- Title:
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No Hard Feelings (MP3)
- Written by:
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Genevieve Novak
- Read by:
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Meg Dunn
- Format:
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Unabridged MP3 CD Audio Book
- Number of CDs:
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1
- Duration:
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8 hours 1 minutes
- MP3 size:
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350 MB
- Published:
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April 30 2022
- Available Date:
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April 30 2022
- Age Category:
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Adult
- ISBN:
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9781460742341
- Genres:
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Fiction; Australian Fiction; Contemporary Fiction; General Fiction
- Publisher:
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Bolinda/HarperCollins audio
Qty
Format
Price
Bolinda price
Australian author
Debut novel
Shortlisted Australian Book Design Awards 2023
Hungover, underpaid and overwhelmed, this isn't where Penny expected to be as she reached her late 20s. A sharp, smart and witty look at adulting – Fleabag meets Sorrow and Bliss.
Penny can't help but compare herself to her friends. Annie is about to be a senior associate at her law firm, Bec has just got engaged, Leo is dating everyone this side of the Yarra and Penny is just ... waiting. Waiting for Max, her on-again, off-again boyfriend, to allow her to spend the night, waiting for the promotion she was promised, waiting for her Valium to kick in. Waiting for her real life to start.
Out of excuses and sick of falling behind, Penny challenges herself to turn things around. She's going to make it work with Max, impress her tyrannical boss, quit seeing her useless therapist, remember to water her plants and stop having panic attacks in the work toilets.
But soon she's back to doomscrolling on Instagram, necking bottles of Aldi's finest sauvignon blanc and criticising herself with renewed vigour and loathing. When her goals seem further away than ever, she has to wonder: when bad habits feel so good, how do you trust what's good for you?
'Genevieve Novak will inevitably be compared to other authors, but the truth is, she is herself and herself alone – and that's a good thing. Funny, biting, vulnerable and unflinching, Novak's novel is like an ocean dip: a bit salty, very refreshing.'
Lauren Sams, author of She's Having Her Baby and Crazy Busy Guilty
'Scaldingly funny and bitingly real, No Hard Feelings deserves a warning label: danger, may induce binge reading. With her sly wit, Genevieve Novak's debut demonstrates a brilliant eye for observing the little things in life, which together can be the biggest things of all.'
Tori Haschka, author of Grace Under Fire