Trying

the hilarious novel about what to expect when you're NOT expecting

By: Emily Phillips

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Paperback | 15 January 2019 | Edition Number 1

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384 Pages

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2.4 x 13.1 x 19.7

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'Funny, bittersweet and touching . . . I couldn't put it down!' - MARIAN KEYES

'Funny and warm and brilliant' - LUCY VINE, author of HOT MESS

'A deeply moving and raw story, told with great humour' - LOUISE O'NEILL, author of ASKING FOR IT and ONLY EVER YOURS

'A warm and funny book' - Grazia

'A tender and funny story' - Prima
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A hugely funny, searingly honest comedy about what to expect when you're not expecting.

Olivia and Felix are trying for a baby. They even moved to the suburbs in anticipation of their future family. But despite approaching her cycle and their sex life with military precision, there's still no sign of what felt like the sure next step, whilst friends' broods seem to be growing by the week. Meanwhile, vying for a promotion at work under the (very attentive) watch of a new boss sends Olivia down a dangerous road of risking it all. Does a happy ever after, she starts to question, even have to include a baby?

This is standout, intelligently written commercial fiction for fans of Sharon Horgan's Catastrophe, Dawn O'Porter's The Cows and Mhairi McFarlane's It's Not Me, It's You.

Industry Reviews

Funny and warm and brilliant - Lucy Vine

A deeply moving and raw story, told with great humour. An assured debut from Emily Phillips. - Louise O'Neill, author of 'Asking for It' and 'Only Ever Yours'

Captures that painful, haywire feeling of wanting something so badly and the all-consuming nature of trying but not getting. - Helen Russell

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