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Book SynopsisThe blisteringly funny, honest and fearless debut adult novel from bestselling author Holly Bourne.
Trade ReviewTruly a
f***ing good novel * Evening Standard *
It is so good! It is so honest about being a woman and all the things that are expected of us ... I enjoyed it very much. -- Marian Keyes
Bourne incinerates the lies we're all capable of telling ourselves in this
raw and very funny book;
it'll resonate with anyone trying to convince themselves that sticking it out is better than being alone. * Emerald Street *
The most perceptive book I have ever read about the female interior -- Dolly Alderton, The High Low Podcast
Injected with such reality it can't help but be hilarious * Times *
Relatable
for any woman navigating emotional time bombs * Red *
There's a duality in reading things that are super relatable - it feels great to be heard, but also a little exposing. There's a little bit of that in Holly Bourne's latest novel, but
nothing will stop you getting to the end...This novel is funny, touching and searingly honest * Grazia *
Funny,
real and
incredibly relatable * Culturefly *
It speaks so many truths about being a woman in your thirties; friendships, love and what a fickle beast social media can be. -- Clemmie Hooper
Honest and
unflinching * Stylist *
Hilarious and
painfully true * Grazia *
Identifiable, heart-breaking and wickedly funny. I'd say this is
one of my favourite books of the year -- Giovanna Fletcher
I haven't been this obsessed with a book in years. It's painfully funny, real, but also heartbreaking. Get this book now or be the loser who can't join in when everyone else is talking about it. -- Lucy Vine, bestselling author of
Hot Mess'A
smart, witty and
perceptive novel; Bourne is razor-sharp on friendship, self-image and self-deception' -- Lucy Diamond, bestselling author of
The House of New BeginningsSure to
resonate with anyone navigating the emotional minefield of their thirties * Red Online *
Sublime, perfectly observed -- Laura Jane Williams,
Ice Cream for Breakfast'This novel is
sharply observant about the issues in young women's lives today - feminism, relationships, mental health and motherhood - and
it is very, very funny. * Bookseller *
Authentic, funny and utterly relatable; this book gave me all of the feelings.
This generation's Bridget Jones! -- Carmel Harrington, author of
The Woman at 72 Derry Lane Perfectly addresses the storm of emotions you go through as a young woman, growing up in a world where you need to have the best boyfriend, best career and best group of friends (and it's all got to be displayed beautifully across your social media profiles.) * BBC News Online *
'This is
a deeply feminist novel that questions whether the competitive nature of social media is breeding a lifestyle conformism among women that can only limit their freedom and their happiness. It is also, almost line by line, wincingly funny' * Metro *
Will strike a chord with anyone who worries about their relationship with social media, feels like they're being left behind by their friends or is wrangling with the pressures of being in, or out, of a partnership in their 30s. Buy it for your best mate whose boyfriend isn't good enough for her, your recently dumped sister or just for yourself if you're feeling a little 'what the hell?' about your fourth decade; you'll all take something from it * Stylist *
Tori is
surely the Bridget Jones of our times * Stylist *
Brutally honest but charmingly funny * Stylist *
Well-written, genuinely funny and movingly honest.
It could be a life-changing read for many. * Sheerluxe *
Holly Bourne nails the pressures that young women face and captures that feeling of teetering on the edge of 30 and still not knowing what you want from life. It's funny and sad in equal measures' * The Express, S Magazine *
A very funny novel that
lives up to its hype * The Sunday Telegraph *
Mordantly funny, flinchingly well-observed...
A smart, zeitgeisty, and caustically funny read, it has characters you root for. More than that, however,
Bourne holds a mirror up to contemporary aspiration, deftly probing the dissonant dualism between the shinier selves projected online and people's offline reality. * Sunday Times *
Cheerfully plunders all that can be plundered from a young woman's quest for life in the 'fast line' -- Helen Lederer, Metro
Funny, astute, bitingly honest, it's a genuine
triumph * Bookseller *
Brutally honest, appallingly funny and very moving - so accurate on the female interior, and the loneliness life in the public gaze.
I want to read everything Holly Bourne has written now -- Rosie Walsh, author of
The Man Who Didn't CallFunny, sad, honest, insightful, up-to-the-minute. Bourne's pacy narrative kept me guessing (and hoping)to the last page. -- Roisin Meaney, author of The Reunion
