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Square One

A brilliantly bold and sharply funny debut from the author of The Panic Years

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Square One

By: Nell Frizzell
Narrated by: Nell Frizzell
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'Electrifyingly good...sharply comic and perfectly poignant' Daisy Buchanan, author of Insatiable

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EVERYONE IS MOVING ON... AND THEN, THERE'S HANNA

BY THIRTY, HANNA EXPECTED TO HAVE IT ALL (OR AT LEAST SOME OF IT)
A fulfilling and successful career
A healthy, long-term relationship, maybe even an engagement ring
A house (or at least a flat) of her own

BUT IN REALITY, SHE'S BACK AT SQUARE ONE...
Single after breaking up with someone she's not sure ever loved her
Flooded with wedding invitations and pregnancy scan pictures from friends
Unable to afford to live on her own, moving in with her (also single and dating) father

Everyone moves at different paces, but Hanna's life is in reverse. With the pressure to keep up and her dad's insufferable musings on Tinder, will she be able to figure out what she really wants?

© Nell Frizzell 2022 (P) Penguin Audio 2022

 Contemporary Contemporary Romance Family Life Genre Fiction Literary Fiction Literature & Fiction Romance Women's Fiction Fiction Dating Comedy
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Critic reviews

Electrifyingly good...sharply comic and perfectly poignant
Keenly observed and hecking funny, this is a book for our times
A fresh, funny novel filled with truths about relationships and perfect details. I tore though it
The #HOTMESS manifesto... a relatable story about a slow-mo car crash of early 30s.
Witty and heart-warming, we couldn't put this book down
A smart and witty portrait of modern female relationships
A funny and charming novel full of fresh observations, tenderness and hope
All stars
Most relevant
Maybe because I’m from Oxford and remember a similar youth maybe because it’s so relatable but I really enjoyed it .

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I loved this book! So funny and observant, but also bitingly sharp and touching. Really nicely read too. I couldn’t stop listening.

Hilarious, touching, sharp, relevant

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