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The inspiration for NOT DEAD YET, ABC’s “Most Watched Comedy Debut in More Than Four Years” (Deadline) “The new Bridget Jones for our time.”—Telegraph “Will have you laughing whether you’re twenty, forty, or eighty.”—Heat (UK) A Zibby Magazine Top 10 Book of the Year A funny...

One Good Thing is the heartwarming, hilarious alternative love story, from the internationally bestselling author of Confessions of a Forty-Something F**k Up, Alexandra Potter. 'A joyful, wholly unpredictable love story' - Woman's Own In life, nothing is certain. Just when you think you have it...

Maggie thinks she’s finally found the love of her life. Theo is charming, passionate, and crazy about her. So when Theo mysteriously disappears, Maggie certainly doesn’t expect that he’s gone for good—let alone stolen her life savings, heart, and self-esteem. Now she’s living in a caravan in a muddy field in the middle of nowhere, left to pick up the pieces. When junior reporter Flick catches wind of the story, she decides that exposing the romance fraudster may be just the career break she needs.

This audio edition is brilliantly and hilariously read by Sally Phillips, known for her performances in Bridget Jones's Diary and Smack the Pony. More Confessions of a Forty-Something F##k Up: the laugh-out-loud sequel to the hilarious, WTF AM I DOING NOW?! runaway bestseller! 'The new Bridget...

Read by Sally Phillips Meet Nell. She’s like the thousands of women who’ve fallen in love with her story. Because most of us wonder why life isn’t turning out quite as we imagined. From bedside to poolside, this book is the perfect summer listen. It will make you laugh and it may make you...

A heartwarming and hilarious novel about unexpected friendships and new beginnings from the bestselling British author of Confessions of a Forty-Something F**k Up. Liv Brooks is in shock. Newly divorced and facing an uncertain future, she impulsively trades her fast-paced London life for the tranquil hills of the Yorkshire Dales, determined to make a fresh start. But fresh starts are harder than they seem. Feeling lost and lonely, she adopts Harry, a grumpy old dog from the local shelter, to keep her company while she renovates the dilapidated cottage she has optimistically taken on.

So, I Met This Guy . . . Well, isn’t that how every love story starts? But how does it end – a happily ever after? Or with the discovery that the supposed love-of-your-life has stolen your life savings and your home, trashed your heart and demolished your self-esteem? Maggie is barely fifty...

Because love is the greatest mystery of all.... 'In a way, I'm a bit of a love detective. Because what's a greater mystery than love?' Meet Ruby Miller. A writer who makes happy-ever-afters happen. Until she discovers her fiancé is a lying cheat and loses her faith in love. So when her sister invites her on a beach holiday to Goa to forget about him, Ruby jumps on a plane...and into an extraordinary adventure.

Tess is heartbroken when Seb breaks up with her and can't help blaming herself. If only she'd done things differently. If only she could make right all her regrets...But she can't. It's over. She has to forget about him. Drunk and upset on New Year's Eve, she wishes she'd never met him. But when she wakes up to discover this dream has come true, she realises she has a chance. To do it all over again. And to get it right this time....

How far would you go for love? When new boyfriend Jack stands her up at the airport, Ruby Miller dries her tears, jumps on the Eurostar and heads to Paris. She thinks she's going there to visit an old friend and have a total break from romance. But the City of Love has other ideas. A locked apartment where time has stood still, a bundle of long-lost love letters and a flirtatious French lawyer sweep Ruby into a mystery that spans over 70 years.

Heard for the first time in audio, this story is read brilliantly by Kathryn Drysdale (Bridgeton, St. Trinian's) From Alexandra Potter, author of the bestselling Confessions of a Forty-Something F##k Up, dreams come true in Me and Mr Darcy – a fun, feel-good fairy tale about life, love and...

Das Leben läuft, wohin es will - ein herrlich amüsanter Roman von Alexandra Potter. Irgendwie hatte Nell sich das anders vorgestellt mit dem Leben. Anfang 40 klang nach liebevollem Ehemann, wunderbaren Kindern und einem fantastischen Zuhause. Stattdessen ist der Verlobte weg, das Geschäft ist pleite und die Ersparnisse sind dahin, während all ihre Freunde die perfekte Hochglanzexistenz führen. Als ein alter Arbeitskollege ihr einen Job als Nachrufschreiberin verschafft, lernt sie die unkonventionelle und lebenslustige Witwe Cricket kennen.

Ein herzerwärmender Roman über Freundschaft, Hoffnung und Liebe. Nach ihrer Scheidung braucht Liv dringend einen Tapetenwechsel und zieht in ein verschlafenes Dörfchen in Yorkshire. Gegen ihre Einsamkeit will sie im Tierheim einen Welpen adoptieren. Doch ihr Blick fällt auf einen betagten Hund mit angegrauter Schnauze: Er sieht so verlassen aus, wie sie sich fühlt – sie sind füreinander bestimmt.

As recommended on Davina McCall's podcast! Hilariously read by Sally Phillips, star of Smack the Pony, Bridget Jones Diary and Miranda - Confessions of a Forty-Something F**k Up is a must-listen for anyone whose life isn’t working out quite how they’d planned. Now a major TV series: Not Dead...

Charlotte and Lottie have absolutely nothing in common – except they’re the same person. Thirty-something Charlotte has a high-flying PR agency, a serious boyfriend and all the trappings of success – she’s living the dream, so why is it so stressful? Twenty-one-year-old Lottie has just...

From the author of the mega bestseller Confessions of a Fortysomething F##k Up comes another laugh out loud novel full of wit, wisdom .. . and women who have had ENOUGH. It’s a sun-kissed quest for justice fuelled by friendship, laughter and finding that inner steel. The perfect summer read...

Every girl is looking for her Mr. Darcy. Imagine if you found the real one. After a string of nightmare relationships, Emily's had it with modern-day men. She'd rather pour herself a glass of wine and curl up with Pride and Prejudice and her beloved Mr Darcy. So what if he’s a fictional hero?...

Der neue Roman von Bestseller-Autorin Alexandra Potter übers Älterwerden und Jungbleiben. Ein Hoch auf die grandiose Mitte des Lebens! In dieser wunderbar witzigen Fortsetzung des Bestsellers Je größer der Dachschaden, desto besser die Aussicht dürfen unsere Lieblingsheldinnen Nell und Cricket wieder viel übers Leben lernen, Abenteuer erleben und Spaß haben – egal, wie alt sie sind! Eigentlich war gerade alles gut. Aber Nell wäre nicht Nell, wenn das Leben ihr nicht ganz schnell wieder ein paar Striche durch die Rechnung machen würde.

One Good Thing is the heartwarming, hilarious alternative love story, from the internationally bestselling author of Confessions of a Forty-Something F**k Up, Alexandra Potter 'The new Bridget Jones' Celia Walden, Telegraph 'A funny, feisty tale' Mike Gayle 'Assured and accomplished. Pacy...

This audio edition is brilliantly and hilariously read by Sally Phillips, known for her performances in Bridget Jones's Diary and Smack the Pony. More Confessions of a Forty-Something F##k Up: the laugh-out-loud sequel to the hilarious, WTF AM I DOING NOW?! runaway bestseller! 'The new Bridget...