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  • Published: 27 July 2017
  • ISBN: 9780718186869
  • Imprint: Penguin eBooks
  • Format: EBook
  • Pages: 416

Love by the Book

A hilarious take on modern dating, think Bridget Jones's Diary meets HBO's Girls




A hilarious and refreshingly honest foray into modern dating, Love by the Book is Bridget Jones's Diary for HBO's Girls generation

An American living in London, Lauren is intelligent, beautiful and loves to party. So why can't she convince a man she isn't after something more serious than scrambled eggs and goodbye in the morning?

Determined to snare some regular male affection, she embarks on a project: each month she will follow the rules of a different dating guide - from refusing to pay the bill to chatting up every man in her path - and will switch seamlessly to the next book at the end of each month.

Lauren's love life is about to get scientific . . .

  • Published: 27 July 2017
  • ISBN: 9780718186869
  • Imprint: Penguin eBooks
  • Format: EBook
  • Pages: 416

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Praise for Love by the Book

Great fun - a gripping read and very touching

Marian Keyes

Funny, fresh, sassy and totally captured the zeitgeist when it comes to dating. If you loved GIRLS, you'll love this!

Katy Regan

Honest, funny and cringingly relatable

Glamour

Funny and honest this is a refreshing look at the modern dating scene

Essentials

Laugh-out-loud funny

Elle

Melissa's engaging voice and sharp humour ift this above other dating novels

Bella

A clever premise, wittily delivered in upbeat, wisecracking style. Lauren's encounters provide a colourful snapshot of modern men and dating mores, while her breezy promiscuity makes Bridget Jones look positively nun-like. All good, dirty fun - and there's a great twist to how she gets her guy in the end. American Pimentel writes lyrically of her adopted city, and her insights into the British are as spot-on as they are hilarious

Daily Mail

Frank, refreshing . . . such a satisfying read

Stylist

Witty, frank and candid, this book takes the reader on a hilarious tour through the world of modern dating

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