Pretending A clever and hilarious novel from the author of SO THRILLED FOR YOU

<p><b>WHY BE YOURSELF WHEN YOU CAN BE PERFECT?</b><br><br><b>**As featured on The High Low podcast**</b><br><br><b>'MAGNIFICENT. </b><b>Brutally honest and righteously angry but still HUGELY enjoyable and engaging. I bow down!' </b>Marian Keyes <br><br>'<b>A thoughtful, intelligent, urgent novel women need to read.</b><b>' </b>Dolly Alderton <br><br><b>The highly-anticipated new novel from Holly Bourne, bestselling author of <i>HOW DO YOU LIKE ME NOW?</i></b><br>_____________<br><br><b><i>He said he was looking for a 'partner in crime' which everyone knows is shorthand for 'a woman who isn't real'.</i> </b><br><br>April is kind, pretty, and relatively normal - yet she can't seem to get past date five. Every time she thinks she's found someone to trust, they reveal themselves to be awful, leaving her heartbroken. And angry. <br><br>If only April could be more like Gretel. <br><br>Gretel is exactly what men want - she's a Regular Everyday Manic Pixie Dream Girl Next Door With No Problems. <br><br>The problem is, Gretel isn't real. And April is now claiming to be her. <br><br>As soon as April starts 'being' Gretel, dating becomes much more fun - especially once she reels in the unsuspecting Joshua.<br><br>Finally, April is the one in control, but can she control her own feelings? And as she and Joshua grow closer, how long will she be able to keep pretending?<br>_____________<br><br><b>PRAISE FOR HOLLY BOURNE:</b><br><br><b>'Honest and unflinching' </b><i>Stylist</i><br><br><b><i>'</i>Funny, touching and painfully true' </b><i>Grazia</i><br><br><b>'Relatable for any woman navigating emotional time bombs'</b> <i>Red</i><br><br><b>'Bourne incinerates the lies we're all capable of telling ourselves'</b> <i>Emerald Street</i><br><br><b>'Funny, real and heartbreaking'</b> Lucy Vine<br><br><b>'Funny, sad, honest, insightful, up-to-the-minute'</b> Roisin Meaney<br><br><b>'Smart, witty and perceptive. Razor-sharp on friendship, self-image and self-deception'</b> Lucy Diamond</p>