The Shelf

The Shelf
Helly Acton
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NZ$ 24.99
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NZ$ 19.99
Paperback
h198 x 129mm - 432pg
7 Jan 2021 UK
International import eta 7-19 days
9781838773137
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'I absolutely LOVED The Shelf. One of those delicious books you just can't put down. So many gorgeous witty one-liners. Utter PERFECTION!' - Marian KeyesEveryone in Amy's life seems to be getting married (or so Instagram tells her), and she feels like she's falling behind.So, when her boyfriend surprises her with a dream holiday to a mystery destination, she thinks this is it - he's going to pop the Big Question. But the dream turns into a nightmare when she finds herself on the set of a Big Brother-style reality television show, The Shelf.Along with five other women, Amy is dumped live on TV and must compete in a series of humiliating and obnoxious tasks in the hope of being crowned 'The Keeper'.Will Amy's time on the show make her realise there are worse things in life than being left on the shelf?A funny, feminist and all-too-relatable novel about our obsession with settling down and coupling up, and the battle we all have with accepting ourselves, The Shelf introduces the freshest new voice in women's fiction.
I absolutely LOVED The Shelf. One of those delicious books you just can't put down. So many gorgeous witty one-liners. Utter PERFECTION! * Marian Keyes *
I haven't been so immediately sucked in by a novel IN YEARS. Not only is the idea brilliant and original, but Helly's writing is also compelling and hilarious. The Shelf is a must-read and I cannot recommend it highly enough * Lucy Vine *
I really loved it! Subversive, feminist and a real breath of fresh air. I inhaled this! * Laura Jane Williams *
Fascinating, funny, gut wrenching and not just a rollicking read but belongs on the school curriculum * Anna McPartlin *
I absolutely loved it - such a clever concept, so well executed and with a perfect ending! Such a clever, brilliant book! * Katie Fforde *
A fabulous romp of a novel * Clare Pooley *
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 15 years old. Here, she finished school and spent her holidays in Saudi Arabia, where her father had been placed with work. 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 her 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.
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ISBN-13: 9781838773137
Published: 7 Jan 2021
Published In: United Kingdom
Imprint: Zaffre
Publisher: Zaffre
Format: Paperback
Height: 198mm
Width: 129mm
Spine: 24mm
Weight: 315g
Pages: 432

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