The Cassandra Complex: The hotly anticipated adult debut from the multi-million copy bestselling author of Geek Girl

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About Time meets The Rosie Project- A unique, heartwarming and life-affirming novel about one woman's unlikely journey through love, again and again... 'This book is a treasure ... Everyone should read it and everyone will love it' Lindsey Kelk 'Witty, touching and totally absorbing' Graeme Simsion 'Sharp, funny, quirky, insightful and so very, very relatable' Joanne Harris 'Deeply human, wildly original, and gut-warmingly funny. Holly Smale is a GENIUS' Emma Jane Unsworth 'A brilliantly clever, twisty story that dazzles with its wit whilst touching our hearts' Sarah Haywood ___________________ Cassandra Penelope Dankworth is a creature of habit. She likes what she likes (museums, jumpsuits, her boyfriend Will) and strongly dislikes what she doesn't (mess, change, her boss drinking out of her mug). Her life runs in a pleasing, predictable order. Until now. She's just been dumped. She's just been fired. Her local cafe has run out of banana muffins. Then, something truly unexpected happens- Cassie discovers she can go back and change the past. Now, Cassie should be able to find a way to fix the life she accidentally obliterated. And with time on her side, how hard can it be... The hotly anticipated adult novel from the multi-million-copy bestselling author of Geek Girl, Holly Smale. _________________________ 'This is a truly original novel, a war cry for you to be you and for me to be me. I loved it' Laura Jane Williams 'An absolute gem of a novel' Margarita Montimore 'Utter genius!' Catriona Silvey 'Instantly addictive and totally electric ... Holly Smale's writing is a breath of fresh air' Beth Reekles 'I didn't want it to end, but I also couldn't stop reading. I really, really loved it' Keris Stainton

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'Holly Smale is an exceptional writer and this book is a treasure. Everyone should read it and everyone will love it' -- Lindsey Kelk
'Witty, touching and totally absorbing. Cassandra is a funny and sharply-observed character who I loved spending time with' -- Graeme Simsion
'Sharp, funny, quirky, insightful and so very, very relatable' -- Joanne Harris
'Cassandra Dankworth is one of the most compulsively readable protagonists in contemporary fiction. This is a truly original novel, a war cry for you to be you and for me to be me. I loved it.' -- Laura Jane Williams
'Cassandra Dankworth is a character as unique as she is endearing ... An absolute gem of a novel' -- Margarita Monitmore

Author Bio

Holly Smale is the internationally bestselling, award-winning author of the Geek Girl and The Valentines teen series, which have sold 3.4 million copies worldwide. In January 2021, Holly was diagnosed autistic at the age of 39. Suddenly a lot of things made sense. Holly regularly shares, debates about and celebrates neurodiversity on Twitter and Instagram @holsmale.