Well, This Is Awkward
The hilarious and uplifting debut novel about finding a family when you least expect it. 'Brilliant' – Georgia Toffolo
Format:Hardback
Publisher:Bedford Square Publishers
Publishing:11th Sep '25
£16.99
This title is due to be published on 11th September, and will be despatched as soon as possible.
'Warm and funny, what a joy!' Jessica Stanley, author of Consider Yourself Kissed
'Superb. Brilliant. I adored it... Esther Walker is smart and so funny' Georgia Toffolo
'A funny, clever, sparkling voice' Kate Weinberg
Mairéad is single, child-free and head of a successful influencer talent agency. The young people at work may be mean to her, she hasn’t seen her only sister for nine years and she’s one bad date away from giving up on men completely – but other than that, she’s got life sorted.
Until Sunshine shows up. When her militant, off-grid sister has a mysterious accident, Mairéad’s inscrutable niece comes to stay, turning life upside down. It’s just for a couple of weeks – surely Mairéad can manage that?
But Sunshine makes her look at every single aspect of her life with different eyes. And Mairéad’s afraid nothing will be the same again.
'Superb. Brilliant. I adored it... Esther Walker is smart and so funny. Super smart on marriage, ambition, parenting (and all the different forms it takes). I read it in a day, laughed out loud louds, and instantly thought of my friends who'd love it just as much as me' Georgia Toffolo
'Warm and funny, what a joy!' Jessica Stanley, author of Consider Yourself Kissed
‘A funny, clever, sparkling voice’ Kate Weinberg, author of There’s Nothing Wrong With Her
‘Full of awesome observations of modern intergenerational manners and mores’ Kate Spicer, author of Lost Dog
'This is a fabulous debut, a touching story but crammed with Esther’s humour' Alexander Armstrong
'Witty, sharp, brilliant. I DEVOURED this. An outstanding debut!' Imogen Edwards-Jones, Have You Got Anything Stronger?
‘A treasure of a novel: warm, witty and deeply human’ Celia Walden, author of Payday
'A very funny and sharpy-observed book that also manages to be moving. Sunny will stick with me for a long time' Sophia Money-Coutts, author of The Plus One
ISBN: 9781835012550
Dimensions: unknown
Weight: unknown
336 pages