Laura Clark Is Away from Her Desk

The relatable and and hilarious novel for any woman who feels fed up."I loved it" MARIAN KEYES
A relatable, sharp and hilarious coming-of-middle-age novel, perfect for fans of Confessions of a Forty- Something F**k-Up, Where'd You Go, Bernadette? and Fleishman Is in Trouble.

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WHO IS LAURA CLARK?

To her colleagues: an invisible forty-something HR manager who restocks the meeting-room snacks.

To her husband and teenage daughter: the woman who puts food in the fridge and dinner on the table.

To her elderly mother: a round-the-clock helpline for endless complaints.

Laura Clark is the woman everyone relies on. But barely anyone sees.

So, one day, Laura puts on her 'out of office' message - and doesn't come back. And soon, everyone's formerly ordered lives quickly begin to descend into all-out chaos.

Where has Laura gone?
Has something terrible happened to her?
Or has she - unthinkably - decided to finally give her own life the finger?

To find out, the people in her life must realise that, maybe, they never really knew Laura Clark at all .

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'Once I started reading, I couldn't stop' ⭐⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ READER REVIEW

'A book with a big, generous heart' BOBBY PALMER

'An empowering story for any woman who's felt invisible - or is just sick of everyone's s**t!'
FIONA GIBSON

'Funny, wise and everything in between, I absolutely loved it'
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'Intriguing, relatable and utterly fabulous! I was completely hooked!'
HELGA JENSEN

'A wonderfully relatable book that had me cheering for Laura'
SHEILA McCLURE

'So relatable and a little bit chaotic . can't recommend it enough' ⭐⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ READER REVIEW

'A gloriously funny manifesto for why we should never take the Laura Clarks of this world for granted!'
JULIE MA

'Helen Russell's exquisite storytelling reveals the layers of Laura's life gently like the unfurling of a peony in summer . I loved every second of it'
JENNI BAYLISS

'Laugh-out-loud funny' ⭐⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ READER REVIEW

'Every woman needs to read this . 12/10 across the board'
RIA LINA

'Wonderful . so much fun - hugely hilarious, and so well observed!'
M.K. OLIVER

'The ending was so satisfying' ⭐⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ READER REVIEW

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