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Sex and the Ex

Your ex needs a place to stay - do you save him or screw him? The hilarious and uplifting new novel from the bestselling author of The F**k It! List.

Hannah never expected to live with Charlie again.

Not after the divorce. She’s rebuilt her life; her fashion business is thriving and she’s finally in control. Until her mum dies and leaves her the most extraordinary bequest: the beautiful house Hannah grew up in . . . to be split between her and Charlie.

At first Charlie vows he will never live there. But when his life implodes, he decides he has no choice
but to claim what is rightly half his.

The rules of engagement are simple. Minimal contact. Doors stay shut. Food gets labelled. Communication via Post-its only. But Charlie has never been a stickler for rules, and he isn’t about to start now.

Living with your ex is hell. Falling for them again? That’s playing with fire.

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Crammed with fierce wit and frolicking good humour . . . Cantor at her frisky finest!' AMANDA PROWSE
'A relatable, funny, page-turning gem of a book' JOSIE LLOYD

© Melanie Cantor 2027 (P) Penguin Audio 2027

Melanie Cantor has done it again - a relatable, funny, page-turning gem of a book. I absolutely adored it.

JOSIE LLOYD

About Melanie Cantor

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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