This is a book for anyone who has ever felt their life careering out of control. Clever, touching, disturbing, it will take you from laughter to tears and back again.

Surely the debut of the year. Heiney's voice has a stunning wit and assurance - A superb first novel * The Times *
Heiney's dazzlingly well-written debut - her prose has the kick and swagger of the young Martin Amis - reels you in with the promise of frothy fun, only to do a volte face into darker, more troubling territory. * Time Out *
One of the funniest, most profound and most affecting books I have ever read. It has literally blown me away.
Clever, with plenty of substance beneath the surface satire - and very well-written, not least considering that Rose Heiney is only 23. * Daily Mail *
When publishers' lists glitter with fools gold, it is reassuring to catch gleams of the real thing. * The Times *

Rose Heiney is 24 and lives in London, where she works as an actress and writer. She graduated from Oxford University in 2006. This is her first novel.