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Getting Rid of Matthew is the brilliantly witty novel from Jane Fallon. What to do if Matthew, your secret lover of the past four years, finally decides to leave his wife Sophie and their two daughters and move into your flat, just when you're thinking that you might not want him anymore...Plan A: Stop shaving your armpits. And your bikini line. Tell him you have a moustache that you wax every six weeks Stop having sex with him. Pick holes in the way he dresses. Don't brush your teeth. Or your hair. Or pluck out the stray hag-whisker that grows out of your chin. Buy incontinence pads and leave them lying around. Plan B: Accidentally on purpose bump into his wife Sophie Give yourself a fake name and identity Befriend Sophie Actually begin to really like Sophie Snog Matthew's son (who's the same age as you by the way. You're not a paedophile) Buy a cat and give it a fake name and identity Befriend Matthew's children. Unsuccessfully Watch your whole plan go absolutely horribly wrong Getting Rid of Matthew is the sharp and hilariously funny novel from Jane Fallon. It was also a Richard and Judy pick. Praise for Jane Fallon: Intelligent, edgy and witty . ( Glamour ). A brilliant and original tale . ( Sun ). Chick lit with an edge . ( Guardian ). Jane Fallon is the multi-award-winning television producer behind shows such as This Life , Teachers and 20 Things to Do before You're 30 . Her novels are Getting Rid of Matthew , Foursome , Got You Back and The Ugly Sister .

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Fallon leads us through a hysterical maze of mistaken identities, office high-jerks, and true love. Immensely relatable and gently moving, it will leave you full and smiling like the best of novels do. A dazzling debut.

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Jane Fallon is multi-award winning TV producer in England with hit shows including This Life and Teachers which have also been shown on BBC America. The US version of Teachers is currently airing on NBC. She lives in Central London. It doesn't hurt that she is the longtime girlfriend of Ricky Gervais, creator of the hit series, The Office (and now a Hyperion author).

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