'Very dark and very funny' Jo Brand'Utterly compelling' Jojo Moyes'Totally compulsive reading' Jenny ColganJean Collins had two daughters. But she only loved one of them.She knew it was wrong, but she just couldn't help herself. Jess was a little sweetheart, everyone said so. Anne was awkward and serious and not much fun, to be frank.But now the years have passed. Jess is missing - run...

*Nominated for Best Book at the 2025 Chortle Awards*'Really funny & engaging. A breeze and a pleasure to read' Katherine Ryan'As hilarious and outrageous as you might expect' Rosie Ramsey'Funny. Poignant. Fascinating. Just the sort of hilarious, disrespectful, ribald book I love to get stuck into' Jo Brand***How did little Jenny Hargreaves become Jenny Eclair and elbow...

'Brilliant' Sunday Express'Addictive' Daily Mirror'Brutally funny' ObserverMeet the Dobsons and the Jamiesons: two ordinary families on the verge of a nervous breakdown.Joe Dobson left his wife and kids when his young girlfriend Nina discovered she was pregnant. Now he feels like a cliche and Nina feels like a drudge, swapping her wild nights out wit...

From acclaimed writer and comedian, Jenny Éclair, comes a hilarious and heart-breaking story about a friendship against all odds.Summer 1975: Helena is bored out of her mind - there's absolutely nothing to do and her supposed "best friends" Gwen and Elaine are holidaying in the South of France without her. The only saving grace is that she's allowed to re-decorate her room - bring on the purple floral wallpaper.Sum...

'So immersive, atmospheric and compelling' Marian Keyes'Kept me glued to the page' Alex Marwood'Achingly poignant . . . An absolutely brilliant read' Sunday Mirror_____________***Beginnings, middles and ends; Peggy, Serena, Natasha and Bel.***This is the room that binds them, this is how consequences work . . .In deepest Cornwall, the mansion Kittiwake has seen many pa...

From acclaimed writer and comedian, Jenny Éclair, comes a hilarious and heart-breaking story about a friendship against all odds.Summer 1975: Helena is bored out of her mind - there's absolutely nothing to do and her supposed "best friends" Gwen and Elaine are holidaying in the South of France without her. The only saving grace is that she's allowed to re-decorate her room - bring on the purple floral wallpaper.Sum...

Don't miss t****he unforgettable new novel from Jenny Eclair - INHERITANCE is out now___________'Both heart-rending and compelling' Clare Mackintosh'I loved it SO MUCH' Marian Keyes'It occupied my mind constantly' Jo BrandIt only took one night to tear a family apart.Artist and illustrator Edwina Spinner used to have a busy family life. Now she ...

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER! (June 2020)A hilarious and heartfelt A-Z of getting through the menopause, from comedian and national treasure Jenny Eclair.'If you're after an in-depth medical or psychological insight into the menopause, I'm afraid you've opened the wrong book - I'm not a doctor . . . However, I am a woman and I do know how it feels to be menopausal, so this book is written from experience and the heart and I hope it makes you laug...

Poor Jean Collins.She stepped out into the road without looking and now lies broken in hospital. But what distracted her? And why was she carrying a box of vanilla slices, the cream cakes she only ever bought for special occasions? Jean's daughter Anne travels back up north to find out. But her mind is on her teenage sons in London - boys on the brink of becoming not very nice men. What damage could they do in just a few days? (Quite a lot, probably.)Meanwhile there are sec...

From that first date - and how it's all downhill from thereWe all know about the jungle of 'dating'. But once you've found your 'special' friend you'll have to pretend you like their taste in music, be nice to their mother and pick up their socks, and that's only year one.By the time you get into grumpy old middle-aged land, you're firmly on farting terms and over-familiarity has bedded in. The only thing to do with the whole business is to laugh over it, w...

Chin up, Britain! Now is the time to return to basic commonsense and embrace a new austerity. Can't afford a holiday? Slather on some sun tan lotion that smells of coconuts, at least you'll smell like you're on holiday. Don't know what to do with a left-over half a banana? Discard it surreptitiously on the floor of a government-owned building, 'accidentally' slip on it and claim thousands of pounds of compensation. Can't afford new shoes? Polish your old ones. And if all else fails, why no...

'Really funny & engaging. A breeze and a pleasure to read' Katherine Ryan'As hilarious and outrageous as you might expect' Rosie Ramsey'Funny. Poignant. Fascinating. Just the sort of hilarious, disrespectful, ribald book I love to get stuck into' Jo Brand***How did little Jenny Hargreaves become Jenny Eclair and elbow her way into the male dominated world of 1980s stand-up?Daughter o...