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Funny Story

Funny Story

Summary

A shimmering, joyful new novel about a pair of opposites with the wrong thing in common, from #1 New York Times and Sunday Times bestselling author Emily Henry

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Daphne always loved the way Peter told their story.

That is until it became the prologue to his actual love story with his childhood bestie, Petra.

Which is how Daphne ends up rooming with her total opposite and the only person who could possibly understand her predicament: Petra's ex, Miles.

As expected, it’s not a match made in heaven – that is until one night, while tossing back tequilas, they form a plan.

And if it involves posting deliberately misleading photos of their adventures together, well, who could blame them?

But it’s all just for show, of course, because there’s no way Daphne would actually start her new chapter by falling in love with her ex-fiancé’s new fiancée’s ex . . . right?

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'One of my favourite authors' Colleen Hoover, It Ends With Us

'The master of witty repartee' Daily Mail

'Emily Henry never fails to deliver great banter and a romance to swoon over' Taylor Jenkins Reid, Daisy Jones and the Six

'I've loved every single one of her books more than the previous, to the point that I cannot wait to see what her next title will do to me!' Ali Hazelwood, The Love Hypothesis

'Emily Henry's books are a gift, the perfect balance between steamy and sweet' V. E Schwab, GALLANT

'Nobody does it quite like Emily Henry' Casey McQuiston, RED, WHITE & ROYAL BLUE

'Our generation's answer to Nora Ephron' Sophie Cousens, THIS TIME NEXT YEAR

'My newest automatic-buy author' Jodi Picoult, WISH YOU WERE HERE

'Emily Henry has become one of my favourite authors' Beth O'Leary, THE FLATSHARE

'As a storyteller, Henry is in a class of her own' Elle Kennedy, THE DEAL

Reviews

  • Emily Henry at her absolute best. Warm, sexy and beautifully written. I adored it
    Beth O'Leary

About the author

Emily Henry

Emily Henry is the New York Times and Sunday Times bestselling author of the butterfly-inducing romantic comedies Beach Read, You & Me on Vacation, Book Lovers, Happy Place and Funny Story. She studied creative writing at Hope College and now lives and writes in the American Midwest. Great Big Beautiful Life is her sixth novel.
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