{"product_id":"pretending-holly-bourne-9781473668171","title":"Pretending","description":"\u003cp\u003eWHY BE YOURSELF WHEN YOU CAN BE PERFECT?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e**As featured on The High Low podcast**\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'MAGNIFICENT. Brutally honest and righteously angry but still HUGELY enjoyable and engaging. I bow down!' Marian Keyes \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'A thoughtful, intelligent, urgent novel women need to read.' Dolly AldertoN\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe highly-anticipated new novel from Holly Bourne, bestselling author of HOW DO YOU LIKE ME NOW?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e_____________\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHe said he was looking for a 'partner in crime' which everyone knows is shorthand for 'a woman who isn't real'. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eApril is kind, pretty, and relatively normal - yet she can't seem to get past date five. Every time she thinks she's found someone to trust, they reveal themselves to be awful, leaving her heartbroken. And angry. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIf only April could be more like Gretel. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eGretel is exactly what men want - she's a Regular Everyday Manic Pixie Dream Girl Next Door With No Problems. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe problem is, Gretel isn't real. And April is now claiming to be her. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAs soon as April starts 'being' Gretel, dating becomes much more fun - especially once she reels in the unsuspecting Joshua.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFinally, April is the one in control, but can she control her own feelings? And as she and Joshua grow closer, how long will she be able to keep pretending?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e_____________\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePRAISE FOR HOLLY BOURNE:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'Honest and unflinching' Stylist\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'Funny, touching and painfully true' Grazia\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'Relatable for any woman navigating emotional time bombs' Red\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'Bourne incinerates the lies we're all capable of telling ourselves' Emerald Street\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'Funny, real and heartbreaking' Lucy Vine\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'Funny, sad, honest, insightful, up-to-the-minute' Roisin Meaney\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'Smart, witty and perceptive. Razor-sharp on friendship, self-image and self-deception' Lucy Diamond\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Holly Bourne","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43175326580979,"sku":"9781473668171","price":22.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0634\/4284\/5939\/products\/9781473668171.jpg?v=1662072814","url":"https:\/\/www.harryhartog.com.au\/products\/pretending-holly-bourne-9781473668171","provider":"Harry Hartog Bookseller","version":"1.0","type":"link"}