Seven Exes: 'Made me laugh out loud... fresh, fast-paced and joyous.' BETH O'LEARY

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'Seven Exes made me laugh out loud. It's fresh, fast-paced and joyous. Lucy Vine's writing is so warm and funny - her books are the literary equivalent of an amazing girls' night out.'Beth O'Leary

Esther is out with her two friends, bemoaning her lack of relationship, when she finds a magazine from the noughties. Seeking comfort and a laugh she turns to the dating adviceonly to find an article that feels a little too close to home. According to the journalist, there are seven people a woman will date before finding the one:

The First Love, The Work Mistake, The Friend with Benefits, The Overlap, The Missed Chance, The Bastard and The Serious One.

Her friends laugh but Esther realises each of her exes fits these roles perfectly.Deciding that shes mistaken her true love in the reject pile she decides to contact each of her exes to find out which is the one that got away...
'Clever, perceptive and screamingly funny... a book you'll never, ever want to break up with.' Lauren Bravo

'Funny, hopeful and agonisingly relatable, Esther is all of us. Lucy Vine writes with such compelling honesty, Seven Exes made me laugh, made me cry and made me want to call all my friends to tell them I loved them then call my exes to apologize/punch them in the nuts. Equal parts romcom and life lesson, it's a must-read.' Lindsey Kelk

'Riotously funny, charming, and nostalgic, Seven Exes is a truly optimistic look at turning 30 and all the mess that can come with. Superb!'Laura Jane Williams

SEVEN EXES was such a joy to read. I adore everything Lucy writes but I think this is her best one yet. Holly Bourne

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Clever, perceptive and screamingly funny,Seven Exes is a joyous commentary on the mores and mysteries of modern dating and how past loves can shape our future. Throw in some delicious nostalgia, some genuinelysexy love interests and Vine's mastery of female friendships in all their frank and messy glory, and it's a book you'll never, ever want to break up with. -- Lauren Bravo
Funny, hopeful and agonisingly relatable, Esther is all of us. Lucy Vine writes with such compelling honesty, Seven Exes made me laugh, made me cry and made me want to call all my friends to tell them I loved them then call my exes to apologize/punch them in the nuts. Equal parts romcom and life lesson, it's a must-read. -- Lindsey Kelk
One of the freshest, funniest rom-coms I've ever read with so much heart and depth. -- Daisy Buchanan
Seven Exes is a bit of me! A shimmering rom-com with plenty of gorgeous romance and even more achingly funny comedy. I loved the nostalgia, I loved the tenderness and I absolutely adored the friendship between Esther and her best pals. This is a joyous must-read. -- Hannah Doyle, author of The A to Z of Us
Bursting with sparky humour. Esther and her female friends are a joy and Esthers search for the boy from her past who may or may not have got away is both funny & moving. -- Jill Mansell
Hilarious, relatable, heart-warming, extremely binge-able -- Kate Weston-Brookes
Appallingly funny, relatable and wise -- Rosie Walsh
Lucy Vine always knocks it out of the park and Seven Exes is no exception. I couldnt put it down! Its so smart, so funny, and so warts-and-all real. A nostalgic, comforting romcom. I loved it! -- Lia Louis
Riotously funny, charming, and nostalgic, Seven Exes is a truly optimistic look at turning 30 and all the mess that can come with. Superb! -- Laura Jane Williams
Fun, playful and warm, SEVEN EXES is a whirlwind of book. Riotous yet sincere, lighthearted yet thoughtful, this book is absurdly entertaining and will make you laugh like youre with old friends -- Caroline Hulse
I really enjoy SEVEN EXES! It was like a therapy session cleverly wrapped up in rom-com packaging. A bright, sparky rom-com that will make you question your relationship with the past, for sure! -- Justin Myers/The Guyliner
SEVEN EXES was such a joy to read. I adore everything Lucy writes but I think this is her best one yet. -- Holly Bourne
Hilarious and heart-warming, SEVEN EXES is unputdownable and deeply relatable. I gobbled it up! Esther is endearing, realistic, and I was rooting for her every step of the way in her mission to track down her exes and take a look back on her journey so far. It's got gorgeously written female friendships and is packed with laugh-out-loud moments, SEVEN EXES is an absolute TRIUMPH. -- Beth Reekles
Fun, funny, feisty, and fabulous. Lucy Vine is a firework.
-- Milly Johnson

Author Bio

Lucy Vineis a writer, editor and the e-bestselling author of novelsHot Mess,What Fresh HellandAre We Nearly There YetHer books have been translated into ten languages around the world, withHot Messoptioned for a TV series in America. She's also host of the podcast and live event series, the Hot Mess Clubhouse, celebrating funny women. Her writing has appeared in the likes ofGrazia,Stylist,Heat,Fabulous,New,Now,Marie Claire,Cosmopolitan,Daily Telegraph,SunandMirror.