Product Description

A smart, punchy, poignant and achingly funny debut based on Katy Regan's hugely popular Marie Claire column And then there were three...sort of Tess Jarvis' rules for life have always been somewhat relaxed! 1.Never go to bed before your last guest has left Tess and Gina's flat has a jacuzzi so it's the obvious location for a party ! every night 2.Make great friends and keep them close Thought not actually in your bed.Tess and Jim's claims that they are 'just good friends' has everyone's eyes rolling. 3.Look on the bright side of life After all it could be so much worse.Tess's job interviewing the nation's catastrophes proves this every day. 4.Don't wait for the weekend to wear your fancy knickers Although be warned, this can lead to all manner of messes! Tess has always been one to wing it but she's fast realizing that her bank of blag is running out of funds. At 28, is it time to grow up? Maybe having a baby with your best friend isn't the best way to start!

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #3857 in Books
• Published on: 2009-02-19
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 368 pages

Review
'Katy's brilliant at unravelling the bewildering, emotionally complicated reality of the situation, with laugh-out-loud humour and the kind of bitter-sweet sadness that made me wish I wearing tear proof mascara, and hope for the happiest of endings for Tess. Totally fab.' --Eithne Farry, Marie Claire

Review
'An entertaining, engaging and effortless read full of warmth and humour.'

Review
'Funny and thought-provoking, a great read.'

Customer Reviews

Should be familiar to readers of Marie Claire
Katy Regan is a journalist for Marie Claire who feel pregnant by her friend while she was writing a single girl column, which then turned into an ongoing column based on her experiences of semi-single motherhood.

This is her first novel and is inspired by her experiences, though clearly not autobiographical as the ending in particular reveals.

Regan is an engaging writer and the book is a very easy read, and one I can see me re-reading in the future. Her characters are, though all flawed in their own way (as all people are), ultimately likable and rounded, believable characters.

Some of the novel is based in an area of London that I live in, and was so accurately depicted I've been half expecting to bump into Regan. If she doesn't live here, she's certainly done her research.

I'll be looking out for her next novel.

Shocked by how good it was
I love this book, at pasts i wanted to cry and other occasions i laughed out loud even on the bus, making everyone stare, but i couldnt hold it in. i recommend this book to anyone who has ever liked someone deep down and taken a while to realise and for people who like a good book

one thing led to another
When I first started reading this book I did wonder why i choose it in the first place...didn't take long to realise it was a great buy, a lovely modern version of a good old fashioned love story.