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Orion Fiction Commercial Women’s Fiction MMP May £7.99 320pp 978 1 4091 8088 3 eBook: £7.99 / 978 1 4091 8089 0 Audio: £19.99 / 978 1 4091 8090 6 / 9 hrs

LUCY VINE Are We Nearly There Yet?

bridget Jones for a new generation: fresh, modern, laugh-out-loud commercial women’s fiction.

Alice is turning thirty and stuck in a rut. Her friends are all coupling up and settling down, while she’s still working as a temp, trying (and failing) not to shag her terrible ex, getting thrown out of clubs, and accidentally sexting her boss . . .

She decides to throw caution to the wind and jet off on a round-the-world adventure, #FindTheFun and to find herself. Of course, she’s no more likely to find the answer to true happiness on the beach in Thailand than she is at the electric beach in Tooting, but at least in Thailand there’s paddleboard yoga.

Can Alice find happiness on her travels? Or is she more likely to lose herself all over again . .?

lucy Vine is a freelance journalist based in London, who regularly writes and edits for the likes of Grazia, Heat, Cosmo, Stylist and Marie Claire. She also writes a weekly newsy column for Grazia Daily. Her debut novel Hot Mess was an eBook No. 1 bestseller.

Orion Fiction Reading Group Fiction HB / ETPB June £12.99 320pp 978 1 4091 8559 8 / 978 1 4091 8560 4 eBook: £12.99 / 978 1 4091 8562 8 Audio: £18.99 / 978 1 4091 8563 5 / 10 hrs

RICHARD ROPER Something to Live For

The warmth of David Nicholls meets the charm and humour of Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine: one man’s attempt to let go of the past and start his life afresh.

Andrew works with death for a living. Searching for people’s next of kin and attending the funerals if they don’t have anyone, he’s desperate to avoid the same fate for himself. Which is fine, because he has the perfect wife and 2.4 children waiting at home for him after a long day. At least, that’s what he’s told people.

In fact, the little white lie he once told is about to catch up with him. Because in all Andrew’s efforts to not die alone, he’s forgotten one important thing: how to live. And maybe, it’s about time for him to start.

Richard Roper lives in London where he works as an editor in publishing. Something to Live For is his first novel.

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Orion Fiction • May / June 2019