Trying

I've just finished, I couldn't put it down! God, it's powerful, it brought up so many feelings in me. Emily Phillips writes so well, so funny and relatable. Also she writes about love BEAUTIFULLY . . . Funny, bittersweet and touching, this book will resonate with anyone who is 'trying' -- Marian Keyes, author of THE BREAK
Hilarious, heartbreaking, truthful and bold -- Dolly Alderton, author of EVERYTHING I KNOW ABOUT LOVE
Side-splittingly relatable -- Bryony Gordon, author of MAD GIRL and EAT RUN DRINK
Funny and warm and brilliant -- Lucy Vine, author of HOT MESS
Read it - think Marian Keyes for the social media age * Sunday Telegraph *
Funny, honest and thought-provoking. ***** * Heat Magazine *
A tender and funny story * Prima *
Hilarious and relatable . . . A warm and funny book * Grazia *
An irreverently funny book that will resonate with anyone who's ever been trying * Red Magazine *
A deeply moving and raw story, told with great humour. An assured debut from Emily Phillips. -- Louise O'Neill, author of ALMOST LOVE and ONLY EVER YOURS
A moving but funny read * Closer Magazine *
A brilliant read * Stylist *
A funny but uplifting novel * Daily Mirror *
TRYING is a wonderfully funny novel about a young women who is "trying" in all aspects of her life. Not only is she trying to climb the ladder at work but she is also hoping to start a new family. This book is relatable and incredibly heartwarming as you see Olivia struggle through the big life questions that we all fear * Yorkshire Evening Post *
Captures that painful, haywire feeling of wanting something so badly and the all-consuming nature of trying but not getting. -- Helen Russell
A funny, complex debut * Emerald Street *
Moving * Bella Magazine *