Katherine Heiny

‘Gorgeous. Very, very funny in a knowing wry way but so tender, so beautiful. I loved all the characters.’ – Marian Keyes ‘Warm, witty, touching – and frequently hilarious’ – David Nicholls, author of Sweet Sorrow ‘You put the book down and feel glad to be alive’ – India Knight, Sunday Times Duncan is charming, handsome – and Jane falls...

One of the funniest books you will ever read – Daily Mail Standard Deviation is a marvel – Kate Atkinson Looking for a blissful summer novel? Here it is – Washington Post This is the beach book for summer 2017 – The Times Addictive reading – Mail on Sunday A comic masterpiece – Observer A divinely funny novel about the...

SuperbTHE TIMES JoyousTHE OBSERVER The beloved author of Early Morning Riser brings us eleven glittering stories of love – friendships formed at the airport bar, ex-husbands with benefits, mothers of suspiciously sweet teenagers, ill-advised trysts – in all its forms, both ridiculous and sublime. The games and rituals performed by Katherine Heiny’s characters range from mischievous to tender. In Bridesmaid,...

The wonderful story collection from the author of Standard Deviation ‘Heiny's work does something magical: gives women's interior lives the gravity they so richly deserve and makes you laugh along the way’ Lena Dunham ‘Like Cheever mixed with Ephron’ New York Times ‘Simply wonderful, I savoured every page’ Guardian Maya’s dog is dying, and she is planning to leave her...

SuperbTHE TIMES JoyousTHE OBSERVER The beloved author of Early Morning Riser brings us eleven glittering stories of love – friendships formed at the airport bar, ex-husbands with benefits, mothers of suspiciously sweet teenagers, ill-advised trysts – in all its forms, both ridiculous and sublime. The games and rituals performed by Katherine Heiny’s characters range from mischievous to tender. In Bridesmaid,...