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The Project

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The Project

By: Annie Lord
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Brought to you by Penguin.

A decade-defining romcom from beloved Vogue dating columnist Annie Lord


When Daisy wakes up next to James – the annoying black sheep of their friendship group – she can’t believe what she’s done.

The problem is there are no good men left. At least, that’s what Daisy and her best friend Maya think. They’re all taken. Even the average ones have beautiful, seemingly perfect girlfriends.

Fed up with modern dating, Daisy and Maya decide to start 'The Project' to create a good guy out of some frankly embarrassing raw material. And who better to start with than James, the man who once told her he's never cried in his entire life and sounded proud of that fact?

Embarking on a series of lessons, from pretentious art exhibitions to feminist book clubs, clothes shopping trips and messy house parties, Daisy takes James on a journey of discovery. But which one of them will change more?

© Annie Lord 2026 (P) Penguin Audio 2026

City Life Contemporary Friendship Genre Fiction Romantic Comedy Urban

Critic reviews

Raw, funny and sexy. When Harry Met Sally for the club smoking area. Nora Ephron if she loved ketamine and sambuca (Róisín Lanigan, author of I WANT TO GO HOME BUT I'M ALREADY THERE)
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