Read an extract from ‘Trying’ by Emily Phillips

The hilarious novel about what to expect when you’re NOT expecting

Meet Olivia Galvin.

She knows she’s lucky. There’s the handsome husband. The sounds-pretty-good-on-paper job. A house they can just about afford. Loving, intrusive and completely bonkers extended family. Plus, she’s having more sex than she’s ever had in her life.

But the one thing she really wants seems to be the one thing she just can’t seem to have…

Capturing the stress, sex and sometime hilarity of trying for a baby, Olivia’s all-too-familiar battles with modern life make her question whether having it all is ever really worth it.

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Praise for Trying:

‘Hilarious, heartbreaking, truthful and bold’ Dolly Alderton

‘Side-splittingly relatable’ Bryony Gordon

‘God it’s powerful . . . Emily Phillips writes about love beautifully’ Marian Keyes

‘A deeply moving and raw story, told with great humour. An assured debut’ Louise O’Neill

Read your exclusive extract from Trying here and don’t forget to order your copy – out soon in paperback!