Holly Bourne Books

"If you loved the Barbie movie, you'll adore this." THE SUN"The Handmaid's Tale for the Insta generation." THE TIMES"Razor-sharp and compelling, it is essential reading for every teenage girl." THE OBSERVER"Holly Bourne is truly a one-in-a-million author." DAILY MIRROR"A searing exploration of beauty and its meaning for women and girls. Don't miss it." STYLIST"Ideal for fans of Louise O'Neill and Laura Bates." THE GUARDIANLIMITED EDITION FIRST PRINTING FEATURING EXCLUSIVE CUT-OUT DOUBLE COVER available while stocks lastBEAUTY COMES AT A PRICE. AND GIRLS MUST PAY.In Belle and Joni's world there are two options for girls:One, follow the rules of the Doctrine like Belle: apply your Mask, work hard to be crowned at the Ceremony, be a Pretty.Or two, fight the rules like Joni: leave your face bare, work hard to escape to the Education, be an Objectionable.But maybe there is a third option...Change the rules. Reclaim your power. If you can...What would you choose?Uglies meets The Handmaid's Tale for the new YA generation in this mind-blowing novel from bestselling queen of YA Holly Bourne.Content warning - this novel deals with issues that some readers may find upsetting, including references to pornography and sexual assault.

The dramas, the traumas, the rumours - it's time to expose it all... The Perks of Being a Wallflower meets Mean Girls in this scathingly funny and relatable high-school takedown from the queen of UKYA. Most likely to...be forgotten Working on the school newspaper, Paige is used to dealing with fake stories. How popular girl Grace is a such an amazing person (lie). How Laura steals people's boyfriends (lie). How her own family are so perfect (lie). Now Grace and friends have picked their "best" high-school moments for Paige to put in the all-important Yearbook. And they're not just fake. They're poison. But Paige has had enough of all the lies in her life. And with the help of Elijah - the only boy who could ever understand her - she's going to reveal the truth.

Evie, Amber and Lottie: three girls facing down tough issues with the combined powers of friendship, feminism and cheesy snacks. Both hilarious and heart-rending, this is Evie's no-holds-barred story of struggling to live a 'normal' teen life in the grip of OCD.

Lottie is starting a supersonic feminist experiment. For one month she's going to call out every instance of sexism she sees. But when her project hits the headlines, the trolls come out to play - and they are VICIOUS. Lottie's not a quitter, but best friends Evie and Amber are worried. What if Lottie's heading for burnout...or worse?

"Men see women in two separate categories. There are the women they sleep with, and the women they fall in love with. And they will treat you differently based on that." From the day they first meet as teenagers, Fern and Jessica are best friends. Despite their differences, they are there for each other through everything. That is until Jessica crosses a line that Fern can't forgive. Now they haven't seen each other for more than ten years when Jessica unexpectedly arrives back in Fern's life. A lot has changed for them both - but can things really be that different between them now they are older? Or will their shared history ultimately be doomed to repeat itself again? Set between the present day and past, GIRL FRIENDS is a smart funny novel: both a joyful celebration of female friendship and a razor-sharp look at the damage we can all cause to those we claim to love the most.

All Amber wants is a bit of love from her estranged mum. And she's hoping that a summer together at Mum's Californian kids' camp will help patch up her shattered heart. But then she meets Prom King Kyle - and offers her heart up for breaking all over again. Even with BFFs Evie and Lottie's advice, Amber's finding love hard. Is it worth the fight?

"A powerful, vital gut-punch" - Laura Bates"Funny and sad, this book urges girls to know their own worth" - The Guardian"Tackles abusive relationships with a compassionate and authentic voice" - The I It looked like love.It felt like love.But this isn't a love story.Amelie fell hard for Reese. And she thought he loved her too. But she's starting to realise that real love isn't supposed to hurt like this.So now she's retracing their story, revisiting all the places he made her cry. Because if she works out what went wrong, perhaps she can finally learn how to get over him.

Welcome to Camp Reset, a summer camp with a difference. A place offering a shot at ¿normality¿ for Olive, a girl on the edge, and for the new friends she never expected to make ¿ who each have their own reasons for being there. Luckily Olive has a plan to solve all their problems. But how do you fix the world when you can¿t fix yourself? A raw and compelling exploration of mental health, friendship and the power of compassion from the acclaimed Holly Bourne.

