Claire Powell

Captures the reality of various relationships on the rocks with startling accuracy and emotional intimacy. I laughed, I cried, I couldn’t pull my eyes away

Powell's 2022 debut At the Table was one of my favourite books of that year: painful, funny, deeply insightful and relatable. Her new family drama follows couple Jo and Dave... who hope an all-expenses paid holiday in the sun will fix their problems

Good Housekeeping Most Anticipated Reads 2026

I don’t think anyone writes about contemporary Englishness as astutely, mercilessly and affectionately as Claire Powell... All In puts her perfectly observed characters in the pressure cooker of an all-inclusive holiday. It’s a kind of meta-beach read, and I loved it

One for fans of The Wedding People and White Lotus

The Bookseller 10 TITLES NOT TO MISS IN JUNE

One of those novels I couldn’t stop reading. Filled with heart it captures all the awkwardness of family dynamics and navigating marriage with such compassion and authenticity. Claire Powell is a real talent

JENNIE GODFREY, author of The List of Suspicious Things

I haven't enjoyed a book so much in ages. It's completely absorbing, and excruciating (in the best way). I was having such fun reading that its emotional undertow caught me off guard. I had tears in my eyes at the end

REBECCA WAIT, author of I'm Sorry You Feel That Way

Elegant, sensitive and sympathetic, All In is rigorously honest, fun-filled and full of Claire Powell’s trademark dry wit

JESSICA STANLEY, author of Consider Yourself Kissed

Quietly devastating. Not a word out of place

SARAH VAUGHAN, author of Anatomy of a Scandal

An exquisitely observed, propulsively plotted story of a family in free fall

A deliciously messy tale of marriage, money, and miscommunication. Familial and romantic love are pushed to the brink in this all-too-believable holiday from hell

As funny and sad as a dropped ice cream

ANDREW HUNTER MURRAY, author of A Beginner's Guide to Breaking and Entering

A beautifully nuanced and completely gripping exploration of love, family and marriage by an exceptionally gifted writer

Brilliantly observed and beautifully written. It takes real genius to turn a believably awful family holiday into a painful, funny and touching examination of a marriage… I loved it

A painfully funny, honest and compassionate novel written with superb precision and psychological acuity

Brilliant… expertly drawn family drama, loveable flawed characters and a very sweet dog… a perfect holiday read

CLAIRE LYNCH, author of A Family Matter 

Hugely enjoyable... had me snorting with laughter on almost every page. Claire writes with such deft humour and insight into marriage and family

HANNAH BECKERMAN, author of The Forgetting

The setting is so vivid, the dialogue so zingy and these deliciously flawed, but totally believable, characters are so plausible, I absolutely devoured it

JOSIE LLOYD, author of You & Me & You & Me & You & Me

Irresistible, wry and absorbing, All In is both deeply fun and wildly compelling... A heartstopper of a novel

Deeply funny and jaw-droppingly emotionally astute... By turns melancholy, sexy, existential, hilarious - tautly encapsulated in the all-inclusive purgatory of a luxury holiday

A highly amusing, meticulously written comedy about a marriage in crisis and a hideous family holiday abroad

Partners, parents, siblings, in-laws… Claire writes about family dynamics so believably. I looked forward to going to bed every night so I could read it and felt genuinely disappointed to get to the end

A poignant exploration of a marriage on the edge, All In made me laugh and brought me to tears in equal measure. Powell's ever-perceptive eye on relationships, family, and love makes this a summer read with heart. I couldn't stop reading

A big-hearted and hilarious novel about people doing their best, badly. There’s no-one better than Claire Powell at finding the true love stories in our daily lives

No one writes relationships and British families quite like Claire Powell does. All In is a heartwarming, funny and beautifully observed novel that astutely captures the peculiarities of the British summer holiday, and of Brits abroad. It's the must-have book for summer 2026! I loved it

LAURA PRICE, author of Single Bald Female

Powell offers another expertly wry examination of the intricate bonds that hold families together, and the painful efforts to create new ones

'I couldn't stop reading' Jennie Godfrey 
'I haven't enjoyed a book this much for ages' Rebecca Wait 
A Good Housekeeping Most Anticipated Read 2026 
A Vogue Best Beach Reads 2026 
'One for fans of The Wedding People and White Lotus' Bookseller 10 Titles Not to Miss in June 
 
A marriage on the rocks. A family in disarray. A weekend in the sun at a luxury, all-inclusive hotel. What could possibly go wrong? 
 
Jo and Dave haven't had a holiday in years. They've had other things on their plate: failed IVF, the death of Dave's mother, doing up the bathroom. 
 
So when Dave’s flashy brother Teddy offers to fly in from Dubai and take them – along with his gorgeous young girlfriend and their curmudgeonly father – to a beachfront resort in the Med, the couple can hardly refuse. 
 
But while romance might be on the cards for some, Jo and Dave soon find that tensions don't disappear in paradise. In fact, they might just get worse... 
 
Set over the course of one scorching weekend, All In is a compulsively entertaining and bittersweet novel that asks: when life gets choppy, how does love stay afloat? 
 
'An incredible new talent' Marian Keyes (about At the Table)

Claire Powell

Praise for All In

Captures the reality of various relationships on the rocks with startling accuracy and emotional intimacy. I laughed, I cried, I couldn’t pull my eyes away

Powell's 2022 debut At the Table was one of my favourite books of that year: painful, funny, deeply insightful and relatable. Her new family drama follows couple Jo and Dave... who hope an all-expenses ...

I don’t think anyone writes about contemporary Englishness as astutely, mercilessly and affectionately as Claire Powell... All In puts her perfectly observed characters in the pressure cooker of an all ...

Captures the reality of various relationships on the rocks with startling accuracy and emotional intimacy. I laughed, I cried, I couldn’t pull my eyes away

Powell's 2022 debut At the Table was one of my favourite books of that year: painful, funny, deeply insightful and relatable. Her new family drama follows couple Jo and Dave... who hope an all-expenses ...

I don’t think anyone writes about contemporary Englishness as astutely, mercilessly and affectionately as Claire Powell... All In puts her perfectly observed characters in the pressure cooker of an all ...

Captures the reality of various relationships on the rocks with startling accuracy and emotional intimacy. I laughed, I cried, I couldn’t pull my eyes away

Powell's 2022 debut At the Table was one of my favourite books of that year: painful, funny, deeply insightful and relatable. Her new family drama follows couple Jo and Dave... who hope an all-expenses ...

I don’t think anyone writes about contemporary Englishness as astutely, mercilessly and affectionately as Claire Powell... All In puts her perfectly observed characters in the pressure cooker of an all ...

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