{"product_id":"seven-exes-a-novel-isbn-9780063299849","title":"Seven Exes: A Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA delightful rom-com about a woman who decides to revisit each of her seven exes, convinced that one of them is “the one who got away.”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSeven Exes. Seven Missed Chances. Who was the one who got away?\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEsther is nearing thirty, with a great job and a flat she shares with her two best friends, Bibi and Louise. But her life is missing that special someone. Tired of being single and sick of bad date after bad date, she thinks she’s found the answer to her romance problem in an old women's magazine.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAccording to the magazine’s dating column, there are seven archetypes a woman will date before finding Mr. Right. It all seems silly at first, until Esther realizes she has exactly seven exes that match the profiles: The First Love, The Work Mistake, The Overlap, The Friend with Benefits, The Missed Chance, The Bastard, and The Serious One. Is it so hard to believe that perhaps one of them is The One?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDeciding she must have left her true love in the reject pile, Esther contacts each of her old boyfriends. But finding her soulmate isn’t as simple as she hoped it would be. Madness, mayhem, laughs, and tears ensue as she valiantly works her way through her past love life and faces up to her previous mistakes. It’s an odyssey of the heart that will teach her a lot about herself . . . and just might lead her to the man of her dreams.\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003e\"Appallingly funny, relatable and wise.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eRosie Walsh, author of Ghosted and The Love of My Life\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eSeven Exes\u003c\/em\u003e made me laugh out loud. It's fresh, fast-paced and joyous. Lucy Vine's writing is so warm and funny—her books are the literary equivalent of an amazing girls' night out.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBeth O'Leary, bestselling author of The Flatshare\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Clever, perceptive and screamingly funny, \u003cem\u003eSeven Exes\u003c\/em\u003e is a joyous commentary on the mores and mysteries of modern dating and how past loves can shape our future. Throw in some delicious nostalgia, some genuinely sexy love interests and Vine's mastery of female friendships in all their frank and messy glory, and it's a book you'll never, ever want to break up with.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLauren Bravo, author of What Would the Spice Girls Do?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Funny, hopeful and agonisingly relatable, Esther is all of us. Lucy Vine writes with such compelling honesty, \u003cem\u003eSeven Exes \u003c\/em\u003emade me laugh, made me cry and made me want to call all my friends to tell them I loved them then call my exes to apologize\/punch them in the nuts. Equal parts romcom and life lesson, it's a must-read.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLindsey Kelk, bestselling author of the I Heart series\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"One of the freshest, funniest rom-coms I've ever read . . . with so much heart and depth.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDaisy Buchanan, author of Careering\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Seven Exes\u003c\/em\u003e is a bit of me! A shimmering rom-com with plenty of gorgeous romance and even more achingly funny comedy. I loved the nostalgia, I loved the tenderness and I absolutely adored the friendship between Esther and her best pals. This is a joyous must-read.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHannah Doyle, author of The A to Z of Us\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Hilariously funny and sharply observed . . . fresh, sexy and smart romcom.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHeat\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Funny and heart-warming.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDaily Mail\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"The beauty of Lucy's writing is that you'll cry and laugh in the same chapter. With it tapping into 2023's dating culture . . . . It feels both refreshingly modern and satisfyingly traditional in the same breath.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBelfast Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Hilarious and heart-warming, \u003cem\u003eSeven Exes\u003c\/em\u003e is unputdownable and deeply relatable. I gobbled it up! Esther is endearing, realistic, and I was rooting for her every step of the way in her mission to track down her exes and take a look back on her journey so far. It's got gorgeously written female friendships and is packed with laugh-out-loud moments, \u003cem\u003eSeven Exes\u003c\/em\u003e is an absolute TRIUMPH.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBeth Reekles, bestselling author of The Kissing Booth\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eSeven Exes\u003c\/em\u003e by novelist Lucy Vine is an original, memorable and fun read from cover to cover—especially for fans of contemporary romantic comedies. Exceptionally well written and oh-so-familiar to anyone who has labored hard to find Mr. Right.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMidwest Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Esther's increasingly complicated odyssey through the reject pile is a sweary, panic-sweaty, but ultimately rather endearing take on facing your demons.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Sunday Times (UK)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A really well-written, character driven novel. Fans of rom-coms will like this one.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eRed Carpet Crash\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A rather lovely ode to the power of friends.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eStylist Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Vine neatly navigates the familiar landscape of rom-coms, fashioning a plot that not only embraces the emotional messiness of life and love, but does so with a generous dollop of saucy charm and cheeky wit.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Bursting with sparky humour. Esther and her female friends are a joy and Esther’s search for the boy from her past who may or may not have got away is both funny \u0026amp; moving.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eJill Mansell, author of Promise Me\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Hilarious, relatable, heart-warming, extremely binge-able.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKate Weston-Brookes, author of Murder on a School Night\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Lucy Vine has knocked it out of the park with \u003cem\u003eSeven Exes\u003c\/em\u003e. I couldn’t put it down! It’s so smart and funny, and just warts-and-all levels of real! A nostalgic, comforting romcom. I loved it!\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLia Louis, author of The Key to My Heart\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Riotously funny, charming, and nostalgic, \u003cem\u003eSeven Exes\u003c\/em\u003e is a truly optimistic look at turning 30 and all the mess that can come with. Superb!\"\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLaura Jane Williams, bestselling author of Our Stop\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"This rom-com . . . has plenty of hilarious high jinks but also some serious moments featuring forgiveness, the Me Too movement, and growing up. Recommended for fans of fast-paced contemporary romances set in the UK that feature engaging premises and strong female friendships.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A beautiful testament to female friendship and the power of women in your life. Lucy Vine writes about the messy glory of female friendships with such ease and joy that you immediately want to exist in her world. \u003cem\u003eSeven Exes\u003c\/em\u003e is the only thing you need to pack this summer.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSalma El-Wardany, author of These Impossible Things\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper Perennial","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44890431914213,"sku":"NP9780063299849","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780063299849.jpg?v=1730233272","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/seven-exes-a-novel-isbn-9780063299849","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}