Alexandra Potter

a novel

Me and Mr. Darcy

The funniest WTF AM I DOING?! novel of the year ‘It made me laugh, cry, cheer – I loved it!’ – Hermione Norris, star of TV’s Cold Feet. Nell Stevens’ life is a mess. When her business goes bust and her fiancé with it, Nell’s happy ever after in California falls apart and she moves back to London to start over. But a lot has changed since she’s been gone. All her single friends are now married with children, sky-high rents force her to rent a room in a stranger’s house and in a world of perfect Instagram lives, she feels like a f**k up. Even worse, a forty-something f**k up. But when she lands a job writing obituaries, Nell meets the fabulous Cricket, an eighty-something widow with challenges of her own, and they strike up an unlikely friendship. Together they begin to help each other heal their aching hearts, cope with the loss of the lives they had planned, and push each other into new adventures and unexpected joys. Because Nell is determined. Next year things are going to be very different. It’s time to turn her life around. An international bestseller, this is a book for anyone who’s ever worried life isn’t going to plan, Confessions of a Forty-Something F**k Up will make you laugh and it might even make you cry. But most importantly, it will remind you that you’re not alone, because we’re all in this together. **** Why readers LOVE Confessions of a Forty-Something F**k Up: 'Just brilliant' 'I don't think there's a woman alive who couldn't associate themselves with this book' 'Entirely relatable and guaranteed to be a hit' 'If you've ever asked yourself "where has the time gone and why does everyone else have it together but me?!", then you'll love this book' 'A fun warm read with a lot of humour'

The Funniest WTF AM I DOING?! Novel of the Year

Confessions of a Forty-Something F**k Up

'I wish I could get a seat on the tube... I hadn't eaten that entire bag of Maltesers... I could meet a man whose hobbies include washing up and monogamy...' Heather Hamilton is always wishing for things. Not just big stuff - like world peace or for a date with Brad Pitt - but little, everyday wishes, made without thinking. With her luck, she knows they'll never come true... Until one day she buys some heather from a gypsy. Suddenly the bad hair days stop; a handsome American answers her ad for a housemate; and she starts seeing James - The Perfect Man who sends her flowers, excels in the bedroom, and isn't afraid to say 'I love you'... But are these wishes-come-true a blessing or a curse? And is there such a thing as too much foreplay?

Be Careful what You Wish for

One Good Thing is the new heartwarming, hilarious alternative love story, from the internationally bestselling author of Confessions of a Forty-Something F**k Up, Alexandra Potter 'A joyful, wholly unpredictable love story' - Woman's Own In life, nothing is certain. Just when you think you have it all figured out, something can happen to change the course of everything . . . Liv Brooks is still in shock. Newly-divorced and facing an uncertain future, she impulsively swaps her London Life for the sweeping hills of the Yorkshire Dales, determined to make a fresh start. But fresh starts are harder than they look and feeling lost and lonely she decides to adopt Harry, an old dog from the local shelter, to keep her company. But Liv soon discovers she isn’t the only one in need of a new beginning. On their daily walks around the village, they meet Valentine, an old man who suffers from loneliness who sits by the window and Stanley, a little boy who is scared of everyone, hides behind the garden gate and Maya, a teenager who is angry at everyone and everything. But slowly things start to change... Utterly relatable, hilarious and heart-breakingly honest, this is a novel about friendship, finding happiness and living the life unexpected. And how when everything falls apart, all you need is one good thing to turn your life around and make it worth living again.

'Wise, warm, witty and uplifting' - Milly Johnson

One Good Thing

If only you knew then what you know now... Imagine if you could go back ten years and meet your younger self - would you recognise her? And what advice would you give? Wear sunscreen! Back away from those PVC trousers? DON'T give that idiot your phone number? Lemon juice won't bleach your hair - it just attracts wasps... He's the one - don't let him go! For Charlotte Merryweather, there's no need to imagine. She's about to find out for real. With surprising consequences... Alexandra Potter's deliciously funny and enchanting romantic comedy looks at life, love and what might happen if you could turn back time.

