Lock In: The laugh-out-loud story of friends, flatmates and long-lost flings

The Lock In is a feel-good romcom that follows Ellen and Alexa, who are trapped in their attic after a night of partying. When Ben, Alexa's date from the night before, walks in, things take a hilarious turn as Ellen realizes she knows him from somewhere. The book is a nostalgic, pitch-perfect ode to the awkwardness and hilarity of yearning teenage years and house sharing in your twenties, and has received five-star reader reviews.

Format: Hardback
Length: 384 pages
Publication date: 22 July 2021
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd

Do you have fond memories of sending your crush a message on MSN after school? Do you miss the shoes that never recovered from the sticky floors of your hometown nightclub? And are you struggling to tolerate your spare-room housemate after the lockdown? Then escape with this year's most feel-good read! _______ THE YEAR'S MOST ORIGINAL ROMCOM ELLE David Nicholls for millennials i Made me smile, laugh, cringe, and inwardly cheer 5***** READER REVIEW Found myself wincing and laughing with familiarity EMMA GANNON Hilarious Evening Standard, Best New Books in 2021 Funny and compelling from page one! LUCY VINE _______ Ellen and Alexa have survived hangovers, dodgy landlords, and most of their twenties together. But can they survive this? While nursing The Hangover from Hell, a flooded kitchen leads best friends Ellen and Alexa, and hapless housemate Jack, into their attic to turn off the water supply. But when Ben, Alexa's date from the night before, walks in, the door slams, the handle breaks, and all four are trapped. Cue the Worst Ever morning-after-the-night-before. As the hours tick by, Ellen nurses her sore head and watches as her best friend falls for this handsome stranger. Only for a horrifying realization to hit. She is sure she knows Ben from somewhere. Frantically searching her memories, Ellen pieces together exactly how they've met before. Is Ben really who she thinks he is? And, most importantly, what on earth is she going to do about it? . . . This is a hilarious story of housemates, hangovers, friendship, and dating as four twenty-somethings discover what The Worst morning-after-the-night-before really looks like. . . . Fans of Beth O Leary, Mhairi McFarlane, and Dolly Alderton will LOVE this oh-so relatable tale of what it's like to be in your twenties.

Weight: 494g
Dimension: 452 x 248 x 38 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780241508756