My Not So Perfect Life by Sophie Kinsella

Agent: Kim Witherspoon, Inkwell Management. Driven by Katie’s witty observations and numerous missteps as she attempts to reconcile various aspects of her identity, this novel is smartly satirical and entertaining. She moves back home to Somerset to help her father start a glamping business, only to have her two worlds collide in unexpected ways.

Then, just as Katie begins to feel like her dreams are within reach, with renewed confidence at work, possible new friends, and a potential love interest, she gets fired. Meanwhile, her controlling boss, Demeter, appears to be living the perfect life that Katie covets. Still, she’s intent on projecting an image of perfection, both to her family and her Instagram followers. She becomes isolated and often feels like she’s playing a role. But with her tight budget, peculiar roommates, long commute, and tedious work assignments, reality falls short of her expectations. Katie Brenner, a 26-year-old research associate at a branding agency in London, left her father’s farm in Somerset with the intention of living her dream life in the city. funny, fast and farcical.With her signature humor, bestselling author Kinsella ( Shopaholic to the Stars) explores the frequent disconnect between perception and reality in modern life. you'll laugh and gasp on every page' Jenny Colgan 'I almost cried with laughter' Daily Mail My Not So Perfect Life A Novel Sophie Kinsella, Click to preview NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Part love story, part workplace drama, this sharply observed novel is a witty critique of the false judgments we make in a social-media-obsessed world, from the author of The Party Crasher and Love Your Life. But should she get revenge on the woman who ruined her dreams - or try to get her job back? Does Demeter - the woman who has everything - actually have such an idyllic life herself? Maybe they have more in common than it seems.Īnd what's wrong with not-so-perfect, anyway? Then Demeter and her family book in for a holiday, and Katie sees her chance. She has to move home to Somerset, where she helps her dad with his new glamping business.

Until her not-so-perfect life comes crashing down when her mega-successful boss Demeter gives her the sack.

OK, so the truth is that she rents a tiny room with no space for a wardrobe, has a hideous commute to a lowly admin job, and the life she shares on Instagram isn't really hers.īut one day her dreams are bound to come true, aren't they? Katie Brenner has the perfect life: a flat in London, a glamorous job, and a super-cool Instagram feed. THE HILARIOUS AND BRILLIANT BESTSELLER FROM NO.1 BESTSELLING AUTHOR SOPHIE KINSELLA

My Not So Perfect Life by Sophie Kinsella