Who's that Girl?

After a bad break up, doesn't every girl want the same things? * For her ex-boyfriend to stay single forever... * Or maybe emigrate, to a remote, uninhabited island? * Better still, that she'd never met him in the first place! But what if one of those wishes came true? Tess is heartbroken when Seb breaks up with her and can't help blaming herself. If only she'd done things differently. If only she could make right all her regrets... But she can't. It's over. She has to forget about him. Drunk and upset on New Year's Eve she wishes she'd never met him. But when she wakes up to discover this dream has come true, she realises she has a chance. To do it all over again. And to get it right this time...

Don't You Forget about Me

'In a way, I'm a bit of a love detective. Because what's a greater mystery than love?' Meet Ruby Miller. A writer who makes happy-ever-afters happen. Until she discovers her fiance is a lying cheat and loses her faith in love. So when her sister invites her on a beach holiday to Goa to forget about him, Ruby jumps on a plane . . . and into an extraordinary adventure. Stolen bags, a runaway sister and a handsome American stranger sweep Ruby into a magical mystery tour across India. Amid fortresses and fortune tellers, and a whirlwind of weddings, she uncovers fascinating stories of love, lost and found. But as the mysteries deepen, secrets are revealed that turn Ruby's life upside down. And what started as a journey to find her sister, becomes a journey to find herself - and love - again.

The Love Detective

What if you found your soulmate... and then discovered you couldn't lose him? When Lucy meets Nate aged 18, it is love at first sight. As far as she's concerned, he's The One. Caught up in the whirlwind of first love, they kiss under the Bridge of Sighs in Venice at sunset and - according to the legend - are tied together indefinitely. But ten years later, they've almost forgotten about each other. That is, until fate starts to bring them together. Again. And again. And again. It doesn't seem as wonderful as it had before, but if Nate's not The One - then why on earth is it proving so hard to break up with him? A funny and magical romantic comedy about what happens when every girl's dream of finding her dream man comes very true indeed.

You're the One that I Don't Want

Confessions of a Forty-Something F##k Up

The funniest WTF AM I DOING?! novel of the year, now in paperback "The new Bridget Jones for our Covid-ridden times" - Telegraph Nell Stevens' life is a mess. When her business goes bust and her fiancé with it, Nell's happy ever after in California falls apart and she moves back to London to start over. But a lot has changed since she's been gone. All her single friends are now married with children, sky-high rents force her to rent a room in a stranger's house, and in a world of perfect Instagram lives, she feels like a f*ck up. Even worse, a forty-something f*ck-up. But when she lands a job writing obituaries, Nell meets the fabulous Cricket, an eighty-something widow with challenges of her own, and they strike up an unlikely friendship. Together they begin to help each other heal their aching hearts, cope with the loss of the lives they had planned, and push each other into new adventures and unexpected joys. Because Nell is determined. Next year things are going to be very different. It's time to turn her life around. A book for anyone who's ever worried life isn't going to plan, Confessions of a Forty-Something F**k Up by Alexandra Potter will make you laugh and it might even make you cry. But most importantly, it will remind you that you're not alone, because we're all in this together. Time to fall in love with your life.

Frankie's life is falling apart. In less than a week she's lost her job, her flat and gorgeous Hugh, the man she wanted to spend the rest of her life with. She moves to Los Angeles to stay with her friend Rita. There she meets the photographer, Reilly.

Going La, la

Bored by her comfortable romantic relationship with Will, Juliet, a successful businesswoman, dreams of passion and excitement and finds herself drawn to a handsome rival from a competing advertising firm, embarking on a search for love that takes her from London, to Yorkshire, to Verona, Italy, and brings her into offbeat encounters with a variety of colorful characters. Original. 35,000 first printing.

Calling Romeo

Grace Fairley begins to wonder if Spencer, her fiancââe of two years, is really the right man for her, a situation complicated by the return of her former lover, Jimi Malik, a half-Indian, half-Irish writer engaged to a young model.

Do You Come Here Often?

