# Never Tear Us Apart by Rowan Coleman (Paperback)

**_A spellbinding tale of love, strength and sacrifice from the_ Sunday Times _bestselling author. Based on the gorgeous island of Malta in WWII, this is a story about the power of fate, and how sometimes, in order to find yourself - and to find love - you must first lose everything else. . ._**  
  
**Fate has brought them together. Will time tear them apart?**  
  
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**2025**  
  
Named after a star, war correspondent Maia knows how to find the brightest stories - the tales of survival and strength - hidden amongst the dark realities of combat.  
  
Now, travelling to Malta to visit her estranged father, with one more chance to build a relationship with her last remaining relative, she's here to find her own story: never having found somewhere - or some_one_ - she can call home, she's desperate for answers that might show her where she truly belongs.  
  
But when she arrives on the beautiful mediterranean island, she realises her long-lost family is full of more secrets than she could possibly have imagined. . .  
  
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**1942**  
  
Maia wakes up to find herself on an island under siege, a city in ruins - and knows she must have been sent here for a reason.  
  
Who has she been sent to save? Or is it Maia herself that needs saving? And just when she's finally found what she's been seeking . . . will time separate them forever?  
  
  
**Perfect for fans of Lucinda Riley, Santa Montefiore and Dinah Jefferies.**  
  
**YOUR FAVOURITE AUTHORS LOVE ROWAN COLEMAN:**  
'An incredible story of love and hope' **KATIE FFORDE**  
'It's so lovely to find an author you love' **MARIAN KEYES**  
'Such a brilliant writer' **JILL MANSELL**  
'I've always loved Rowan's writing' **LUCY DILLON**  
'There is a lovely smooth glow to the writing' **MATT HAIG**  
'Life-affirming and joyful' **SARA SHERIDAN**  
'A time-travelling delight' **EVE CHASE**  
'Gloriously romantic and deeply moving' **LUCY DIAMOND**  
'A stunning book about what it takes to be truly alive' **JULIE COHEN**  
'Wonderful . . . both emotional and utterly captivating' **JILL MANSELL**  
'A book you will carry with you long after the last page' **MILLY JOHNSON**  
'Up there alongside _The Time Traveller's Wife_' **CAROLE MATTHEWS**  
'Captivating and completely unforgettable, Vita and Ben's love story made me believe the impossible might not be so far out of reach' **JULIETTA HENDERSON**

## Details

- **Price:** 8.99 GBP
- **Vendor:** Hodder & Stoughton
- **Tags:** All Books, Romance

## Variants

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## Images

- Never Tear Us Apart book cover

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> Updated: 2026-09-23