Books written by Holly Bourne

How Do You Like Me Now?: the hilarious and searingly honest novel everyone is talking about

My friends in long-term relationships drink too much wine and whinge to me about how their husbands always 'pester' them. I nod and smile and drink my wine and say, men!' and roll my eyes. But really I'm thinking, Why does my boyfriend ...
How Hard Can Love Be?

Mum had changed, into a long black dress; she looked nice. She was chatting with Melody and Bryony. My stomach twisted even more. Where the hell were Kyle and Russ? I only caught glimpses of Mum's face as Charlie Brown swung off my arm.
The Manifesto on How to be Interesting

So she writes. But when Bree is told she needs to stop shutting the world out and start living a life worth writing about, The Manifesto on How to Be Interesting is born.
Já Sou Normal?

Ser uma solteirona significa que valorizas tanto as tuas amigas como os relacionamentos com os homens. — Pensei na Jane. — Ser uma solteirona significa não deixares de ser quem és, não abandonares as tuas crenças e aquilo que desejas, ...
Vind ik leuk?!

Ik probeer te genieten van de geur van seks, die nog duidelijk in de lucht hangt. Opeens omhelst Tom me, en hij doet dat zo stevig dat ik amper lucht krijg. Ik kreun in zijn armen, door de druk op mijn ribben.
It Only Happens in the Movies

It also just has one of the best endings of all times. (500) Days of Summer Sometimes boys...not all boys...but a lot of damn boys, fall in love with the idea of a girl, rather than the girl herself. This film is all about a boy called ...
It Only Happens in the Movies

Audrey gave up on romance before meeting aspiring filmmaker Harry at the cinema where they work, but soon they are deeply in love--and not like it is portrayed in movies.
Soulmates

Soulmates do exist. But not as you think. Every so often, two people are born who are the perfect match for each other. Soulmates. An epic, electrifying and extraordinary novel about falling in love.
...And a Happy New Year?

Evie, Amber and Lottie are having a New Year party to remember. For the first time since leaving college, all three girls are back together. It’s time for fun and...
Soulmates

Every so often, two people are born who are a perfect match for each other. Soulmates. After meeting at a local band night, Poppy and Noah find themselves swept up in a whirlwind romance unlike anything theyOCOve ever experienced beforeOC "
Am I Normal Yet?

The groundbreaking and bestselling first Spinster Club novel from YA star Holly Bourne - "A brutal and brilliant takedown of how we talk about mental illness, feminism, and friendship.
Are We All Lemmings and Snowflakes?

And so she comes up with a plan. Because together, snowflakes can form avalanches... "Holly Bourne applies her inimitable surreal humour to the dark reaches of the disordered mind..." The Guardian
The Places I've Cried in Public

"A powerful, vital gut-punch" - Laura Bates"Funny and sad, this book urges girls to know their own worth" - The Guardian"Tackles abusive relationships with a compassionate and authentic voice" - The I It looked like love.It felt like love ...
Floored

The Breakfast Club meets One Day in Floored, a unique collaborative novel by seven bestselling and award-winning YA authors: Sara Barnard, Holly Bourne, Tanya Byrne, Non Pratt, Melinda Salisbury, Lisa Williamson and Eleanor Wood.
How Do You Like Me Now?

I'd say this is one of my favourite books of the year' GIOVANNA FLETCHER 'Bourne holds a mirror up to contemporary aspiration' SUNDAY TIMES ***** Everyone wants to be Tori Bailey.
Pretending: A Novel

She’s your regular, everyday Manic-Pixie-Dream-Girl-Next-Door with no problems. When April starts pretending to be Gretel, dating becomes much more fun—especially once she reels in the unsuspecting Joshua.
What's a Girl Gotta Do?

HOW TO START A FEMINIST REVOLUTION: 1.