How far would you go for love? When new boyfriend Jack stands her up at the airport, Ruby Miller dries her tears, jumps on the Eurostar and heads to Paris. She thinks she's going there to visit an old friend and have a total break from romance. But the City of Love has other ideas. A locked apartment where time has stood still, a bundle of long-lost love letters and a flirtatious French lawyer sweep Ruby into a mystery that spans over seventy years. Who is the author of the letters? Why did the owner of the apartment close up the shutters and flee Paris before the war, never to return? And what secret was she hiding? As the mystery deepens, Ruby turns love detective but it's not long before the ghosts of the past throw her own love affair into jeopardy. From the bestselling author of Me and Mr Darcy, this magical romantic comedy is for every girl who has ever dreamed of the glittering lights of Paris and of a love that last a lifetime . . .

Love from Paris

Roman

Lieber mit dem Kopf durch die Wand als gar kein Durchblick

Je größer der Dachschaden, desto besser die Aussicht

S tebou už nikdy

Delilah Holdsworth is leaving Bradford, leaving her boyfriend Lennie and taking her Tom Jones' collection, her pet whippet Fatso, and her belief in herself to the bright lights of the big city.

What's New, Pussycat?

SOON TO BE A MAJOR TELEVISION SERIES STARRING GINA RODRIGUEZ The funniest WTF AM I DOING?! novel of the year A novel for any woman who wonders how the hell she got here, and why life isn't quite how she imagined it was going to be. And who is desperately trying to figure it all out when everyone around them is making gluten-free brownies. Meet Nell. Nell Stevens' life is a mess. When her business goes bust and her relationship with it, Nell's happy ever after in California falls apart and she moves back to London to start over. But a lot has changed since she's been gone. All her single friends are now married with children, sky-high rents force her to rent a room in a stranger's house and in a world of perfect instagram lives, she feels like a f*ck up. Even worse, a forty-something f*ck-up. But when an old work contact lands her a job writing obituaries, Nell meets the fabulous Cricket, an eighty-something widow, who is also adjusting to her new life and they strike up an unlikely friendship. Together they help each other heal their aching hearts, cope with the loss of the lives they had planned, and push each other into new adventures and unexpected joys. Because Nell is determined. She's going to completely turn her life around. This time next year things are going to be very different. First, though, she has a confession . . . A book for anyone who's ever worried life isn't going to plan, Confessions of a Forty-Something by Alexandra Potter will make you laugh and it might even make you cry. But most importantly, it will remind you not to worry, because we're all in this together. PRAISE FOR CONFESSIONS OF A FORTY SOMETHING "The new Bridget Jones for our Covid-ridden times" - Celia Walden, Telegraph "Say hello to a book that will have you laughing with every page, whether you're 20, 40 or 80" - Heat "Brilliant! Laughing out loud" - Emma Gannon, author of Olive "Funny but layered, light-hearted but surprisingly deep, this is a perfect and inspiring new year read - Red

Confessions of a Forty Something

Mit Herz, Humor und Hund Nach ihrer Scheidung braucht Liv dringend einen Tapetenwechsel und zieht in ein verschlafenes Dörfchen in Yorkshire. Gegen ihre Einsamkeit will sie im Tierheim einen Welpen adoptieren. Doch ihr Blick fällt auf einen betagten Hund mit angegrauter Schnauze: Er sieht so verlassen aus, wie sie sich fühlt – sie sind füreinander bestimmt.Adoptivhund Harry und Liv erkunden nun gemeinsam die Nachbarschaft: Da ist Valentine, ein alter, einsamer Mann, der stumm am Fenster sitzt. Stanley, der Autismus hat und sich hinter dem Gartentor versteckt. Teenager Maya, die auf alles und jeden wütend ist. Doch mit Harrys Ankunft beginnen die Dinge, sich zu ändern. Die Dorfgemeinschaft wächst wieder zusammen. Und auch Liv traut sich, ihr Herz wieder zu öffnen ... Von der Autorin des SPIEGEL-Bestsellers »Je größer der Dachschaden, desto besser die Aussicht«

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