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The Back Up Man

The hilarious and heartwarming brand new romcom perfect for fans of The Flatshare

Phoebe Luckhurst

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English
Penguin Books Ltd
02 May 2023
A hilariously romantic tale of mishaps and matrimony, love and long shots as Anya goes in search of her Back Up Man

Shortly after being unceremoniously dumped at a petrol station, Anya Mackie finds a pact she signed with Euan Carrick which promised they'd marry if both are still single the following decade. But Euan hasn't been seen for ten years and there's no trace of him anywhere . . .

After accepting the help of Jamie Kildare - another blast from Anya's past with very mysterious reasons for tracking down

Euan - the pair set off to find The Back-Up Man.

But why has Euan just disappeared? Will he remember their pact? And are some things better left in the past?

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Imprint:   Penguin Books Ltd
Country of Publication:   United Kingdom
Dimensions:   Height: 198mm,  Width: 129mm,  Spine: 25mm
Weight:   287g
ISBN:   9781405949507
ISBN 10:   1405949503
Pages:   416
Publication Date:  
Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active

Phoebe Luckhurst was born in London and brought up in Glasgow. She is a Senior Commissioning Editor at The Sunday Times Magazine, and has written features and interviews for the Guardian, Sunday Times Style, Elle, ES Magazine, Grazia, the Telegraph and Vogue. Phoebe has had the theme tune to The OC stuck in her head since 2003 and once almost spent her student loan on a micro-pig. She no longer shops online when drunk. The Lock In was her debut novel, and her second, The Back Up Man, will be published in 2023.

Reviews for The Back Up Man: The hilarious and heartwarming brand new romcom perfect for fans of The Flatshare

Phoebe Luckhurst is one of the funniest new novelists out there. Perfect for anyone who has ever attempted to stalk an ex on Facebook (all of us, then) * Evening Standard * Praise for Phoebe Luckhurst * : * David Nicholls for millennials . . . a dream read * i * Entertaining, endearing, and truly unique. Found myself wincing and laughing with familiarity -- Emma Gannon, bestselling author of <i>Olive</i> The year's most original rom-com * Elle * Immensely readable, witty and well-crafted * i *


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