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By: Emma Jane Unsworth
Narrated by: Chloe Massey
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THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER

Jenny McLaine:
• can’t afford her mortgage since her ex moved out
• is about to get dumped by her best friend
• spends all day online-stalking women with picture-perfect lives

And now her mother has appeared on her doorstep, unbidden, to save the day…

Is Jenny ready to grow up and rescue herself this time?

UK’s #6 bestselling hardback, The Sunday Times chart 9th February 2020

*Margot Robbie talking about Adults, as quoted in CHANEL’s short film segment, ‘In the library with Margot Robbie’

©2019 Emma Jane Unsworth (P)2019 HarperCollins Publishers Limited Contemporary Contemporary Romance Fiction Genre Fiction Literary Fiction Literature & Fiction Romance Women's Fiction Comedy Funny Witty
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Critic reviews

"I loved it! Dazzling observations and snarky one-liners, with a heroine who is vulnerable, funny, intelligent and feels So real. I wish I'd written it!" (Marian Keyes)

‘Confronting, heartbreaking and hilarious - a timely parable for modern anxiety as well as a timeless examination of men, women, sex, desire, friendship, family and the female psyche...I completely and utterly adored it." (Dolly Alderton)

"So funny, arch and tender...A must-read For anyone who has ever wondered what it means to be a daughter, a friend or a mother, when sometimes you don't even know how to be yourself." (Jessie Burton)
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I think this book is supposed to be 'relatable' for people in their mid-30s navigating relationships, work and social media but the characters are all so unrealistic and annoying that I felt no sympathy for any of them. It starts off ok but becomes more ludicrous as it goes along, and I found myself rolling my eyes a lot. I did enjoy listening to a northern narrator for once though.

Kind of annoying

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I found this book grating on me from the start, the characters are predictable and clichéd. There were really enjoyable parts but think it would be more suited to print than audio.

Think this book is more suited to print than audio

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An easy listen funny book! Really enjoyed it! A must listen during lockdown and thought Chloe Massey was perfect!

Loved it!

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Loved it! Emma Jane Unsworth is an absolute G. Fantastic narration too. Is the millennial Bridget Jones only sharper, more painful and with some great gags.

Loved it!

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The topic interested me but the main character (Jenny) and the story were too dull to keep me interested. It seemed that Jenny's entire life consisted of herself, her anxiety which of course was fulled by her smartphone and social media. She seemed to do or think nothing about other people. I get it but for me, this was a boring listen. It might have been more enjoyable in print rather than audio as my eyes rolled and i switched off every time I heard Jenny's tweets - punctuation marks too e.g. "question mark question mark question mark .." "exclamation mark exclamation mark..". I made it to the end but i have no idea really what the point of this book was

Dull - I kept drifting off

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