Lucy Vine - Böcker

Ginny is about to turn 32. It’s a year she’s been thinking about for a long time because sixteen years ago she crossed paths with a psychic who made some key predictions about her thirty-second year . . . Three Bad Things: A heartbreak, a loss of independence and a death.Three Good Things: A life-changing trip, reconnecting with someone and meeting her soulmate.It's all nonsense – obviously! Especially since Ginny is getting married in a month. But when some of those pesky predictions start coming true, she finds herself wondering what will happen next . . .'The perfect laugh-a-minute summer read' STYLIST

'Seven Exes made me laugh out loud. It's fresh, fast-paced and joyous. Lucy Vine's writing is so warm and funny - her books are the literary equivalent of an amazing girls' night out' BETH O'LEARY Esther is out with her two friends, bemoaning her lack of relationship, when she finds a magazine from the noughties. Seeking comfort – and a laugh – she turns to the dating advice only to find an article that feels a little too close to home. According to the journalist, there are seven people a woman will date before finding the one: The First Love, The Work Mistake, The Friend with Benefits, The Overlap, The Missed Chance, The Bastard and The Serious One.  Her friends laugh but Esther realises each of her exes fits these roles perfectly. Deciding that she’s mistaken her true love in the reject pile she decides to contact each of her exes to find out which is the one that got away...'Clever, perceptive and screamingly funny...a book you'll never, ever want to break up with' LAUREN BRAVO 'Funny, hopeful and agonisingly relatable, Esther is all of us. Lucy Vine writes with such compelling honesty, Seven Exes made me laugh, made me cry and made me want to call all my friends to tell them I loved them then call my exes to apologise/punch them in the nuts. Equal parts romcom and life lesson, it's a must-read' LINDSEY KELK 'Riotously funny, charming, and nostalgic, Seven Exes is a truly optimistic look at turning thirty and all the mess that can come with. Superb!' LAURA JANE WILLIAMS ‘A joy to read. I adore everything Lucy writes but I think this is her best one yet' HOLLY BOURNE 'It’s clever, charming and addictive – it’s everything you want from a romantic comedy' YOU online

'Book Boyfriend is Lucy Vine at the absolute top of her game' MIKE GAYLE'A proper love letter to love stories and the people who read them' DAISY BUCHANAN 'From belly laughs to heartfelt emotion, this book is absolute peak romcom' LINDSEY KELKJemma has lived a thousand lives through books. The only life she isn’t living is her own.That is, until the day she finds a note from a stranger in her favourite library book. When she replies, the pair begin a longhand conversation about their love of novels that sees Jemma finally coming out of her shell. Is she ready to fall in love for the first time – with someone she’s never met?  Clara has always run away from her problems, but this might finally be one she can’t escape.Everyone wants to know what happened to Clara in America – but Clara isn’t talking. Instead she’s focusing all her energy obsessing over a hot new actor, starring in the TV adaptation of her twin Jemma's favourite book. Soon, Clara is reading every interview, trawling his social media, and following him to showbiz parties in the hopes he’ll notice she’s The One.  As the sisters fall hard for two men they’ve never met, it’s time to ask the question: Can either relationship survive the real world?

'The best kind of rage with a gorgeous romance' BETH O'LEARY'Good For You is SO MUCH FUN! I enjoyed it so much!' MARIAN KEYES'I ADORED it . . . utterly hilarious and hugely emotionally intelligent' DAISY BUCHANANSometimes the people who give the best advice are the worst at taking it.Liv’s furious – but you’d never know. As morning TV’s go-to relationship therapist, she’s built herself a no-nonsense, easy-breezy reputation.But when she’s caught on video having a tiramisu-fuelled meltdown, she goes viral for all the wrong reasons. Suddenly everyone knows that the woman whose mantra is ‘keep calm and carry a condom’ can’t keep her cool.Her boss gives her an ultimatum: anger management or unemployment. It should be simple, just six sessions stand between Liv and her old life. The problem is her therapist, Edward, who's insufferably perceptive and, worse still . . . devastatingly hot.Readers are loving GOOD FOR YOU'Friendship, a love interest, a statement on society and good writing – yes, yes and yes''A gorgeous read and gorgeous romance''Lucy sure knows how to write her humans. Loved it''A literary version of nightclub bathroom conversation, but with added sparkle''An absolute hot mess and unflinchingly, annoyingly relatable'

Hot Mess [n.] - someone attractive, who is often in disarray.Have you ever shown up to Sunday brunch still smelling of Saturday night?Chosen bed, Netflix and pizza over human contact?Stayed in your mould-ridden flat because it's cheap?Meet your spirit animal, Ellie Knight. Her life isn't turning out exactly as she planned. She hates her job, her friends are coupling up and settling down, and her flatmates are just plain weird.Some people might say she's a hot mess but who really has their sh*t together anyway? For fans of Fleabag and Girls, this is a fresh and funny coming-of-age story with a single-girl heroine that will speak to millennials everywhere.Everyone is talking about Hot Mess - the hilarious laugh-out-loud Bridget Jones for a new generation:'More lifestyle-affirming than Bridget Jones' Sarah Knight, author of The Life Changing Magic of Not Giving a F*ck'If you love dirty jokes, dating horror stories and hilarious dialogue, this book is for you' Emma Gannon, author and podcast host of Ctrl Alt Delete'I laughed and sighed with recognition as I turned every page' Daisy Buchanan, author of How To Be a Grown-Up

