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Happy Endings

The F**k It! List

An empowering read that we devoured in one sitting.

An authoritative, heart-warming, unique comedy. Daisy is a fresh tremendous character that you will want as a real-life friend. You'll experience her humiliations and her triumphs alongside her and be left with a wonderful uplifting sense that it is possible to take the world on in your own terms.

A novel of immense charm, warmth, humour and quiet subversion. A triumph of ‘feel-good’ without the cliches.

Elizabeth Fremantle, author of Disobedient

A really warm and buoyant read, perfect for fans of Lucy Dillon or Alexandra Potter.

Niamh Hargan, author of The Break Up Clause

'Daisy is unique and refreshing. I went through every high and low with her - I wept and I laughed...a lot. A ten out of ten read.

Josie Lloyd, author of The Cancer Ladies' Running Club

Fresh, funny and impossible to put down - I loved it. I wish Daisy was my friend!

This is the perfect book to enjoy on the sun lounger. Witty and relatable, this heartwarming read will have you laughing and crying, and you'll be rooting for protagonist Daisy from the very first page.

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A laugh-out-loud comedy for fans of Alexandra Potter, Bella Mackie and Harper Ford! 
 
Meet Daisy. She’s just caught her boyfriend shagging someone else at her fortieth birthday party. She’s camped out in her childhood bedroom. And it looks as if her dream to have a baby has gone down the pan. 
 
Time for a F**k It! List? 
 
Don’t miss this triumphant comedy about a woman taking on the world on her own terms.

Discover the inspiring, laugh-out loud comedy of a woman forced to re-evaluate her life at 40, the perfect holiday read for fans of Alexandra Potter, Bella Mackie and Harper Ford! Treat yourself or a friend this Christmas. 
 
'Fresh, funny and impossible to put down - I loved it.' - Sarah Turner, author of Stepping Up and The Unmumsy Mum 
 
'Hilarious, subversive and heartwarming' - Jessica Biel 
 
‘Fabulous. A wonderful, uplifting shot in the arm.’ - Amanda Prowse, bestselling author of Picking Up The Pieces 
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For Daisy, life isn’t going…quite to plan. 
 
She’s just caught her boyfriend shagging someone else at her fortieth birthday party. 
She’s camped out in her childhood bedroom. 
And it looks as if her dream to have a baby has gone down the pan… 
Time for a F**k It! list? 
Join Daisy as she attempts to tick off each item on the list and take back control of her life, one ‘f**k it’ at a time, and ask yourself the question: what would be on your f**k it list? 
 
Don’t miss the triumphant comedy about a woman taking on the world on her own terms, the perfect uplifting read! 
 
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Praise for The F**k! It List 
 
'Daisy is unique and refreshing. I went through every high and low with her - I wept and I laughed...a lot. A ten out of ten read.' - Josie Lloyd 
 
‘An empowering read that we devoured in one sitting.’ - Closer 
 
‘Fun and empowering. We loved this book!’ - Bella 
 
‘A novel of immense charm, warmth, humour and quiet subversion. A triumph of ‘feel-good’ without the cliches.’ - Elizabeth Fremantle, author of Disobedient and Queen’s Gambit 
 
‘An authoritative, heart-warming, unique comedy.’ - Platinum Magazine

Melanie Cantor worked for many years in PR and as a celebrity talent agent. She is an addicted house mover: her renovations, which were spotted by a TV producer, led to her hosting the Channel 4 series Making Space. She is the author of Happy Endings (2019), which has been translated into nine languages, and the bestselling The F**k It! List (2024). 
 
She has two adult sons and lives between Dorset and London (for now!) with her dog, Mabel. Sex And The Ex is her third novel.

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An empowering read

This fab read is total woman power!

An empowering read that we devoured in one sitting.

Fun and empowering. We loved this book!

An authoritative, heart-warming, unique comedy. Daisy is a fresh tremendous character that you will want as a real-life friend. You'll experience her humiliations and her triumphs alongside her and be left with a wonderful uplifting sense that it is possible to take the world on in your own terms.

A novel of immense charm, warmth, humour and quiet subversion. A triumph of ‘feel-good’ without the cliches.

A really warm and buoyant read, perfect for fans of Lucy Dillon or Alexandra Potter.

'Daisy is unique and refreshing. I went through every high and low with her - I wept and I laughed...a lot. A ten out of ten read.

Fresh, funny and impossible to put down - I loved it. I wish Daisy was my friend!

Hilarious, subversive and heartwarming

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