The Name Game
the mind-bending, heart-mending new love story from the author of The Flatshare
Will be published approx. on 7. April 2026
Book
Hardback
400 pages
978-1-5294-3793-5 (ISBN)
Description
'So gorgeously life-affirming and heart-warming' PAIGE TOON
'O'Leary at her surprising and heart-stopping best' GILLIAN McALLISTER
'A fabulous, playful, twisty ride' CAROLINE HULSE
Who's playing who?
The Isle of Ormer: population 500, soon to be 501.
Charlie Jones has landed on the island to embark on her brand new life. As the manager at Ormer's only farm shop, this job will be her perfect next chapter. Good riddance to the mainland, this is it - fresh air, and a clean slate.
Except there is one small issue ...
Charlie Jones has also just arrived on the Isle of Ormer, to embark on his brand new life. His job at the farm shop feels like fate, and could not have come at a better moment. On Ormer, Charlie has promised himself he'll escape old friends, bad habits and heartbreak.
This second chance is the best thing that could have happened to Charlie . . . and Charlie.
That is, until they are introduced . . .
The Name Game is the brand new love story from the multi-million copy bestselling author of The Flatshare and Swept Away, about second chances, new beginnings and about love finding us in the most secluded of places.
EVERYONE LOVES BETH O'LEARY'S NOVELS
'Beth O'Leary crafts novels with such wit, heart and truth' SOPHIE KINSELLA
'That rare, one-in-a-million talent' EMILY HENRY
'No one writes falling in love like Beth O'Leary' ANNABEL MONAGHAN
'O'Leary at her surprising and heart-stopping best' GILLIAN McALLISTER
'A fabulous, playful, twisty ride' CAROLINE HULSE
Who's playing who?
The Isle of Ormer: population 500, soon to be 501.
Charlie Jones has landed on the island to embark on her brand new life. As the manager at Ormer's only farm shop, this job will be her perfect next chapter. Good riddance to the mainland, this is it - fresh air, and a clean slate.
Except there is one small issue ...
Charlie Jones has also just arrived on the Isle of Ormer, to embark on his brand new life. His job at the farm shop feels like fate, and could not have come at a better moment. On Ormer, Charlie has promised himself he'll escape old friends, bad habits and heartbreak.
This second chance is the best thing that could have happened to Charlie . . . and Charlie.
That is, until they are introduced . . .
The Name Game is the brand new love story from the multi-million copy bestselling author of The Flatshare and Swept Away, about second chances, new beginnings and about love finding us in the most secluded of places.
EVERYONE LOVES BETH O'LEARY'S NOVELS
'Beth O'Leary crafts novels with such wit, heart and truth' SOPHIE KINSELLA
'That rare, one-in-a-million talent' EMILY HENRY
'No one writes falling in love like Beth O'Leary' ANNABEL MONAGHAN
Reviews / Votes
O'Leary at her surprising and heart-stopping best. This book has it all. A wild meet-cute, a moody and autumnal setting [and] the best twist you'll read all year * Gillian McAllister * So gorgeously life-affirming and heart-warming. I loved it so much, just a complete joy * Paige Toon * A fabulous, playful, twisty ride - another clever, fresh take on "boy meets girl" from O'Leary that ticks every box. She always does that something extra and, when I'm in the mood for dreamy romance, her books top my list, every time * Caroline Hulse * Beth O'Leary crafts novels with such wit, heart and truth * Sophie Kinsella * Beth O'Leary is that rare, one-in-a-million talent who can make you laugh, swoon, cry and ache all in the same book * Emily Henry *More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Product notice
Trade binding
Illustrations
N/A
Dimensions
Height: 238 mm
Width: 158 mm
Thickness: 38 mm
Weight
634 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-5294-3793-5 (9781529437935)
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Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Additional editions
E-Book
04/2026
Quercus
€10.99
Available for download
Person
Beth O'Leary is a Sunday Times bestselling author whose novels have been translated into more than thirty languages. Her debut, The Flatshare, sold over a million copies and is now a major TV series. Her subsequent novels, The Switch, The Road Trip, The No-Show and The Wake-Up Call, were all instant bestsellers. A TV series of The Road Trip was first aired in 2024. Beth lives in the Hampshire countryside, and if she's not in her writing shed, you'll probably find her chasing a toddler, with a strong coffee in hand . . .