Overview

When Chloe Adams embarked on the publicity tour for her new book, she didn't expect to appear on a live radio interview alongside Joe Harris promoting his memoir on the same subject. Relationships. They had last met years ago when Chloe abruptly ended theirs. Now a successful journalist, she is married to an equally ambitious film director, while Joe, still single, has struggled to move on. The spiky reunion leads to an offer they can't refuse – hosting a podcast about failed relationships – and three months later they launch Ex-Communicate, exploring other people's heartbreak while tiptoeing around their own complicated history. Their on-air chemistry makes the podcast a rapid hit, but as their professional success grows, they're forced to confront the feelings they've buried for over a decade. Soon they realise there is a price to pay for discussing their emotions so openly in the pursuit of downloads. The Pod Couple is a witty examination of our cultural obsession with failed relationships, exploring the uncomfortable truth that time rarely heals. It just makes things more complicated.

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‘A comic masterpiece’ – Dylan Jones, author and editor ‘Wickedly clever and gloriously sharp’ – Rob Rinder, author and broadcaster

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Adam read English at university and wondered if he would ever be able to write a book rather than just read one. He dabbled with performing and even wrote a show but abandoned any dreams of creative glory to get a job instead.The next thirty years were spent in an advertising career trampling on those that got in his way whilst enjoying lots of long lunches. He learnt everything there was to know about selling dog food, toilet paper and the small print on a mortgage ad. Serious stuff. Undeterred, he wanted to find out in his middle-age dotage if he could still write. Fortunately, the desire to produce something entertaining still burnt strong, even if he no longer knew how to hold a pen.For the last few years, Adam has written essays and articles on the foibles of our working lives. His first novel The Curious Rise of Alex Lazarus was published in 2021, his second novel Chicken Wars in May 2023, and The Pod Couple is out in June 2025. Married to a wonderful wife for thirty years, she is his business partner and most uncritical fan. His three children are sadly less forgiving.

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