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How To Sleep At Night

Elizabeth Harris author

Format:Hardback

Publisher:HarperCollins Publishers

Publishing:16th Jan '25

£16.99

This title is due to be published on 16th January, and will be despatched as soon as possible.

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The sharp and funny ‘must-read’ (DOLLY ALDERTON) from the New York Times reporter

'Sparkles with wit and insight… I found myself laughing and gasping in equal measure. A must-read' DOLLY ALDERTON 'Rollicking and compulsively… So relatable you’ll scream' CECILA RABESS 'Has the feel of whispered secrets exchanged over cocktails with your smartest friend' JENNY JACKSON'Sparkles with wit and insight… I found myself laughing and gasping in equal measure. A must-read' DOLLY ALDERTON 'Rollicking and compulsively… So relatable you’ll scream' CECILA RABESS 'Has the feel of whispered secrets exchanged over cocktails with your smartest friend' JENNY JACKSON

SHARED BED. DIFFERENT DREAMS…

Meet Ethan and Gabe: a devoted couple with an adorable daughter and a house in the suburbs. They may have drifted to different ends of the political spectrum, but their marriage still has its spark. Then Ethan makes a shocking announcement: he wants to run for Congress as a Republican. And he will only do it with progressive Gabe’s blessing.

Kate is a political reporter at a major newspaper, but the adrenaline rush of chasing a story has lost its thrill. When her ex-girlfriend Nicole – now married and feeling like an accessory in her husband’s life – slides into her DMs just as her brother Ethan starts his controversial congressional run, Kate’s life is thrown into a tailspin that threatens to derail the success she’s worked so hard to achieve.

A sharply observed comedy of manners about public image versus private life, How to Sleep at Night is a witty and whip-smart novel that dissects family ties stretched thin by politics.

'Insightful, poignant and laugh-out-loud funny… a delight' J. COURTNEY SULLIVAN

'Wonderful… about the rough and tumble road that true love represents for all of us' JAMES MCBRIDE

Sparkles with wit and insight, diving headfirst into the tangled web of marriage, identity, and the politics that threaten to pull us apart. As Ethan and Gabe navigate their conflicting dreams, I found myself laughing and gasping in equal measure. A true testament to the complexities of modern relationships—this book is a must-read for anyone who's ever wondered how to bridge the gap between who we are and who we aspire to be

-- Dolly Alderton

Rollicking and compulsively readable HTSAN is about what happens when the line between salvaging and sabotaging a life in crisis gets seriously blurry. So relatable you’ll scream

-- Cecilia Rabess

I tore through this timely novel of family, marriage, love and politics. By turns insightful, poignant and laugh-out-loud funny, How to Sleep at Night is a delight

-- J. Courtney Sullivan

A sharply funny exploration of marriage and ambition, How to Sleep at Night has the feel of whispered secrets exchanged over cocktails with your smartest friend

-- Jenny Jackson

This wonderful debut is about the rough and tumble road that true love represents for all of us

-- James McBride

Concise, engaging… couldn’t be timelier

* The Bookseller *

Staggeringly good… clever, gossipy, sharp and insightful – like hanging out at the best party in town

-- Natasha Poliszczuk * BookBrun

ISBN: 9780008726843

Dimensions: 240mm x 159mm x 22mm

Weight: 270g

304 pages