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DATE OF RELEASE: 6 AUG 2026

FROM THE AUTHOR OF AS YOUNG AS THIS

Independence seems to be drifting away from Misty. Just months ago, she was living with her fiancé and planning their life together.

Now she’s single, back in her childhood bedroom, on crutches from knee surgery, and relying on her mother to help her with the smallest of tasks. This isn’t how thirty-two was meant to look. When Misty turns to dating apps, she's immediately intrigued by charismatic, handsome Christopher – so intrigued that she doesn't doesn’t even notice the acronym ‘ENM’ on his profile.

By the time she discovers that it stands for ‘ethical non-monogamy' – and that he’s in a long-term open relationship – she already feels such undeniable, dizzying chemistry that she decides to give things a go. And so Misty makes a pact with herself to date Christopher for the next six weeks while his partner is away. It’s all part of her plan: she wants to learn to become less attached, and to prepare herself for her next ‘real’ relationship. But is what she wants really what she needs?

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Publication: 6 Aug 2026, Penguin
ISBN: 9780241632789

Extent: 288 pages

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      Description

      DATE OF RELEASE: 6 AUG 2026

      FROM THE AUTHOR OF AS YOUNG AS THIS

      Independence seems to be drifting away from Misty. Just months ago, she was living with her fiancé and planning their life together.

      Now she’s single, back in her childhood bedroom, on crutches from knee surgery, and relying on her mother to help her with the smallest of tasks. This isn’t how thirty-two was meant to look. When Misty turns to dating apps, she's immediately intrigued by charismatic, handsome Christopher – so intrigued that she doesn't doesn’t even notice the acronym ‘ENM’ on his profile.

      By the time she discovers that it stands for ‘ethical non-monogamy' – and that he’s in a long-term open relationship – she already feels such undeniable, dizzying chemistry that she decides to give things a go. And so Misty makes a pact with herself to date Christopher for the next six weeks while his partner is away. It’s all part of her plan: she wants to learn to become less attached, and to prepare herself for her next ‘real’ relationship. But is what she wants really what she needs?

      Paperback
      Publication: 6 Aug 2026, Penguin
      ISBN: 9780241632789

      Extent: 288 pages

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