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The blisteringly funny, honest and fearless debut adult novel from bestselling author Holly Bourne.

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THE TIMES BESTSELLER ´The most perceptive book I have ever read about the female interior´ DOLLY ALDERTON

´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

AS DISCUSSED ON THE SARA COX SHOW AND BBC WOMAN´S HOUR
A STYLIST MUST READ BOOK OF 2018
A RED MAGAZINE BEST BOOK OF 2018

´Turning thirty is like playing musical chairs. The music stops, and everyone just marries whoever they happen to be sitting on.´ Who the f ck is Tori Bailey?

There´s no doubt that Tori is winning the game of life. She´s inspired millions of women to stick two fingers up at convention with her bestselling memoir, and she has the perfect relationship to boot.

But Tori Bailey has been living a lie.

Everyone around her is getting married and having babies, but her long-term boyfriend won´t even talk about getting engaged. And when her best friend Dee - her plus one, the only person who understands the madness - falls in love, suddenly Tori´s in terrifying danger of being left behind.

When the world tells you to be one thing and turning thirty brings with it a loud ticking clock, it takes courage to walk your own path. It´s time for Tori to practise what she´s preached, but the question is: is she brave enough?

The debut adult novel by bestselling author Holly Bourne is a blisteringly funny, honest and moving exploration of love, friendship and navigating the emotional rollercoaster of your thirties. Everyone is raving about this book! ´Truly a f ing good novel´ EVENING STANDARD

´Relatable for any woman navigating emotional time bombs´ RED

´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

´Identifiable, heart-breaking and wickedly funny. I´d say this is one of my favourite books of the year´ GIOVANNA FLETCHER´Funny, sad, honest, insightful, up-to-the-minute. Kept me guessing (and hoping) to the last page´ ROISIN MEANEY

´Sure to resonate with anyone navigating the emotional minefield of their thirties´ - RED ONLINE

´Smart, witty and perceptive. Razor-sharp on friendship, self-image and self-deception´ LUCY DIAMOND

´Sublime, perfectly observed´ LAURA JANE WILLIAMS

´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

´Funny, real and heartbreaking. I haven´t been this obsessed with a book in years.´ LUCY VINE

´Injected with such reality it can´t help but be hilarious´ TIMES

´Well-written, genuinely funny and movingly honest. It could be a life-changing read for many.´ - SHEERLUXE

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Truly a f ing good novel Evening Standard

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