Sad Girl Novel

A funny and relatable book about growing up, finding your purpose, and whether everyone has a novel within them. Kim is an Australian expat in Berlin who is jobless, rootless, and useless until she meets Matthew, a hotshot New York literary agent. She will write her novel, decide what it is about, romantically pin down Matthew, be less jealous of her best friend's baby, convince her therapist that she doesn't have an eating disorder, and stay sane in the process.

Format: Hardback
Length: 320 pages
Publication date: 10 August 2023
Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton

"The Most Relatable Novel Sad Girls Will Read All Year"

A laugh-out-loud-funny, addictive book about growing up, finding your purpose, and whether everyone really does have a novel within them, for fans of MONICA HEISEY, OTTESSA MOSHFEGH, and COCO MELLORS.

Brilliant
Daily Mail
Comic
Guardian
Extremely relatable
Sydney Morning Herald
Unique and smart
Emma Gannon
Weird and witty
Chloë Ashby
I loved it
Laura Kay
Maybe my main character will slowly lose their mind too. Novels usually need an abandoned woman going crazy in them. It's gonna be, like, a sad girl novel.

An Australian expat in Berlin, Kim is jobless, rootless, and - as she's slowly discovering - somewhat useless. That is until a chance encounter with Matthew, a hotshot New York literary agent, gives Kim the direction she's been craving. This year, she will:

• Finally write her novel
• Decide what said novel is actually about
• Romantically pin down the increasingly flighty Matthew
• Be less jealous of sharing attention with best friend Bel's baby
• Convince her therapist that the amount of artichokes she eats doesn't classify as an eating disorder
• Stay sane in the process of achieving the above

Because Kim's story will not become a sad girl novel.

Definitely not.

Weight: 522g
Dimension: 165 x 242 x 32 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781399723534