A terrible heatwave. A very tense baby shower. It will all end in tears...Nicki, Lauren, Charlotte and Steffi have been friends since university. Now in their thirties, life is pulling them in different directions - but when Charlotte organises the baby shower of hell for pregnant Nicki, the girls are reunited.Under a sweltering hot summer day, tensions rise - and by the end of the evening, nothing will ever be the same. Someone started a fire at the house - and everyone's a suspect... Is it Steffi, happily child-free but feeling judged by her friends? Is it Charlotte, desperate to conceive and jealous of those who have? Is it Lauren, who is finding motherhood far, far worse than she imagined? Or is it Nicki herself, who never wanted a baby shower anyway?In the aftermath, the police put together the facts - but the truth will shock everyone. Even you.BIG LITTLE LIES meets REALLY GOOD, ACTUALLY in the incredible new novel from Holly Bourne - it's the book you'll want to read three times, then give to every woman in your life.

From the day they first meet as teenagers, Fern and Jessica are best friends. Despite their differences, they are there for each other throughout everything, navigating the difficulties of growing up and fitting in. That is, until Jessica crosses a line that Fern can't forgive

The new honest and hilarious novel from Holly Bourne, bestselling author of How Do You Like Me Now?

Evie, Amber and Lottie are having a New Year party to remember. For the first time since leaving college, the girls are reunited. It's time for fun and flirting, snogs and shots. Because everything's going great for these girls. Right?

Every so often, two people are born who are a perfect match for each other. Soulmates. After meeting at a local band night, Poppy and Noah find themselves swept up in a whirlwind romance unlike anything theyOCOve ever experienced beforeOC "

Bree is a loser, a wannabe author who hides behind words. But when she's told she needs to start living a life worth writing about, 'The Manifesto on How to Be Interesting' is born. Six steps on how to be interesting. Six steps that will see her infiltrate the popular set, fall in love with someone forbidden and make the biggest mistake of her life.

Spinster Club girls Evie, Amber and Lottie are having a New Year party to remember! For the first time since leaving college, all three girls are back together. It¿s time for fun and flirting, snogs and shots. (And not tears and tantrums and horrible secrets.) Because everything¿s going right for these girls - Spinster Club for ever! Right? Get ready for some serious partying - and some major New Year's revelations - from everyone's favourite cheesy-snack-loving feminists.

Audrey is over romance. Since her parents’ relationship imploded her mother’s been catatonic, so she takes a cinema job to get out of the house. But there she meets wannabe film-maker Harry. Nobody expects Audrey and Harry to fall in love as hard and fast as they do. But that doesn't mean things are easy. Because real love isn't like the movies… The greatest love story ever told doesn’t feature kissing in the snow or racing to airports. It features pain and confusion and hope and wonder and a ban on cheesy clichés. Oh, and zombies... YA star Holly Bourne tackles real love in this hugely funny and poignant novel.

There's no doubt that Tori is winning the game of life. A straight-talking, bestselling author, she's inspired millions of women around the world with her self-help memoir. And she has the perfect relationship to boot. But Tori Bailey has been living a lie. Her long-term boyfriend won't even talk about marriage, but everyone around her is getting engaged and having babies. And when her best friend Dee - her plus one, the only person who understands the madness - falls in love, suddenly Tori's in terrifying danger of being left behind. When the world tells you to be one thing and turning thirty brings with it a loud ticking clock, it takes courage to walk your own path. It's time for Tori to practice what she's preached, but the question is: is she brave enough?

Three friends, Sophia, Mia, and Alexis, explore the possibility of their magical abilities while trying to uplift heartbroken Sophia. As they delve into spells, they uncover long-held secrets and face difficult truths, transforming their enchanting night into an unexpected and revealing experience.

