Isn't It Nice We Both Hate the Same Things
(Paperback)
Publishing Details
Isn't It Nice We Both Hate the Same Things
By (Author) Jessica Seaborn
Penguin Random House Australia
Penguin Random House Australia
5th August 2025
Australia
Classifications
General
Fiction
Physical Properties
Paperback
432
Width 1mm, Height 1mm, Spine 1mm
1g
Description
A moving and insightful Australian novel that examines the complexities of friendship in your thirties - and celebrates the unique bond of best friends. Ideal for fans of Dolly Alderton and Zoe Foster-Blake. 'Genevieve and I have known each other for a decade. We've been friends since I had bad eyebrows. But she's gone now.' Charlie, a prime-time radio producer in her early thirties, has always had a big group of friends - until she left her husband, and they all sided with him. Now she finds herself floundering in a sea of awkward run-ins and silent group chats. When her best friend Genevieve starts moving on with her life, too, Charlie realises how few significant people she has around her, and what a lonely place that can be. Dreading the prospect of returning to her childhood home for the anniversary of her father's death, she busies herself by seeking new friendships - book clubs, pub crawls, team sports, the works. But Charlie's determination to surround herself with unfamiliar people forces her to confront her insecurities. What kind of life does she want And who does she really want to spend it with For fans of Dolly Alderton and Zoe Foster-Blake, Isn't It Nice We Both Hate the Same Things is a bitingly witty yet moving take on the struggles of maintaining relationships and creating new ones as an adult - a story that ultimately celebrates the importance and complexities of best friends.
Author Bio
Born and raised in Brisbane, Jessica Seaborn lives in Sydney and works as a television and film publicist at Stan. Prior to this, she worked at SBS, Allen & Unwin and HarperCollins. Her writing has been published in The Sydney Morning Herald, NewsCorp's Body & Soul and Feminartsy. In 2020, she did Curtis Brown Creative where she completed the first draft of her debut novel, Perfect-ish. She lives in Western Sydney with her partner and a 50 kg bull mastiff named Boof. She turned thirty in August 2022.
