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Oct 3, 2024 5:08 AM

Author:Angelica Malin,Chloe Pierre,Felicity Morse,Francesca Specter,Megan Barton-Hanson,Natalie Byrne,Poorna Bell,Rachel Thompson,Rebecca Reid,Rosie Wilby,Shon Faye,Sophia Money-Coutts

Unattached

Brought to you by Penguin.

Have you ever worried about going on holiday alone?

Felt queasy at the thought of Valentine's Day without a date?

Thought to yourself, "I want what she has?"

This book is the tonic you need.

ANGELICA MALIN - MEGAN BARTON HANSON - ANNIE LORD - STEPHANIE YEBOAH - SHAPARAK KHORSANDI - POORNA BELL - CHARLIE CRAGGS - REBECCA REID - ASHLEY LOUISE JAMES - CHANTÉ JOSEPH - ROSIE WILBY - SALMA EL-WARDANY - NATALIE BYRNE - SHON FAYE - VENUS LIBIDO - JESSICA MORGAN - FRANCESCA SPECTER - SHANI SILVER - RACHEL THOMPSON - BELLA DEPAULO - MIA LEVITIN - FELICITY MORSE - KETAKI CHOWKHANI - LUCIE BROWNLEE - CHLOE PIERRE - SOPHIA MONEY-COUTTS - NICOLA SLAWSON - RAHEL AKLILU - SOPHIA LEONIE - ROSE STOKES - MADELEINE SPENCER

Curated by journalist and author Angelica Malin, Unattached explores the nuances of being single today through the voices of thirty women; with personal essays from a multitude of game-changing voices, reflecting both the unique challenges of being single (hello, going to a wedding alone), and the glorious benefits of singlehood in a light-hearted way (goodbye, joint bank account).

The single positivity movement is here, and this book will turbo-charge the revolution. Unattached shines a light on brilliant women stepping into their power, shrugging off the shackles of traditional labels, owning being alone, and reveals the true depth of female potential when we choose to go against what society expects of us and revel in our own strength.

© Edited by Angelica Malin 2022 (P) Penguin Audio 2022

Reviews

Malin has assembled an admirable and diverse roster of voices... fascinating

—— Pandora Sykes , The Guardian

Unattached sees some of the UK's best writers politely asking societal norms to move down the bench while celebrating and honouring oneself

—— Shannon Connellan , Mashable

[Unattached] is an ode to the single positivity movement... The book celebrates shedding the weight of traditional labels and reclaiming the power of female solitude

—— Bustle

Inspired

—— Francesca Specter , Glamour

[Unattached] calls to broaden the definition of romance, to quit thinking of single life as mere prologue and to wonder whether the reason we're taught to fear going solo might perhaps be that it makes us so very powerful

—— Hephzibah Anderson , The Guardian

Unattached hopes to "turbo-charge" the "single positivity movement"

—— Marianne Power , The Times

Beautiful, laugh-out-loud, honest and, on occasion, heartbreaking.

—— Sophie Cockett , Glamour

As funny as it is moving, The Hungover Games is a gorgeous read.

—— Anna Bonet , Good Housekeeping *20 of the Best Nonfiction Books*

It's a deeper, funnier, realer, more poignant Bridget Jones. I have never read a more accurate account of what it feels like to be a parent, especially a single one.

—— Philippa Perry

Beautiful, wild, painfully honest, hilarious and sometimes heartbreaking... a soulful, truthful homage to a life lived with appetite, intensity and wonder.

—— Dolly Alderton

Finally the book that single mothers across the globe have been waiting for... Funny, dark and true.

—— Caitlin Moran

Reading The Hungover Games is a bit like having a new boyfriend: you think about it every second you're not with it and long for everyone to go away so that you can just lie down with it and savour its gorgeous, funny rudeness.

—— Pandora Sykes

Gorgeous, unflinching, tender, sad, affirming and cackle-worthy. You don't need to be a mother, have one in your life or hope to become one, for the razor-sharp observations chronicled here to ring true.

—— Jemma Crew , Northern Echo

I adored this debut memoir... Freewheeling, hugely funny... and genuinely soul-mining.

—— Caroline Sanderson , Bookseller *Editor's Choice*

Ebullient, playful and creative... By turns caustic, astute and very, very funny.

—— Tanya Sweeney , Irish Independent

This is the first time I've read anything about motherhood that didn't bore me... It's all really unconventional but laugh-out-loud funny.

—— Sara Pascoe , Observer

Frank and fearless... a glorious validation to all parents doing it solo.

—— Sarra Manning , Red

Hits that sweet spot between laugh-out-loud funny, with its accounts of first dates, LA wackiness and personal mishaps, and a lyrical lament for a life of paternity tests, an absent father and the absence of raves.

—— Eithne Farry , Sunday Express

Joyfully crude and hilarious... Heawood is refreshingly unapologetic.

—— Eleanor Halls , Daily Telegraph

Achingly tender and snort-inducingly funny.

—— Sarah Hughes , i, *Summer Reads 2020*

Thought-provoking and insightful.

—— Metro

Unflinchingly honest, emotionally raw, and surprisingly sweet.

—— SheerLuxe

Raw and funny, Heawood’s memoir celebrates the messiness of life and motherhood with boldness, panache, and unexpected moments of real poignancy. An uncensored and eccentric delight.

—— Booklist

Heawood writes with warmth and wit about life as a single mother.

—— Rachel Cooke , Observer, *Books to Look Out For in 2020*

Rejoice! One of our favourite journalists Sophie Heawood – known for her hilarity and honesty – publishes her first book this year. It's a memoir about being a single mother when you haven't quite worked out how to look after yourself.

—— Arielle Tchiprout , Red *The best books we can't wait to read in 2020*

[Heawood] shares her story with huge wit and sharp observation.

—— Hannah Stephenson , Irish Examiner, *12 of the best new reads for summer*

A tender and hilarious account of her life as a single mother.

—— Sophie Morris , i

This [is an] incredibly candid and often LOLs memoir about how it feels to raise a baby on your own when you're more into negronis than nappies.

—— Cosmopolitan

Reading Heawood's often outrageous and occasionally undignified anecdotes was the perfect tonic during the second national lockdown. Though hilariously funny, her story of accidental pregnancy is also tender and poignant, with her accounts of motherhood feeling far less common through a single-parent lens.

—— Independent

A tender and funny account of single parenthood

—— Guardian

Packed with humour and honesty, it's also tender, moving and relatable, detailing Heawood's own evolution and growth alongside her young daughter's, and the highs and lows of solo parenting.

—— Harpers Bazaar
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