Radhika Sanghani

"When a British Indian woman's life hits rock bottom, she decides to change her stars by falling in love...with herself--a hilarious, heartfelt story from outrageously funny novelist Radhika Sanghani. Nina didn't plan to spend her thirtieth birthday in jail, yet here she is in her pajamas, locked in a holding cell. There's no Wi-Fi, no wine, no carbs, and no one to celebrate with. Unfortunately, it gives Nina plenty of time to reflect on her screwed-up life. She just broke up with her fiancâe, and now has to move back into her childhood home to live with her older brother and their uptight, traditional Indian mother. She's an underpaid freelance journalist who wants to write about things like race and politics, but instead pens puff pieces. And her friends are too busy with their own lives to hang out with her. Just as Nina falls into despair, she discovers a book to read: How to Fix Your Shitty Life by Loving Yourself. It must be destiny. With nothing left to lose (clearly), Nina makes a life-changing decision to embark on a self-love journey. By her next birthday, she's going to find thirty things she loves about herself"--

30 Things I Love about Myself

I don’t need the perfect guy. I don’t need candlelight or roses.

Virgin

After a shocking phone call from her mother, Reeva Mehta’s life starts to sound like the plot of a Bollywood drama. From the outlandishly funny author of 30 Things I Love About Myself comes a hilarious, heartwarming novel about love, family, and new beginnings. Thirty-four-year-old Reeva thought her life couldn’t possibly get more complicated, until her semi-famous Bollywood mother calls to tell her that she’s been lying to her daughters for decades—the father they thought died thirty years ago has been alive this whole time. Only now he actually is dead. Worse? His dying wish was for Reeva and her sisters Sita and Jaya to attend his funeral prayers—which means spending a fortnight together at his house, surrounded by relatives they never knew existed. Reeva already has more than enough going on in her life. She’s an overworked London lawyer, her hair is falling out due to stress-induced alopecia, she can’t decide if her new boyfriend, Nick, is really as wonderful as he appears to be, and her brand-new cat is playing hard to get (even for a cat). And now she has to spend two weeks with the sisters she hasn’t spoken to since Jaya stole her boyfriend and Sita took her side. But as Reeva slowly learns more about their father and his life—with the help of his sister, aka her new, wise Satya Auntie—she starts to uncover the complicated truth of their past…and realizes she needs Jaya and Sita more than she ever could have imagined.

I Wish We Weren't Related

'Funny and charming' PANDORA SYKES 'Just brilliant!' NIMCO ALI 'So good!' JANE FALLON 'I absolutely love this book' EMMA GANNON 'A treat!' LAUREN BRAVO 'Heart-warming, affirming' MEGAN JAYNE CRABBE When Nina Mistry hits rock bottom - because no one plans to turn thirty in a prison cell - a tatty little self-help book finds its way into her hands. She doesn't think she needs it; why would a strong, sensible Taurus like her go on a 'life-changing journey' to fix herself? But her inner journalist is curious. Within minutes, she's hooked. By the time the sun comes up, she knows exactly what she needs to do . . . 'This book will change your life . . . if you're brave enough to let it.' This will not be a journey for the faint-hearted, but whatever else Nina has messed up in her life, she's never been afraid of a challenge. '30 bold steps. One year.' Her mother is - as always - appalled. Her brother is too depressed to care. The love of her life? He's already moved on. And her friends . . . well, that's another story. But Nina has Nina. And she's about to find out if that's enough. 'It's time for a brand new kind of love story. Are you ready?' THIRTY THINGS I LOVE ABOUT MYSELF is a gloriously uplifting novel for anyone who has ever had a self-worth wobble, or is watching someone they love struggle; it is for any woman who has ever failed and got herself right back up again, or whose life is veering a little off track! We think it's the book your best friend would recommend you start reading right now. And it might well make you radically rethink everything you know about love . . . This is what early readers of #30Things have to say: 'I absolutely fell in love' 'I love the freshness of Radhika's voice and of course I LOVE NINA' 'Warm, witty and wise' 'Genuinely laugh-out-loud funny' 'What a wonderful novel' 'Such a positive message, for women of all ages!' 'It had me at the dedication! A lesson for me, and for every woman I know and love!' 'I needed this book!' 'It's raw, honest and achingly funny' 'Relatable, universal and entirely unique' 'The self-care message resonated very powerfully with me' 'Funny, clever and inviting. . . pulls you in then refuses to let you go' 'Impossible to put down' 'It feels really fresh and so right for now' 'I couldn't stop thinking about Nina!' *** SET YOURSELF UP FOR AN IRRESISTIBLE TREAT THIS JANUARY - PRE-ORDER NOW!***

Are you ready for a brand new kind of love story?

