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Fiercely funny and instantly relatable, this is the first novel from the No.1 Sunday Times bestseller Bryony Gordon - the most joyfully honest feminist in journalism. \""You're so desperate to make everybody else happy that you've forgotten what makes you happy. You've not just forgotten it, you've abandoned it, on a bonfire full of all your other hopes and dreams. A bonfire you're too scared to light in case the neighbours report you to the council.\"" --- Olivia Greenwood has been trying very hard to please people for a very long time. But today is going to change Olivia in a big way. A soul-crushing career disappointment, a fiery young woman with a chip on her shoulder and a cigarette in her hand, and one single blue hallucinogenic gummy all lead to a raucous night out and one hell of a hangover. And when Olivia wakes up the next morning, it seems she's unable to please anyone but HERSELF. So who actually is Olivia Greenwood, when she's not trying to be what everyone else wants her to be?

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‘I absolutely ADORED People Pleaser. I have never related so much to a book! As a lifelong people pleaser myself, it resonated deeply with me.’ -- Briony May Williams 'As a recovering people-pleaser myself, I ADORED this novel from Bryony Gordon. Riotously funny, and sharply observed, it is a must read for any woman who has ever tried so hard to please everyone else, they’ve ended up losing themselves.' -- Jennie Godfrey ‘People Pleaser is like therapy in rom-com form. So many people are going to relate to Olivia, and cheer her on as she actually puts herself first at last. I so enjoyed this fresh, unique rom-com.’ -- Beth O’Leary ‘Insightful, inspirational and SO much fun’ -- Marian Keyes Written with her inimitable warmth and briskness, Gordon delivers a much welcome shot of therapy. People Pleaser offers some important truths: that trauma descends generations; that people pleasers unnecessarily take on other's shit; and that by valuing ourselves, and modelling self-belief, we help our children. -- Sarah Hall

Author Information

Bryony Gordon writes a column in the Daily Mail and is the host of the podcast The Life of Bryony. She previously wrote for the Telegraph for twenty-three years, becoming one of the paper's best loved writers, and hosted the Mad World podcast. She is the author of the bestselling The Wrong Knickers and Mad Woman, plus the Sunday Times No.1 bestsellers You Got This and Mad Girl, which were both nominated for British Book Awards. As the founder of Mental Health Mates, a global peer support network which encourages people with mental health issues to connect and get out of the house, she is a passionate advocate for mental health in the media. In 2017 she won the MIND Making A Difference Award, and in 2023 was awarded the Royal College of Psychiatrist's President's Medal for her work in improving mental health. She has twice run the London Marathon in her underwear and thinks everyone should try running in their pants at least once. People Pleaser is her debut novel. She lives in South London with her husband and daughter.

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