Modern dating's a mess. A fun, relatable love story from Vogue's dating columnist and the author of Notes on Heartbreak
Daisy and Maya bounce around the city like they own it, from all-night house parties to sticky-floored smoking areas, drinks in hand.
But after a regrettable one-night stand with her annoying friend James, Daisy wonders why, in a sea of intelligent, gorgeous women, do all their prospects seem so hopeless.
It's time for The Project, a radical reinvention of dating, and who better to start with than James?
James may be raw material, but he's happy to go along with Daisy and Maya if it means more time alone with Daisy. But falling for James was never part of The Project. As Daisy sets out to transform him into the perfect partner, she realises she may not find someone perfect, but she might find something real.
'Raw, funny and sexy. When Harry Met Sally for the club smoking area' ROISIN LANIGAN
'A romcom for messy girls everywhere' STYLIST
'Captures the texture of contemporary dating... in the way that Dolly Alderton, Helen Fielding or Nora Ephron did for previous generations' GUARDIAN
'Annie Lord is a breath of fresh air' YOMI ADEGOKE
'A delicious romcom' VOGUE
© Annie Lord 2026 (P) Penguin Audio 2026
