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Promising Young Women

By: Caroline O'Donoghue
Narrated by: Tessa Coates
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 SHORTLISTED FOR THE IRISH BOOK AWARDS - NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR

'So brilliant ... I highly recommend it' Dolly Alderton

'I loved it. The writing is whipsmart and so witty' Marian Keyes

Jane Peters is an adrift twenty-something by day, and a world-weary agony aunt by night. But when an office party goes too far, Jane dissolves into the high-stakes world of being the Other Woman: a role she has the right advice for, but not the smarts to follow through on.

What starts out as a drunken mistake quickly unravels as Jane discovers that sex and power go hand-in-hand, and that it's hard to keep your head when you've become someone else's dirty little secret. And soon, her friendships, her sanity and even her life are put into jeopardy...

'A future classic.' Jane Casey

'Sharp, pithy and engaging' Irish Times

'Brilliant' Elle

'Deeply relatable and darkly comic ... It'll have you nodding with familiarity, thinking, laughing - and crying - as you race towards the end' Grazia

'I loved Promising Young Women. It's like Bluebeard crossed with The Yellow Wallpaper neck-deep in zeitgeist. If Angela Carter was stuck in a soulless corporate job this would be the dark, delicious result' Sharlene Teo, author of Ponti©2018 Caroline O'Donoghue (P)2019 W. F. Howes Ltd Dark Humour Fiction Literature & Fiction Women's Fiction Scary Thought-Provoking Inspiring Comedy Funny
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Enjoyed the book ok but kept waiting for a bit more to happen that never came

Easy listen but weak storyline

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Very funny, very dark at times but also real.
It shows how easy it is to put your friends on the side once you start a relationship and how important it is not do so. Loved the end.
Great performance.

Good story

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Loved this book and inhaled it within 4 days!The story and its characters draw you in immediately - it’s thought provoking and so enjoyable.

Loved it

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Absolutely loved this book. It’s a captivating read that becomes increasingly sinister and accurately reflects the challenges of being a woman in their twenties. The book highlights the vulnerabilities of these years, but also the strength and resolve of the female protagonist to not be defined by the events of these years.

A brilliant examination of the toils of girlhood.

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Performance is excellent and story gripping. Worth a listen so give it a go! Ta

Fantastic

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