'Hilarious, sparky and joyful - just the book you need if you're desperate for a break' BETH O'LEARY

'Funny, sad, relatable, and so brilliantly done. Sophie Kinsella is the queen of romantic comedy' JOJO MOYES

'Funny, feelgood, touching and full of the bittersweet, incisive wit that puts every Sophie Kinsella novel in a league of its own. I could not have loved it more.' LISA JEWELL

The irresistible new romantic comedy and instant Sunday Times bestseller.


Discover the joy that awaits when you set yourself free...
Sasha is well and truly over it all: work (all-consuming), friendships (on the back burner), sex-life (non-existent).


Armed with good intentions to drink kale smoothies, try yoga and find solitude, she heads to the Devon resort she loved as a child. But it's off-season, the hotel is falling apart and she has to share the beach with a grumpy, stressed-out guy called Finn. How can she commune with nature when he's sitting on a rock, watching her suspiciously? Especially when they don't agree on burnout cures. (Sasha: manifesting, wild swimming, secret Mars bars; Finn: drinking whisky.)


But when curious messages start appearing on the beach, Sasha and Finn are forced to begin talking – about everything. What's the mystery? Why are they both burned out? And what exactly is 'manifesting', anyway?


They might discover that they have more in common than they think. . .


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'Such a hilarious, joyous, life-affirming book; I never wanted it to end' JENNY COLGAN
'An absolute joy. . . wickedly funny and blissfully romantic' Sunday Express
'A gorgeous, feelgood gem. 5 stars' Sun
'Uplifting and full of laugh-out-loud moments! Loved it!' HEIDI SWAIN

'[A] gorgeous, escapist read' Good Housekeeping


READERS LOVE THE BURNOUT

***** Exactly what I need when the world seems upside down.

***** This book is perfect.

***** I'm still in a cloud of deliciousness.

***** A great, feel-good Sophie Kinsella knock-out.

Sophie Kinsella, Sunday Times bestseller, October 2023