from beginning to end. What starts as a charming romance quickly becomes so much more, exploring family, grief, healing, and the complicated relationships that shape us' Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'The perfect book for my desi girl heart.I saw so much of myself on page and came out of it, experiencing a rollercoaster of emotions' Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
This is the kind of book that I’ll be thinking about for days, and possibly all eternity' Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'The perfect rom-com-fam-dram, just the right mix of serious emotions and laugh out loud ridiculous. If this ever gets picked up as a TV or film adaptation I will be first in line to watch' Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
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Details
- Author
- Lavanya Lakshmi
- Narrator
- Priya Ayyar, Raoul Bhaneja
- Duration
- 9 hours 49 minutes
- Release Date
- 16 June 2026
- ISBN
- 9780008829643
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Genre
- Romantic comedies, Modern and Contemporary romance, Family life fiction / Stories about family, Family saga / generational saga fiction
Synopsis
'A delightful romance that expertly blends humour and heart' Lilly Singh's Library Two weeks. One Wedding. The chaos is just beginning… Simran finally has her Bollywood romance. Leo, the man she has been hopelessly in love with since college, loves her back. But when Leo accidentally crashes her cousin's two-week long wedding, there's a problem … no one can know they're together. Simran hasn’t been home for seven years and Indian family functions are a no-boyfriend zone. Using her favourite Bollywood film DDLJ as inspiration, Simran hatches a plan. They must pretend to be strangers, charm the aunties, and hide their relationship at all costs. As wedding festivities spin out of control, can Simran have the love she’s always wanted and the family reconciliation she didn’t know she needed? Readers Love Leave and Come Back! 'I LOVED IT! Such a beautiful family and romance story, I felt all the feels with Simran, Leo, her cousins, her aunt and uncle' Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Made me smile, laugh, and feel deeply connected to the characters from beginning to end. What starts as a charming romance quickly becomes so much more, exploring family, grief, healing, and the complicated relationships that shape us' Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'The perfect book for my desi girl heart.I saw so much of myself on page and came out of it, experiencing a rollercoaster of emotions' Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ This is the kind of book that I’ll be thinking about for days, and possibly all eternity' Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'The perfect rom-com-fam-dram, just the right mix of serious emotions and laugh out loud ridiculous. If this ever gets picked up as a TV or film adaptation I will be first in line to watch' Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
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