Consider yourself kissed

Jessica Stanley

Discover this delightful and funny summer love story - the perfect holiday read for fans of Bridget Jones, One Day at a Time, and Normal People.

Natalie Portman's Book Club Pick
"A must-read this summer... Like One Day and Ordinary People" The Times
"Funny, smart, and unforgettable...a delightful novel." New York Times
"Warm as a David Nicholls novel" Stylist
"A wonderful book that hits all the right notes." Good Housekeeping, Book of the Month
"This book is perfect" Sunday Times Style
“A joyful, realistic romance and a treasure… very human.” The Guardian
"Charming... with quiet skill and compassion - Observer
"A highly enjoyable mix of romance, social comedy and political satire" Sunday Times
“I didn't want it to end.” Liane Moriarty, international bestselling author of Big Little Lies
"Smart, hilarious, and very funny." Nina Stibbe, author of "Love, Nina"
“Hyperbolically engaging and winning” —Meg Wolitzer, New York Times bestselling author of “The Thrillers”

What happens when you find love, but life keeps getting in your way?

When she first meets Adam, Coralie is new to London and feeling lost. But Adam is smart and witty, and insists he's half an inch taller than the average British man. His charming four-year-old daughter, Zora, adds to his appeal. Yet ten years later, there's still something important missing from the life Coralie and Adam have built (although, let's face it, Coralie is the one who built it in the first place). Or perhaps, in having everything she's ever dreamed of, Coralie has lost something she once had: herself.

In an eventful decade that has included five prime ministers, Brexit, and Covid, Consider Yourself Kissed puts themes of love and family on a big stage, capturing how the intimate dramas of our homes inevitably compete for energy and attention with the shared dramas of our times.

Conside Yourself Kissed is a captivating portrait of a woman in love that effortlessly balances sweetness with bite, the public with the personal, and humor with heart. p>

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"Sweet and tender" Pandora Sykes
“Stunningly original and ridiculously good.” Kathryn Newman, New York Times bestselling author of We All Want Impossible Things
“I'm upset that I didn't write this book myself.” Madeleine Gray, author of The Green Dot
"Stunningly smart, but full of love. I loved it." - Daisy Buchanan, author of "Insatiable"
“I loved and sympathized with Coralie!” Jenny Godfrey, Sunday Times bestselling author of The List of Suspicious Things
“Her drawing is so beautiful that I feel like I'm looking in someone's kitchen window.” Claire Daverley, author of Talking in the Night