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*Dawn O’Porter’s brand new novel, HONEYBEE, is available to buy now!*______________________________________________ THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER, shortlisted for best audiobook in the Specsavers National Book Awards 2018 Fearlessly frank and funny, the debut adult novel from Dawn O’Porter is the book that everybody needs to read right now. COW [n.] /kaʊ/ A piece of meat; born to breed; past its sell-by-date; one of the herd.Three women. A whole world of judgement.Tara, Cam and Stella are very different women. Yet in a society that sets the agenda, there’s something about being a woman that ties invisible bonds between us.When one extraordinary event rockets Tara to online infamy, their three worlds collide in ways they could never imagine – and they discover that one woman’s catastrophe might just be another’s inspiration.Through friendship and conflict, difference and likeness, they’ll learn to find their own voices. Because sometimes it’s OK not to follow the herd.

*Dawn O’Porter’s bold and buzzy new novel, HONEYBEE, is available to buy now! * *The Sunday Times bestseller and Richard and Judy Book Club pick* ‘A total joy’ Matt Haig ‘Unputdownable’ Marian Keyes Fearless, frank and for anyone who’s ever doubted themselves,So Lucky is the straight-talking new novel from the Sunday Times bestseller. IS ANYONE’S LIFE . . .Beth shows that women really can have it all.Ruby lives life by her own rules.And then there’s Lauren, living the dream.AS PERFECT AS IT LOOKS?Beth hasn’t had sex in a year.Ruby feels like she’s failing.Lauren’s happiness is fake news.And it just takes one shocking event to make the truth come tumbling out…

**The bold, brilliant and buzzy new novel from Dawn O'Porter – HONEYBEE – is available to buy now** *THE SUNDAY TIMES TOP TEN BESTSELLER and Richard & Judy book club pick* ______________________________________________________________ WHAT IF THE LIFE YOU’RE LIVING … ISN’T THE ONE YOU WANT? Mia has made all the right choices. She’s married, she has the nice house, the good career. But life isn’t about fitting into a box. And there’s another woman inside her who’s just clawing to get out … PRAISE FOR CAT LADY: ‘Even speaking as a dog man, I thought Cat Lady was an absolute joy to read’ Matt Haig‘My book of the year’ Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐‘A reminder to live your life your way. Cat or no cat’ Fearne Cotton‘Really gets the reader to think about what matters in life Unputdownable and completely wonderful!’ Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐‘Witty, thought-provoking and hilarious, Cat Lady is a triumph’ The Unmumsy Mum‘Dawn O’Porter challenges the stereotypes of the typical ‘cat lady’ with this beautiful and emotional read’ Reader review⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐‘An ode to finding your people and a celebration of the small things that bring us together’ Emma Gannon‘I absolutely adored this book!’ Reader review⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐‘Funny, heart-wrenching and full of warmth’ Sarah Morgan‘A beautifully written book that I'd recommend to anyone’ Reader review⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐‘A lovely onion of a book, layered with humour and emotion’ Daisy Haggard‘A joyous, touching, funny, sharp story – I cannot praise it enough. Purr-fection’ Milly JohnsonDawn O’Porter's book 'Cat Lady' was a Sunday Times bestseller w/c 24-10-2022.

*The fresh, frank and very funny new novel from Dawn O’Porter – CAT LADY – is available to buy now* Dawn O’Porter has been thinking a lot about life. Mostly from a cupboard (and she’s definitely not hiding from her children). Fearless, funny and unflinchingly real, Life in Pieces is a diary of a time we’ll all remember forever – laughing through the tears, finding comfort in the chaos and (in Dawn’s case, at least) discovering the life-changing properties of a midday margarita.So if you need a shake-up in your life, here’s the tonic – with a perfect splash of tequila…‘What should you expect? Tears, belly laughs and to come out the other side wanting Dawn O’Porter to be your best friend’ Marie Claire‘I've rattled through it . . . Dawn O'Porter redresses the balance by telling it as it really has been: fighting a losing battle against a tide of mess, noise and need, and holding out for 5pm to crack open the tequila’ Mark Watson

*Bold, brilliant and for anyone who's looking to belong, HONEYBEE is the must-read book of the summer from the Sunday Times bestseller* ‘A gorgeous celebration of female friendship' ELIZABETH DAY‘I love the way Dawn writes' MATT HAIG'A lot of fun… a fabulous confection' JACQUELINE WILSON______________________________________________________________A woman needs her hiveRenée is chasing a dream career, and feels like an imposter.Flo is hiding a secret shame, and feels like a failure.As their lives collide over one hot summer, and they ride the chaos of work, sex and love, an unbreakable bond is formed between them. They might be lost, but they’re not alone – because women stick together. JOIN THE BUZZ FOR HONEYBEE:⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Truly an amazing read’⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘A laugh-out-loud book with strong female characters’⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘A brilliant book about friendships’⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Once again Dawn O’Porter has knocked it out of the park’⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘I was hooked on this book and devoured it in one sitting’⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Another brilliant, hilarious, moving and relatable novel by Dawn O'Porter’⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘It’s brilliantly written, consuming and a damn good read’

*Bold, brilliant and for anyone who's looking to belong, HONEYBEE is the must-read book of the summer from the Sunday Times bestseller* ‘A gorgeous celebration of female friendship' ELIZABETH DAY‘I love the way Dawn writes' MATT HAIG'A lot of fun… a fabulous confection' JACQUELINE WILSON______________________________________________________________A woman needs her hiveRenée is chasing a dream career, and feels like an imposter.Flo is hiding a secret shame, and feels like a failure.As their lives collide over one hot summer, and they ride the chaos of work, sex and love, an unbreakable bond is formed between them. They might be lost, but they’re not alone – because women stick together. JOIN THE BUZZ FOR HONEYBEE:⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Truly an amazing read’⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘A laugh-out-loud book with strong female characters’⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘A brilliant book about friendships’⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Once again Dawn O’Porter has knocked it out of the park’⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘I was hooked on this book and devoured it in one sitting’⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Another brilliant, hilarious, moving and relatable novel by Dawn O'Porter’⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘It’s brilliantly written, consuming and a damn good read’

