Odd Hours

The hilarious and razor-sharp social comedy that you can't put down!

By: Ania Bas

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Paperback | 28 November 2023 | Edition Number 1

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A rare and timely look at life as a young adult from an immigrant background living in London, based on the author's own experiences of years in flatshares, low paid jobs and encounters with xenophobia. A razor sharp, darkly funny and intimate coming-of-age novel for fans of Naoise Dolan, Dolly Alderton and Louise Nealon.

'This wove a spell on me' - Marian Keyes
'F***ing brilliant' - Daisy May Cooper
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Meet Gosia.

She's a sensitive soul with a filthy mind and problems with intimacy.

Between shifts in a well-lit budget supermarket and nights in a badly lit Zone 3 flatshare, she spends hours inside her own head. That is, until a chance encounter snaps her out of her reverie.

Propelled into a series of mediocre jobs, lousy dates and even worse sex, the prickly yet warm-hearted Gosia begins her excavation of the 'perfect' life so many dream of.

After all, could there be more to it than she imagined?

Raw, funny, mean and moving, Odd Hours is a razor-sharp social comedy about human connection, unexpected happiness, and the many forms of love.
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'A hymn to normality and an absolute joy to read' - Sarah May
'Compelling, surprising, funny' - Kate Sawyer
'Bas writes so well about that state of being young and trying so hard to make connections' - Marianne Levy
'Dark, sharply funny and utterly rewarding ... Reminded me of the brilliant books by Kirsty Capes ... Highly recommended' - Liz Hyder

Industry Reviews

''Dark, sharply funny and utterly rewarding ... Reminded me of the brilliant books by Kirsty Capes ... Highly recommended'' - Liz Hyder

''This enigmatic and idiosyncratic gem is eccentric, quirky and utterly original'' - Kevin O'Sullivan (Irish Examiner Book of 2022)

''Bas writes so well about that state of being young and trying so hard to make connections'' - Marianne Levy

''Odd Hours is a brilliant satire on the struggles of life in the zero-hours sector ... An auspicious debut'' - Paul Mendez

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