After Paris

Three women take the same Eurostar to Paris for a girls' trip, but take separate trains back. What happened that weekend? A thought-provoking and gripping novel about trying to hold on to friendships when you start to grow apart.

Three best friends. A weekend away. And a whole lot of baggage.

Alice, Nina and Jules have been best friends for twenty years. They met in Paris and return there once a year, to relive their youth, leave the troubles of home behind, and indulge in each other's friendship and warmth. But this year, aged thirty-nine, the cracks in their relationships are starting to show...

After their weekend together in Paris, the three women never speak again. Each claims the other two ghosted them. But is there more to the story?

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“A perfect holiday read, compulsively readable but also intriguing, thought-provoking and so good on female friendship.”

— Laura Marshall

“Nicole Kennedy writes beautifully about female friendship, family dramas, relationships, parenting, and the city of Paris. Moving, funny, and hugely relatable.”

— Andrea Mara

“A refreshing and authentic take on female friendship. Complex, flawed and so real, I loved spending time with these three women.”

— Louise Hare

“An insightful, keenly observed story about friendship and motherhood, the internal struggles we all face and our flaws and fallibility as humans. Gripping yet tender… I think every reader will find a version of themselves somewhere in this book, and this is what Nicole Kennedy does so brilliantly.”

— Holly Miller

“A page-turning story of female friendships fraught with secrets, lies and denial. I loved the darkness and complexity of the issues and how cleverly they were revealed.”

— Jennifer Saint

Everything’s Perfect

Can you ever have the perfect life? A smart and thought-provoking romantic comedy about motherhood, friendship and the quest for perfection in an Instagram age.

Cassie Holliday is at the top of her game. A glamorous wife and mother with 1.3 million Instagram followers, she posts images of her gorgeous husband and cute (gender-neutral) twins online every day. To her adoring fanbase, Cassie's life is a string of perfect experiences in Valencia filter.

But in real life, you can't airbrush the truth. Cassie's marriage is at breaking point, her finances are precarious, and she is terrified of every Insta-star's worst nightmare: becoming irrelevant.

Then Cassie meets Beth, an anxious new mum who never ventures online. Finally, Cassie feels like she can be herself. They soon become each other's lifeline, until a video of Beth goes viral, and their offline friendship tips into online rivalry...

In a world where everything is curated, what does it mean to have a perfect life?

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“Thought provoking and laugh out loud funny. A perfect summer read.”

— Sarah Turner (The Unmumsy Mum)

“Smart and sassy.”

— Katy Collins

“A witty, no-filter glance at the reality of becoming – and remaining – a social media influencer.”