Separation for Beginners

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This uplifting, laugh-out-loud funny read about new beginnings is perfect for fans of David Nicholls, Beth O'Leary and Marian Keyes. ___________

There are millions of people who would love to start over. Pete Smith isn't one of them.

Between the divorce, the debt, and the dying travel business, no one seems to need him anymore. So, when his 23-year-old daughter moves back home, Pete's thrilled, even if it means Susie's bothersome boyfriend, Niall, comes to stay as well.

But when Susie flies the nest for good, Pete finds himself stuck with a flatmate he never signed up for...

One day he'll get around to fixing the lock on the bathroom door, figuring out what to do with his failing business, evicting his daughter's boyfriend from his house, and maybe even getting over his ex-wife.

But it turns out there are some things you can't put off until later - and some people who won't let you. ___________

'I laughed. I cried. I loved it' - Jack Dee

'Sharp-witted, self-deprecating and honest, had me laughing from start to finish' - Daily Mail

Author Bio

Joe Portman is the pen name for literary fiction writer Tom Connolly, who has been longlisted for the Desmond Elliott Prize, shortlisted for the Writers' Guild of Great Britain Award and celebrated in publications such as theFinancial Times, theGuardian and theDaily Mail. This is the first in a series of up-lit commercial novels. Before becoming a writer he made award-winning short films and spent 20 years directing commercials and music videos all over the world. He lives in Brighton with his partner and kids.