Summary
An insightful, funny and moving novel about second chances and starting over from award-winning journalist Poorna Bell.
‘I will read anything Poorna Bell writes!’ Taylor Jenkins Reid ‘Gorgeous, affirming, an exploration of why and how we nurture’ Pandora Sykes
It might not be the stuff of dreams, but Padma and Wallace have spent ten years building a relationship that feels … fine. Until Wallace gives Padma an ultimatum about starting a family she’s not sure she even wants.
…Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781804941966 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1804941964 |
| Author: | Poorna Bell |
| Publisher: | Cornerstone |
| Imprint: | Penguin |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 368 |
| Release Date: | 7 October 2025 |
| Weight: | 258g |
| Dimensions: | 25mm x 130mm x 198mm |
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Poorna Bell
Poorna Bell is an award-winning journalist and author with twenty years of experience. She is the former Executive Editor and Global Lifestyle Head for HuffPost.
Awards and Recognition:
- Stylist’s Rising Star Award (2019)
- Red magazine’s Big Book Award (2019)
- Sunday Times Sports Books Award (2022)
- Named one of Marie Claire’s Top 30 Women
- Balance magazine Top 100 Wellness Personality
Experience:
- Judge for the Mind Media Awards and the Costa Book Awards
- Contributor to publications such as Red, The Telegraph, The Times, Stylist, I News, BBC, The Guardian, and Grazia
- Experienced public speaker
- Regular contributor to BBC Radio
Published Works:
Non-Fiction:
- Chase The Rainbow
- In Search of Silence
- Stronger (A part memoir, part manifesto about women’s strength and fitness)
Fiction:
- In Case of Emergency (Published in 2022 to high acclaim)
- This is Fine (Her second novel)
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