Claire Powell

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

From the first page – no, the first sentence – Powell sets in motion this exquisitely observed, propulsively plotted story of a family in free fall. While I gripped the page, bracing for impact, I barely noticed that I had fallen in love with these imperfect characters, all of whom are drawn with immense humanity and wit

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

Quietly devastating. Not a word out of place

SARAH VAUGHAN, author of Anatomy of a Scandal

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

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

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

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 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

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 

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

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

'An incredible new talent' Marian Keyes 
 
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? 
 
 
Praise for Claire's first book At the Table 
'A summer read to devour with suncream and spilt rosé – and then lend to your mum or your daughter’ The Times, NOVEL OF THE SUMMER 
 
'An assured, exquisitely drawn novel that fans of Sorrow and Bliss will adore’ Red, BOOKS OF THE YEAR 
 
‘Powell is a fantastic writer who exercises perfect control’ Daily Mail, BEST READ OF THE SUMMER 
 
'Really funny. A fantastic read' Simon Mayo, BOOKS OF THE YEAR

Claire Powell

Praise for All In

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

From the first page – no, the first sentence – Powell sets in motion this exquisitely observed, propulsively plotted story of a family in free fall. While I gripped the page, bracing for impact, I barely noti ...

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 a ...

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

From the first page – no, the first sentence – Powell sets in motion this exquisitely observed, propulsively plotted story of a family in free fall. While I gripped the page, bracing for impact, I barely noti ...

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 a ...

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

From the first page – no, the first sentence – Powell sets in motion this exquisitely observed, propulsively plotted story of a family in free fall. While I gripped the page, bracing for impact, I barely noti ...

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 a ...

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