Experienced

Name: Experienced
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SKU: 9780008609504
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By Kate Young

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Clever, sexy and joyful. I loved it - BETH O'LEARY A fizzing roller-coaster of a rom-com. The sexiest book you'll read all year and the most heartening - CAROLINE O'DONOGHUE A very relatable take on love that will pull at your heartstrings - RED Bette loves... Read More

Format: Paperback / softback

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'Clever, sexy and joyful. I loved it' BETH O'LEARY

'A fizzing roller-coaster of a rom-com. The sexiest book you'll read all year and the most heartening’ CAROLINE O'DONOGHUE

‘A very relatable take on love that will pull at your heartstrings’ RED

‘The sexiest book you’ll read’ Caroline O’Donoghue

Description

Clever, sexy and joyful. I loved it - BETH O'LEARY

A fizzing roller-coaster of a rom-com. The sexiest book you'll read all year and the most heartening - CAROLINE O'DONOGHUE

A very relatable take on love that will pull at your heartstrings - RED

Bette loves Mei, but Bette and Mei are on a break, so Bette can catch-up on the decade of dating experiences she missed before she came out.

So Bette is (reluctantly) on a dating odyssey: a quest to have lots of casual sex with lots of hot women and come back to Mei more experienced and more certain about what she wants. And now she has new friend Ruth as her dating guide, she can't possibly fail. It's just three months, then she'll be back with Mei.

It's the perfect plan … isn't it?

What readers are saying about Experienced…

'An absolutely perfect romcom' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐

'More bonking than Jilly Cooper' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐

'384 pages of pure joy and heartbreak' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐

'Phenomenal! Fun, sexy, big recommend' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐

'I feel bereft now I’ve finished' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780008609504

Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 06 June 2024

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Fourth Estate Ltd

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 23.0mm

Width: 153.0mm

Height: 234.0mm

Weight: 270g

Pages: 368

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About the Author

Kate Young is an award-winning food writer and cook. As a dedicated bookworm, Kate's reading inspires her in the kitchen. After mastering the treacle tart from Harry Potter, Kate started blogging about her creations and was named Blogger of the Year in 2017 by the Guild of Food Writers. Her first book, The Little Library Cookbook, was shortlisted for Fortnum & Mason's debut food book award and won a World Gourmand food writing award. Kate has written for The Guardian, Sainsbury's Magazine and The Pool. Originally from Australia, Kate now lives in the English countryside.

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