Join us in welcoming bestselling author Holly Bourne to Waterstones Leeds to celebrate the launch of her new book 'Pretending.'
Join us in welcoming bestselling author Holly Bourne to Waterstones Leeds to celebrate the launch of her new book 'Pretending .The highly-anticipated new novel from Holly Bourne, bestselling author of HOW DO YOU LIKE ME NOW?'WHY BE YOURSELF WHEN YOU CAN BE PERFECT?He said he was looking for a partner in crime which everyone knows is shorthand for a woman who isnt real.April is kind, pretty, and relatively normal yet she cant seem to get past date five. Every time she thinks shes found someone to trust, they reveal themselves to be awful, leaving her heartbroken. And angry. If only April could be more like Gretel. Gretel is exactly what men want shes a Regular Everyday Manic Pixie Dream Girl Next Door With No Problems. The problem is, Gretel isnt real. And April is now claiming to be her. As soon as April starts being Gretel, dating becomes much more fun especially once she reels in the unsuspecting Joshua.Finally, April is the one in control, but can she control her own feelings? And as she and Joshua grow closer, how long will she be able to keep pretending?MAGNIFICENT. Brutally honest and righteously angry but still HUGELY enjoyable and engaging. I bow down!Marian KeyesPRETENDING is the thoughtful, intelligent, urgent novel we need in a post Me Too age. It is both unsettling and hopeful, enlightening and entertaining. Holly Bourne examines the darkest of subjects while retaining incisive wit, absorbing narrative and a totally loveable lead. Dolly Alderton_____________PRAISE FOR HOLLY BOURNE:Honest and unflinching StylistFunny, touching and painfully true GraziaRelatable for any woman navigating emotional time bombsRedFunny, real and heartbreakingLucy VineSmart, witty and perceptive. Razor-sharp on friendship, self-image and self-deceptionLucy Diamond Tickets 3
