Tom Rob Smith: What Happens After the Love Story?

Tom Rob Smith joins Confessions of a Book Collector to talk about writing a love story that doesn’t start at the beginning.Best known for Child 44, Tom has spent much of his career writing high-stakes, high-tension stories. But with his new novel, Twenty Years Together, he turns to something different: what happens when a relationship has already been built. This conversation centres on a question that sits at the heart of the book: do we actually want the future to look like the past?We also get into the reality of success after Child 44, why it doesn’t quite land the way you expect, and the difference between writing something “well” and writing something that actually means something to you.Secure a signed copy of Twenty Years Together at Goldsboro Books whilst stocks last.Send Me Your Book Confessions — share your favourite books, collecting stories, questions and reactions to episodes.