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The High Moments
With a vein of dark humour at its core, The High Moments is a filthier, more sordid The Devil Wears Prada, offering an astute, often stark look at the fashion industry and the issues you face as a woman in your twenties - fans of Girls and Emma Jane Unworth's Animals will love this.
Nothing I Wouldn't Do
'Compelling, original, hilarious' Lucy Vine, author of Bad Choices ‘Sara-Ella Ozbek’s writing shines with insight’ Emma Jane Unsworth, author of Adults ‘What a talent!’ Laura Jane Williams, author of The Love Square How far would you go to protect a friend? Jax Levy is an almost thirty-year-old low-paid ‘journalist’ with no hope of progression. She has a love life only ever centred around a bad decision and a family too complicated to explain. The one area of life that Jax has down are her friends – Clara, Omni and Alice are the loves of her life. So, when Clara announces her engagement to Ed, Jax hides all of her feelings of insecurity, and commits to becoming the perfect ma...
The Shelf
***A Radio 2 Book Club Pick*** 'Utter PERFECTION!' Marian Keyes 'Fun, fresh and thought-provoking' Lindsey Kelk 'A witty, life-affirming page-turner' Woman & Home 'Fun, thought-provoking and unapologetically feminist' Daisy Edgar-Jones 'This brilliant novel is a really fun read. Very entertaining!' Jo Whiley A funny, feminist and all-too-relatable novel about our obsession with coupling up, settling down and the battle we all have with accepting ourselves, The Shelf introduces the freshest new voice in women's fiction. Ever feel like you're losing a race you never signed up for? Everyone in Amy's life seems to be getting married, having children and settling down (or so Instagram tells her),...
Bad Choices
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 ...
East Side Voices
'A dazzling and joyous celebration' i-D 'Dazzling . . . East Side Voices is a thoughtful, painful reminder of the grand narratives that get buried under belittling stereotypes' Bidisha, Observer In this bold, first-of-its kind collection, East Side Voices invites us to explore a dazzling spectrum of experience from the East and Southeast Asian diaspora living in Britain today. Showcasing original essays and poetry from well-known celebrities, prize-winning literary stars and exciting new writers, East Side Voices takes us many places: from the frontlines of the NHS in the midst of the Covid pandemic, to the set of a Harry Potter film, from a bustling London restaurant to a spirit festival in...
The Couple
'A romcom with a difference' Sarra Manning 'Funny and clever. I loved every single line' Lucy Vine Millie lives in a society where being single is the norm. She's happy, she's successful and she has a close-knit group of friends and family (not forgetting her very grumpy cat, Bruce). Her life is perfectly organised and she likes it that way. The last thing she needs is romance messing it up, thank you very much. That is, until she is partnered with a new colleague, Ben. He's everything Millie's not; spontaneous, chaotic and disorganised, not to mention annoyingly attractive. Together they're tasked with launching a revolutionary new pill that prevents you from falling in love. So, when Millie starts to develop feelings for Ben, she knows she could lose everything she's ever worked for. Will she risk it all for love? Perfect for fans of Laura Jane Williams and Dawn O'Porter 'So clever. I loved it' Sophie Cousens 'Fresh and funny. A total joy to read' Hannah Tovey
Gods and Kings
In Gods and Kings Dana Thomas, author of Deluxe, tells the story of how John Galliano and Alexander McQueen changed the face of fashion In the first decade of the 21st century the fashion world was dominated by two very different but equally successful and turbulent figures. But, within twelve months, Alexander McQueen had committed suicide, and John Galliano had professionally imploded. Who was to blame? And how was fashion changed by their rise and fall? Spanning the 80s, 90s and noughties, Gods and Kings tells the story of these two charismatic figures and times of great change in the world of fashion, from London's raucous art and club scene to the old-world glamour of Parisian couture, ...
Nothing I Wouldn't Do
'Compelling, original, hilarious' Lucy Vine, author of Bad Choices ‘Sara-Ella Ozbek’s writing shines with insight’ Emma Jane Unsworth, author of Adults ‘What a talent!’ Laura Jane Williams, author of The Love Square How far would you go to protect a friend? Jax Levy is an almost thirty-year-old low-paid ‘journalist’ with no hope of progression. She has a love life only ever centred around a bad decision and a family too complicated to explain. The one area of life that Jax has down are her friends – Clara, Omni and Alice are the loves of her life. So, when Clara announces her engagement to Ed, Jax hides all of her feelings of insecurity, and commits to becoming the perfect ma...
Social Communication in Advertising
Now available in a significantly updated second edition featuring two new chapters, Social Communication in Advertising remains the most comprehensive historical study of advertising and its function within contemporary society. It traces advertising's influence within three key social domains: the new commodities industry; popular culture; and the mass media which manages the constellation of images that unifies all three.
How to be a grown up
Who feels like a grown up when they're twenty-one? Or, well, ever? With a significant birthday fast approaching, journalist and agony aunt Daisy Buchanan found herself worrying about whether or not she was a 'proper' adult yet. Her twenties had been a familiar tale of bad boyfriends, worse jobs, money worries, and mistakes. But was she getting it so wrong? Or was she learning vital life lessons along the way? In her unstintingly honest and hilarious account of a defining decade, Daisy shares her personal highs and lows in order to show us that there is no perfect path to adulthood - but we're all far stronger, smarter, and closer to being a grown-up than we realise...
