WHY BE YOURSELF WHEN YOU CAN BE PERFECT? 'Perceptive. Hilarious. Reassuring. Brilliant.'
Laura Jane Williams The highly-anticipated new novel from Holly Bourne bestselling author of
HOW DO YOU LIKE ME NOW? _____________ He said he was looking for a 'partner in crime' which
everyone knows is shorthand for 'a woman who isn't real'. April is kind pretty and
relatively normal - yet she can't seem to get past date five. Every time she thinks she's 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 - she's a Regular
Everyday Manic Pixie Dream Girl Next Door With No Problems. The problem is Gretel isn't
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? _____________ PRAISE FOR HOLLY BOURNE: 'So
honest about being a woman and all the things that are expected of us' Marian Keyes 'Honest
and unflinching' Stylist 'Funny touching and painfully true' Grazia 'Relatable for any woman
navigating emotional time bombs' Red 'Bourne incinerates the lies we're all capable of telling
ourselves' Emerald Street 'Funny real and heartbreaking' Lucy Vine 'Funny sad honest
insightful up-to-the-minute' Roisin Meaney 'Smart witty and perceptive. Razor-sharp on
friendship self-image and self-deception' Lucy Diamond
