What''s the grown-up meaning of ''happily ever after''? When she first meets Adam, Coralie is new to London and feeling adrift. But Adam is clever, witty, and (he insists) a quarter of an inch taller than the average British male. His charming four-year-old daughter, Zora, only adds to his appeal. But ten years on, something important is missing from the life Coralie and Adam have built. Or maybe, having gained everything she dreamed of, Coralie has lost something she once had: herself. Set against an eventful decade that included the soap opera of five Prime Ministers plus Brexit and Covid, Consider Yourself Kissed puts the subjects of love and family on a grand stage, showing how the intimate dramas in our homes inescapably compete for energy and attention with the shared public dramas of our times. Told over ten years of one woman''s life, Consider Yourself Kissed is an unforgettable literary love story which effortlessly balances sweetness with bite, the public with the personal, and humour with heart.

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JESSICA STANLEY is an Australian novelist who moved to London for love in 2011. Before that, she worked in journalism, on the set of Neighbours, for the trade union movement and in advertising. Of all the jobs she's had, writing Consider Yourself Kissed was the most fun. She lives with her husband and three children in Hackney.

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**Discover the joyful, funny love story everyone is falling for - perfect for fans of BRIDGET JONES, ONE DAY, and *NORMAL PEOPLE.

A NATALIE PORTMAN'S BOOK CLUB PICK*
'A MUST-READ . . . LIKE ONE DAY AND NORMAL PEOPLE'** THE TIMES
'FUNNY, SMART AND MEMORABLE . . . A DELIGHTFUL NOVEL' NEW YORK TIMES
'AS WARM AS A DAVID NICHOLLS NOVEL' STYLIST
'A BRILLIANT BOOK THAT HITS ALL THE RIGHT NOTES' GOOD HOUSEKEEPING, BOOK OF THE MONTH
'THIS BOOK IS PERFECTION' SUNDAY TIMES STYLE
'A DELIGHTFULLY GROUNDED ROMANCE AND A TREASURE . . . VERY HUMAN' GUARDIAN
'CHARMING . . . WITH QUIET INGENUITY AND COMPASSION' OBSERVER
'A DEEPLY ENJOYABLE MIX OF ROMANCE, SOCIAL COMEDY AND POLITICAL SATIRE' SUNDAY TIMES
'I DIDN'T WANT IT TO END' LIANE MORIARTY, internationally bestselling author of BIG LITTLE LIES
'CLEVER, JOYFUL AND SO FUNNY' NINA STIBBE, author of LOVE, NINA
'DEEPLY APPEALING AND WINNING' MEG WOLITZER, New York Times bestselling author of THE INTERESTINGS

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

When she first meets Adam, Coralie is new to London and feeling adrift. But Adam is clever, witty, and - he insists - half an inch taller than the average British male. His charming four-year-old daughter, Zora, only adds to his appeal.

And yet ten years on, something important is missing from the life Coralie and Adam (though let's face it, mostly Coralie) have built. Or maybe, having gained everything she dreamed of, Coralie has lost something she once had: herself.

Set against an eventful decade that included the soap opera of five Prime Ministers plus Brexit and Covid, Consider Yourself Kissed puts the subjects of love and family on a grand stage, bringing to life how the intimate drama in our homes inescapably competes for energy and attention with the shared drama of our times.

**Consider Yourself Kissed **is a captivating portrait of a woman in love which effortlessly balances sweetness with bite, the public with the personal, and humour with heart.

'Sweet and tender' PANDORA SYKES
'Ringingly original and just absurdly good' CATHERINE NEWMAN, New York Times bestselling author of WE ALL WANT IMPOSSIBLE THINGS
'I'm annoyed I didn't write this book myself' MADELEINE GRAY, author of GREEN DOT
'So astonishingly clever, but with a core of love. I adored it' DAISY BUCHANAN, author of INSATIABLE
'Oh, how I loved and empathised with Coralie!' JENNIE GODFREY, Sunday Times bestselling author of THE LIST OF SUSPICIOUS THINGS
'So well-drawn it was like peering through someone's kitchen window' CLAIRE DAVERLEY, author of TALKING AT NIGHT

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'An engaging and thought-provoking book about the messiness of love, the complications of family life, and the quiet losses that often go unnoticed until it's too late' ? ? ? ? ?