'Totally relatable and hilarious - one of the best books I've read' - Heat'Laugh-out-loud funny. Truly, the Bridget Jones for our generation' - Louise O'NeillWhat do you get if you cross a dozen drunk hens with one shiny Butler in the Buff?Meet Lilah Fox. She's on the hen do from hell. Then she gets a message (44 of them, actually) from her best friend with big news: she's getting married in six months. Oh, and Lilah's her maid of honour. Which means she just got signed up for:- A military schedule of wedding fairs and weekly planning meetings- Excel spreadsheets and endless hen emails- All the enforced, expensive fun you can imagine...What fresh hell is this?**********Everyone loves Lucy Vine:'So ridiculously accurate I had to take a lie down from all my genuine laughing-out-loud' Laura Jane Williams'Relatable to the max...fans of Hot Mess will love it' Grazia'Feisty, fresh, gag-packed comedy' Daily Mirror'Brilliantly written' Daily Mail'Very funny and a joy to read! I adored it!' Joanna Bolouri, bestselling author of The List'I LOVED this. Caps for emphasis...This is relatable AF and you need it in your life' Hanna Doyle'One of my very favourite writers... It's wildly funny AND about my very favourite genre of everything - painfully obsessive wedding planning. I inhaled this. If you like laughing a lot, I recommend that you pre order immediately' Daisy Buchanan'What Fresh Hell is so brilliantly, hilariously, on-point about the nutso psychology of hen dos. For anyone whose ever found themselves thinking, "Oh £260 for the weekend. That's not too bad." READ IT' Holly Bourne

'Made me scream laughing. I enjoyed it SO much' Marian Keyes'Have you ever messed up so badly you had to leave the country? This feelgood journey contains one of the best vagina jokes ever. We didn't want it to end' Heat MagazineAlice is turning thirty and is stuck in a rut. Her friends are all coupling up and settling down, while she's still working as a temp, trying (and failing) not to shag her terrible ex, getting thrown out of clubs, and accidentally sexting her boss...She decides to throw caution to the wind and jets off on a round-the-world adventure to #FindTheFun and find herself. Of course, she's no more likely to find the answer to true happiness on the beach in Thailand than she is at the electric beach in Tooting, but at least in Thailand there's paddleboard yoga.Can Alice find happiness on her travels? Or is she more likely to lose herself all over again...?'Really, really funny, but also kind of heart wrenching' Sophie Kinsella'Hilarious and touching' Louise O'Neill 'Warning: read this book and you will doubtless snort with laughter in inappropriate public places. Quite simply, #brilliant' Ella Dove'Her best work yet: it's funner, it's more tender . . . You need to have this in your beach bag' Laura Jane Williams'I tore through this quicker than a duty-free Toblerone . . . Wickedly funny and painfully perceptive' Lauren Bravo'Utterly addictive and utterly charming...her best yet' Daisy Buchanan'A bawdy breath of fresh air' Sunday Mirror

The new laugh-out-loud, deliciously relatable story of female friendship from the bestselling author of HOT MESS'So VERY funny' Marian Keyes'Furiously, fiercely funny, warm and uplifting' Daisy Buchanan'Warm, nostalgic and laugh-out-loud funny' Beth O'Leary'Ferociously funny' RED Magazine'Heartwarming, heart-shattering and hilarious' Isy Suttie***Two friends. Two decades. One big mistake... Nat and Zoe have always shared everything. Hopeless crushes, emergency tampons, messy sex stories, work triumphs, those days where you can't stop crying in the loos, those days where you can't stop dancing on the bar. They even share the same birthday, FFS. The struggle is real, but they'll always have each other. Except best friends forever is a hard promise to keep... Eye-wateringly hilarious, tender and true, this a story about growing up, falling apart, and the friendships that hold us together.***Praise for Bad Choices:'Brutally funny, painfully accurate, unfailingly warm and wise' Lauren Bravo'Genius...I loved it' Lindsey Kelk'Funny, sad, moving, joyous... One Day for people who make their friends the priority' Caroline Hulse'Outrageously good' Helly Acton'Utterly hilarious, moving, relatable and full of nostalgia and heart. Perfection' Lia Louis'Full of heart, nostalgia and classic Lucy Vine comedy' Olivia Beirne'A laugh-out-loud read about growing up, falling apart and the special bond that is female friendship' CLOSER'Deliciously entertaining' Sara Ella Ozbek'Lucy at her most divine' Hannah Doyle'Hilarious and extremely relatable' Anna Bell'Lucy never fails to make me laugh out loud' Paige Toon

This anthology showcases the very best in humorous short story writing, by outstanding contemporary women writers, including Kathy Lette, Sadia Azmat, Lucy Vine, Josie Long, Paula Lennon, and many more. It includes the winning and shortlisted stories from the Comedy Women in Print Short Story Prize.From tales of a narcoleptic biscuit lover, con artists with a twist, and the accidental death of a hamster; to consequences of accidental gluing, the imagined world of extreme shopping, and the delightfully surreal world of canine dating, these 15 boldly imaginative stories range across a multitude of genres and themes.Each proves the power of the short story to disarm, tickle or simply entertain.