Liebe kann so toxisch sein Amelie hat häufig geweint, während sie mit Reese zusammen war, und trotzdem war es zu Beginn die perfekteste Beziehung, die sie sich vorstellen konnte. Sie erinnert sich daran, wie sie die Neue in der Klasse war und wie sie sich in Reese verliebte. Wie er ihr Songs schrieb, sie auf die schönsten Dates ausführte, zum ersten Mal mit ihr schlief und wie er sagte, dass er noch nie so für jemanden empfunden habe … Und sie erinnert sich, wie er immer mehr anfing, sie unsicher und schwierig und verrückt zu nennen. Wie er sie immer mehr isolierte. Amelie sucht all die Orte auf, an denen sie Tränen verschüttet hat. Wenn sie versteht, was in ihrer Beziehung schiefgelaufen ist, findet sie vielleicht einen Weg, endlich zu heilen.

Auch Hexenherzen können brechen Sophia, Mia und Alexis sind beste Freundinnen. Und seitdem die drei aus Spaß einen Schneezauber gegoogelt haben und dieser tatsächlich funktioniert hat, glaubt zumindest Mia fest daran, dass sie echte Hexen sind. Wenn so ein simpler Zauber klappt, warum dann nicht einen Schritt weiter gehen und dem Schicksal einen Schubs geben? Als Sophia den ersten Liebeskummer ihres Lebens durchmacht und Alexis um ihren Hund trauert, plant Mia einen magischen Mädelsabend – zur Aufheiterung und Erprobung ihrer Fähigkeiten. Erst scheint sie die Einzige zu sein, die die Sache ernst nimmt. Doch dann wird ein Geheimnis nach dem anderen enthüllt und der Abend magischer als erwartet …

Amelie pokochała Reese’a szybko i mocno. On ją podobno też. I dopiero po jakimś czasie Amelie zorientowała się, że w ich relacji coś jest nie tak… Że ona bardzo cierpi i zbyt często płacze… „Miejsca, w których płakałam” to powieść podejmująca niezwykle trudny temat toksycznych związków. Amelie poznała Reese’a w trudnym momencie swojego życia – zaraz po przeprowadzce, zmianie szkoły i środowiska. Wydawał się jej miłością życia. Potem okazało się, że ta „miłość” ją wyniszcza. Dlaczego więc trwała w niej tak długo? Amelie wraca pamięcią w różne miejsca, w których przyszło jej płakać publicznie przez Reese’a, by odpowiedzieć sobie na to pytanie. Te powroty to dla niej przepracowywanie własnej historii i próba uwolnienia się od toksycznej relacji. „Miejsca, w których płakałam” to kolejna powieść uznanej autorki powieści YA Holly Bourne, w której pisarka obnaża mechanizm toksycznych związków i opowiada o ich wyniszczających konsekwencjach.

Romány o skutečném holčičím přátelství a velké odvaze. Knihy pro všechny chytré holky, kterénedělají to, co je snadné, ale to, co je správné. Jak být normální? Jak najít tu pravou lásku? Jak změnitsvět? Nejen na to hledají odpovědi tři kamarádky ze středoškolského Klubu odložených dívek Evie,Amber a Lottie. Dojemné, zábavné, poutavé romány britské autorky Holly Bourne by neměly chybětv žádné holčičí knihovně.

Strašná vlna veder. Příšerně napjatý těhotenský večírek. Všechno směřuje k slzavému konci… Nicki, Lauren, Charlotte a Steffi se kamarádí už od vysokoškolských studií. Poté co překročily třicítku, vydaly se v životě různými směry – ale když Charlotte pro těhotnou Nicki zorganizuje pekelnou baby shower, jejich cesty se opět spojí. Za dusivě horkého letního dne stoupá napětí – a než večer skončí, nic už nebude jako dřív. Někdo v domě založil požár, a podezřelé jsou všechny… Byla to Steffi, šťastně bezdětná, ale s pocitem, že ji kamarádky odsuzují? Nebo Charlotte, která se zoufale snaží otěhotnět a závidí těm, jimž se to povedlo? Nebo Lauren, pro niž je mateřství mnohem, mnohem obtížnější, než si představovala? Nebo samotná Nicki, která o žádnou baby shower stejně nikdy nestála? V novém románu bestsellerové autorky Holly Bourne se Sedmilhářky potkávají s Vlastně docela dobrý. Tuhle knihu budete chtít přečíst aspoň třikrát a pak ji darovat všem ženám ve svém životě.