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Honeybee

By Dawn O’Porter
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Fearless, frank and very funny, Honeybee is the must-read book of the summer ‘A gorgeous celebration of female friendship' ELIZABETH DAY ‘I love the way Dawn writes' MATT HAIG 'A lot of fun… a fabulous confection' JACQUELINE WILSON [ A woman needs her hive ] Renée... Read More
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Fearless, frank and very funny, Honeybee is the must-read book of the summer

Funny, joyful and entertaining, don’t miss the brand new contemporary fiction novel for summer 2025 from the author of Cat Lady

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Fearless, frank and very funny, Honeybee is the must-read book of the summer

‘A gorgeous celebration of female friendship' ELIZABETH DAY

‘I love the way Dawn writes' MATT HAIG

'A lot of fun… a fabulous confection' JACQUELINE WILSON

[ A woman needs her hive ]

Renée is chasing a dream career, and feels like an imposter.

Flo is hiding a secret shame, and feels like a failure.

As their lives collide over one hot summer, and they ride the chaos of work, sex and love, an unbreakable bond is formed between them.

They might be lost, but they’re not alone – because women stick together.

JOIN THE BUZZ FOR HONEYBEE:

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Truly an amazing read’

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘A laugh-out-loud book with strong female characters’

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘A brilliant book about friendships’

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Once again Dawn O’Porter has knocked it out of the park’

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘I was hooked on this book and devoured it in one sitting’

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Another brilliant, hilarious, moving and relatable novel by Dawn O'Porter’

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘It’s brilliantly written, consuming and a damn good read’

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780008697112

Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 31 July 2025

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: HarperCollins

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 24.0mm

Width: 129.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 220g

Pages: 384

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Contemporary Romance Dawn O’Porter Fiction General Fiction Humour Literary Fiction Romance

About the Author

Dawn O'Porter is a Sunday Times bestselling novelist, columnist and broadcaster who lives in Los Angeles with her husband Chris, sons Art and Valentine, cat Lilu and dog Potato. She has made numerous documentaries about all sorts of things: polygamy, childbirth, Geisha, body image, breast cancer and even the movie Dirty Dancing. She is the critically acclaimed author of The Cows, Paper Aeroplanes and Goose. Dawn also collects vintage clothing, and admits to writing her best work when she is wearing a bonkers seventies dress and her hair is a voluminous bob.

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