PRETENDING – HOLLY BOURNE

WHY BE YOURSELF WHEN YOU CAN BE PERFECT? Perceptive. Hilarious. Reassuring. Brilliant. Laura Jane Williams The highly-anticipated new novel from Holly Bourne, bestselling author of HOW DO YOU LIKE ME NOW? _____________ He said he was looking for a partner in crime which everyone knows is shorthand for a woman who isn t real . April is kind, pretty, and relatively normal – yet she can t seem to get past date five. Every time she thinks she s found someone to trust, they reveal themselves to be awful, leaving her heartbroken. And angry. If only April could be more like Gretel. Gretel is exactly what men want – she s a Regular Everyday Manic Pixie Dream Girl Next Door With No Problems. The problem is, Gretel isn t real. And April is now claiming to be her. As soon as April starts being Gretel, dating becomes much more fun – especially once she reels in the unsuspecting Joshua. Finally, April is the one in control, but can she control her own feelings? And as she and Joshua grow closer, how long will she be able to keep pretending? _____________ PRAISE FOR HOLLY BOURNE: So honest about being a woman and all the things that are expected of us Marian Keyes Honest and unflinching Stylist Funny, touching and painfully true Grazia Relatable for any woman navigating emotional time bombs Red Bourne incinerates the lies we re all capable of telling ourselves Emerald Street Funny, real and heartbreaking Lucy Vine Funny, sad, honest, insightful, up-to-the-minute Roisin Meaney Smart, witty and perceptive. Razor-sharp on friendship, self-image and self-deception Lucy Diamond