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Lover Birds by Leanne Egan, published this month by Harper Collins, has been optioned by SISTER, the global entertainment group behind "This is Going to Hurt", and "The Split", prior to publication
Egan’s début novel was winner of the Young Adult category in Peter Fraser and Dunlop’s Queer Fiction Prize.
The novel is a loose adaptation of Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice, set in Liverpool, featuring "messy queer kids" and "enemies to lovers". Rights were acquired from Rosie Gurtovoy at PFD.
Egan grew up in Liverpool before moving to London to pursue an MA in publishing studies. They are the writer and producer of "Tell No Tales", a scripted fiction podcast about ghosts.