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By (author) Bourne Holly

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THEY”RE THE BEST OF FRIENDS. OR SO THEY SAY.

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**THE BOOK FOR EVERY WOMAN YOU KNOW**

⭐ ”Brilliant: so funny, so sad, so scary”
Jacqueline Wilson⭐
⭐ ”It will resonate for all women, and it”s so much fun”
Marian Keyes
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⭐ ”Part whodunnit, part dark take-down of motherhood”
Gillian McAllister
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⭐ ”Compelling, thought-provoking, unputdownable”
Sarah Turner
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⭐ ”Universally empowering”
Kate Sawyer
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An intense heatwave. A high-stakes baby shower. Will it all end in tears?

Nicki, Lauren, Charlotte and Steffi have been friends since university. Now in their thirties, life is pulling them in different directions – but when Charlotte organises the baby shower of hell for pregnant Nicki, the girls are reunited.

Under a sweltering hot summer day, tensions rise – and by the end of the day, nothing will ever be the same. Someone started a fire at the house – and everyone”s a suspect…

Is it Steffi, happily child-free but feeling judged by her friends? Is it Charlotte, desperate to conceive and jealous of those who have? Is it Lauren, who is finding motherhood far, far harder than she imagined? Or is it Nicki herself, who never wanted a baby shower anyway?

In the aftermath, the police put together the facts – but the truth will shock everyone. Even you.

BIG LITTLE LIES meets EXPECTATION in the incredible new novel from Holly Bourne – it”s the book you”ll want to read three times, then give to every woman in your life.

HONEST AND RELATABLE: ”Brilliantly observed, we realise the true cost of motherhood and the impact it has on our lives and friendships”
WOMAN & HOME

BOOK OF THE MONTH: ”…absolutely addictive. Set during an incendiary baby shower, it”s a clever, funny and frighteningly relatable look at female friendship and the highs and lows of motherhood. Everyone”s going to be talking about this, so read it now”
GOOD HOUSEKEEPING

”The highs and the lows of motherhood are explored in this domestic thriller, which will resonate with every woman who reads it”
RED MAGAZINE

”This social commentary-style narrative is smart, current and funny, and a brilliant portrayal of friendships challenged when faced with parenting and non-parenting”
PRIMA MAGAZINE

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I raced through SO THRILLED FOR YOU.I think it”s
brilliant: so funny, so sad, so scary.(And oh, dear God, it brought back so many memories!)

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Thrilling, funny, gripping, empathetic; a totally original telling of a story every thirty-something woman will recognise. This book looks at what babies do to female friendships in the same way Bridesmaids did to weddings

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I enjoyed it so, SO MUCH. I was utterly GRIPPED. So many unexpected but wholly believable twists and turns.
I think it will resonate for all women. Yet it”s so much fun

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I”m pretty sure this is going to be my
book of the year. I adored every minute I spent reading this
brilliantly eviscerating take-down of the myriad pressures on women

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I loved it. Part whodunnit, part dark take-down of motherhood, and the vast love and limits it imposes on women.
It will be huge

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Figuring out who started it is just one part, as
Bourne questions all you thought you knew about motherhood, friendship and being a woman

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This
dark and intoxicating portrayal of female friendship cleverly captures how the choices we make as women threaten to divide us.
Compelling, thought