Fearless, frank and very funny, Honeybee is the must-read novel for every woman ‘A gorgeous celebration of female friendship' ELIZABETH DAY‘I love the way Dawn writes' MATT HAIG'A lot of fun… a fabulous confection' JACQUELINE WILSON______________________________________________________________[ A woman needs her hive ]Renée is chasing a dream career, and feels like an imposter.Flo is hiding a secret shame, and feels like a failure.As their lives collide over one hot summer, and they ride the chaos of work, sex and love, an unbreakable bond is formed between them. They might be lost, but they’re not alone – because women stick together. JOIN THE BUZZ FOR HONEYBEE:⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Truly an amazing read’⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘A laugh-out-loud book with strong female characters’⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘A brilliant book about friendships’⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Once again Dawn O’Porter has knocked it out of the park’⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘I was hooked on this book and devoured it in one sitting’⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Another brilliant, hilarious, moving and relatable novel by Dawn O'Porter’⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘It’s brilliantly written, consuming and a damn good read’

What happens at your kitchen table can become the blueprint for everything you are. Did you sit alone or with people you loved? Was it fun or tense? Was someone working hard to stop you noticing someone else's mood? Did you take it for granted, or know someone had busted their balls to make it happen? Was the food thoughtful and delicious, or bland and functional? Was the plate laid down with love or anger? It all matters. It all stays with us. I think about this every single day. For years, Dawn O’Porter thought that fulfilment lived somewhere glamorous: in success, recognition, and a life turned up to full volume. Somewhere between grieving loss, learning to cook something vaguely nutritious, Hollywood dreams, raising children, writing bestselling fiction – and occasionally eating Wotsits for dinner – Dawn discovered that the real spotlight wasn’t out there.It was actually here, in her kitchen, where daily rhythms and chaos, small disappointments and big wins played out, often erupting into a raucous party. Through the meals that nourished, impressed or perhaps sometimes barely registered, food became her stage, where she made sense of life and discovered her love language.Hungry Eyes is a memoir of identity, tracing a path through the moments and meals that shape who we become, and the ingredients we use to gradually build a life. Dawn explores the lifelong pressure to ‘bring something to the table’, and how it determines who we think we are. What happens when we finally take our seat at our own table – and what if the thing you’ve been chasing your whole life was already sitting right there?

What happens at your kitchen table can become the blueprint for everything you are. Did you sit alone or with people you loved? Was it fun or tense? Was someone working hard to stop you noticing someone else's mood? Did you take it for granted, or know someone had busted their balls to make it happen? Was the food thoughtful and delicious, or bland and functional? Was the plate laid down with love or anger? It all matters. It all stays with us. I think about this every single day. For years, Dawn O’Porter thought that fulfilment lived somewhere glamorous: in success, recognition, and a life turned up to full volume. Somewhere between grieving loss, learning to cook something vaguely nutritious, Hollywood dreams, raising children, writing bestselling fiction – and occasionally eating Wotsits for dinner – Dawn discovered that the real spotlight wasn’t out there.It was actually here, in her kitchen, where daily rhythms and chaos, small disappointments and big wins played out, often erupting into a raucous party. Through the meals that nourished, impressed or perhaps sometimes barely registered, food became her stage, where she made sense of life and discovered her love language.Hungry Eyes is a memoir of identity, tracing a path through the moments and meals that shape who we become, and the ingredients we use to gradually build a life. Dawn explores the lifelong pressure to ‘bring something to the table’, and how it determines who we think we are. What happens when we finally take our seat at our own table – and what if the thing you’ve been chasing your whole life was already sitting right there?

Where HONEYBEE's Renée and Flo first become friends.I just can't imagine me without you ...It's the mid-1990s, and fifteen year-old Guernsey schoolgirls, Renée and Flo, are not really meant to be friends. Thoughtful, introspective and studious Flo couldn't be more different to ambitious, extroverted and sexually curious Renée. But Renée and Flo are united by loneliness and their dysfunctional families, and an intense bond is formed.Although there are obstacles to their friendship (namely Flo's jealous ex-best friend and Renée's growing infatuation with Flo's brother), fifteen is an age where anything can happen, where life stretches out before you, and when every betrayal feels like the end of the world. For Renée and Flo it is the time of their lives.With graphic content and some scenes of a sexual nature, PAPER AEROPLANES is a gritty, poignant, often laugh-out-loud funny and powerful novel. It is an unforgettable snapshot of small-town adolescence and the heart-stopping power of female friendship.

The follow-up to the number one bestseller Paper Aeroplanes, and a prequel to Honey BeeIt's a year and a half on from PAPER AEROPLANES, and Renée is now living idyllically with her Auntie Jo. They even have geese, and Renée likes to sit and watch them, wondering if she'll ever find 'the One' - someone who will love her no matter what, and be there for her no matter how bad things get. She and Flo are in their final year at school, and they've got some tough choices to make - like will they go to university? And if so where - and will they go together?Renée's usual ambivalence on the matter shocks Flo, who had assumed they'd continue as they were, the best and closest of friends, forever. She feels as though she needs Renée's support more than ever, so when a handsome young boy enters Flo's life, she finds herself powerfully drawn to his kindness, and his faith. Renée and Flo's friendship will soon be tested in a way neither of them could have expected - and if PAPER AEROPLANES was a book about finding friendship, GOOSE is the novel that explores whether it's possible to keep hold of it.