The Couple

The Couple
Helly Acton
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Paperback
h198 x 129mm - 400pg
3 Feb 2022 UK
International import eta 7-19 days
9781838773861
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The author of The Shelf returns with her brand new novel. Millie is a perfectionist. She' s happy, she' s successful and, with a great support network of friends and family (and a very grumpy cat), she' s never lonely. She loves working at a big tech firm and is on track be promoted to her dream role. The last thing she needs is romance messing up her perfectly organised world. Besides, normal people just don' t have romantic relationships. Everyone knows that being in a couple is a bit . . . well, odd. You know, like having a pet snake or referring to yourself in the third person. Why rely on another person for your own happiness? Why risk the humiliation of unrequited love or the agony of a break-up? No, Millie is more than happy with her conventional single life. So, when Millie lands a new project at work, launching a pill that prevents you falling in love, it seems like the opportunity of a lifetime. That is, until she starts working with Ben. He' s charming and funny, and Millie feels an instant connection to him. Will Millie sacrifice everything she believes in for love?
Helly Acton is a copywriter from London with past lives in the Middle East, Africa and Australia. Born in Zimbabwe, Helly and her family emigrated to the East Sussex coast when she was fifteen years old. Here, she finished school and spent her holidays in Saudi Arabia, where her father was working. She studied Law at King' s College London before following a more creative path into advertising. In her mid-twenties, Helly escaped the rat race and took a three-month career break to travel in Africa, India and Asia before landing in Australia. What was supposed to last one year ended up lasting six, and after a life-affirming break up in Sydney, she returned home to find herself the last of her single friends. Helly threw herself into the deep end of online dating in the city and uses this experience as a single woman in her early thirties, torn between settling down and savouring her independence, as a source of inspiration for her stories. Helly currently lives in London with her husband, Chris, and their dog child Milo.
Status: Active
ISBN-13: 9781838773861
Published: 3 Feb 2022
Published In: United Kingdom
Imprint: Zaffre
Publisher: Zaffre
Format: Paperback
Height: 198mm
Width: 129mm
Spine: 22mm
Weight: 292g
Pages: 400

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