Thirty Things I Love About Myself

Coleção ♥ Curti. Histórias com final feliz. OK, admito... eu nunca transei. Isso é normal, certo? Quer dizer, só porque todo mundo que eu conheço vive falando como se já tivesse feito, não quer dizer que estejam falando a verdade... né? E não é como se eu estivesse sendo exigente. Eu não preciso do cara perfeito. Não preciso de luz de velas nem pétalas de rosas. Sério, eu não preciso nem de uma cama. Eu me recuso a morrer virgem. De uma forma ou de outra, vou reverter isso. Então... alguém aí quer transar? Alguém? Alô? Só por diversão? *** Ellie Kolstakis é uma jovem privilegiada — tem amigas maravilhosas, boas condições financeiras, está prestes a se formar em literatura inglesa —, exceto no amor. Aos 21 anos, ainda mantém o status de virgem que a persegue em todos os lugares, seja na faculdade, no consultório da ginecologista ou em eventos sociais. E não é como se ela tivesse escolhido esperar até o casamento, muito menos por motivos religiosos ou por estar à procura do cara perfeito; Ellie simplesmente não tem sorte. Cansada de se ser atormentada pelo fantasma da humilhação, Ellie se dá um ultimato: deixará de ser virgem até sua formatura, o que lhe dá alguns meses para cumprir a meta. E ela está mais do que determinada, dividindo seu tempo entre o trabalho de conclusão de curso, depilações inusitadas, seu blog, festas, conselhos de amigas e até mesmo tutoriais constrangedores no YouTube. Afinal de contas, Ellie não tem nada a perder, a não ser...

Virgem

For those who grew up on Judy Blume—and graduated to Lena Dunham—a “hilarious”* debut... “Bridget Jones and Carrie Bradshaw, meet your wisecracking, vagina obsessed match. Sanghani's debut is a hilarious, irreverent look at smart-alecky, painfully self-concious, 21-year-old Ellie's relentless mission to rectify a disasterous first attempt at performing oral sex, get deflowered, find the perfect Brazilian wax, avoid her tradition-bound Greek mother's nagging, graduate summa cum laude, be a writer, and fit in...This story for millennials is a wonderful blend of modern agnst with old-fashioned sweetness.” - Publishers Weekly (starred review) “Even Bridget Jones’s Diary could take a page from this novel."—*Joan Rivers Okay, I admit it…I didn’t do it. Yet. This is normal, right? I mean, just because everyone I know has talked like they’ve already done it doesn’t mean that they’re telling the truth…right? It’s not like I’m asking for that much. I don’t need the perfect guy. I don’t need candlelight or roses. Honestly, I don’t even need a real bed. The guys I know complain that girls are always looking for Mr. Right—do I have to wear a sign that says I’m only looking for Mr. Right Now? Sooooo…anyone out there want sex? Anyone? Hello? Just for fun? I am not going to die a virgin. One way or another I am going to make this happen. Hey, what have I got to lose? Besides the obvious.

Ellie used to be a virgin, but now she's a woman with sexual experience. Well, some sexual experience. She also has debt, an unpaid magazine internship, and three flatmates who left her with the single room to match her single status. That's okay. She doesn't want a boyfriend anyway - she wants several. And if the sex is exciting enough, her ruthless magazine editor boss can exploit her dating life for a column. After countless hook-ups, a disastrously fiery encounter with some heat lube, and one orgasm class, Ellie is faced with the sad reality of her sexual ineptitude. But when she starts to witness the emotional wreckage she's leaving in her wake, Ellie realizes that sex can be hard, and there's a down side to giving it up too easy.

Not That Easy

Recent graduate Ellie has debt, an unpaid internship and three flatmates who left her with the single room to match her single status. That’s ok. She doesn’t want a boyfriend anyway. She wants several. But as Ellie tests out every new dating craze she’s realising that the ultimate single lifestyle might not be that easy after all...

Hva er det aller flaueste du har gjort? Tenk deg at du har skikkelig mislykket sex. Med en fyr på den første daten. En du har truffet på en sjekkeside på nett. Hva gjør du etterpå? Glemmer hele greia? Ja, det er lurt. Fortreng det i all evighet. Men ikke jeg, nei. Jeg skrev artikler om det. Med absolutt alle pinlige detaljer – fra intimbarbering til selvlysende dildoer og glidekrem som svir. Artikler som ble til en egen spalte i et sykt trendy nettmagasin. Jeg trodde det skulle være anonymt. Helt til sjefen satte inn navnet mitt. Både fornavn og etternavn. Og bilde. Av meg. Så nå kan alle se – og le. Velkommen til mitt katastrofale liv!

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