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So, I Met This Guy . . .

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So, I Met This Guy . . . Well, isn't that how every love story starts? But what we don't know is, how will it end? For Maggie, she certainly didn't expect it to involve discovering the supposed love-of-her-life has stolen her life-savings, along with her... Read More
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A laugh-out-loud read full of wit, wisdom . . . and women who have had ENOUGH, from the Sunday Times top ten bestselling author, Alexandra Potter. Escape into this sun-kissed quest for justice fuelled by friendship, laughter and finding that inner strength.

He'd taken everything she had. Her money, her home - and her heart. But now it's her turn. A poignant, fun-filled trip across Europe to find a romance fraudster turns into a journey to find themselves. From the author who captured the hearts of half a million readers with Confessions, 'the Bridget Jones of our time'

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So, I Met This Guy . . .

Well, isn't that how every love story starts? But what we don't know is, how will it end?

For Maggie, she certainly didn't expect it to involve discovering the supposed love-of-her-life has stolen her life-savings, along with her home, heart and self-esteem.

So, when she meets Flick, a young reporter who realizes this story could be the big break she's been looking for, they set off together to catch him as he goes on the run across Europe. After all, she's got nothing left to lose, right?

But as the pair embark on the road trip of their lives, unexpected twists, hidden secrets and hard truths are revealed. And as an unlikely friendship begins to blossom, they realize it's not just about finding the guy, it's about finding themselves . . .

'The Bridget Jones for our times' - Daily Telegraph

'A rip-roaring plot and some of the best twists I've ever read - So, I Met This Guy is going to be THE mega hit of 2026!' - Matt Cain

'A thrilling, witty, twisty, turny wonderful adventure with a grand splosh of self-discovery' - Milly Johnson

'Say hello to a book that will have you laughing with every page, whether you're twenty, forty or 80' - Heat

'Brilliant! Laughing out loud' - Emma Gannon, Ctrl Alt Delete podcaster and author of Olive

'Funny but layered, light-hearted but surprisingly deep' - Red

What readers love about Alexandra Potter:

'Full of humour, optimism, love, loss, friendship, reality and a little magic. Really lifted my spirits'

'So relatable'

'Laugh-out-loud moments with such thoughtful insights into real life'

'Loved this book'

'Obsessed'

'Inspiring, funny, emotional - I could not put it down'

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781529098884

Publisher: Pan Macmillan

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 02 July 2026

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Pan Books

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 29.0mm

Width: 131.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 320g

Pages: 480

About the Author

Alexandra Potter is the bestselling author of numerous romantic comedy fiction novels in the UK, including One Good Thing and Confessions of a Forty-Something F##k Up, one of the bestselling books of 2022 and 2023, and the basis of a major TV series. These titles have sold in twenty-five territories and achieved worldwide sales of more than one million copies, making the bestseller charts across the world. Yorkshire born and raised, Alexandra lived for several years in LA before settling in London with her Californian husband and their Bosnian rescue dog. When she's not writing or travelling, she's getting out into nature, trying not to look at her phone and navigating this thing called mid-life.

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