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What to expect

A marriage on the rocks. A family in disarray. A weekend in the sun at a luxury, all-inclusive hotel. What could possibly go wrong?

Jo and Dave haven't had a holiday in years. They've had other things on their plate: failed IVF, the death of Dave's mother, doing up the bathroom.

So when Dave’s flashy brother Teddy offers to fly in from Dubai and take them – along with his gorgeous young girlfriend and their curmudgeonly father – to a beachfront resort in the Med, the couple can hardly refuse.

But while romance might be on the cards for some, Jo and Dave soon find that tensions don't disappear in paradise. In fact, they might just get worse...

Set over the course of one scorching weekend, All In is a compulsively entertaining and bittersweet novel that asks: when life gets choppy, how does love stay afloat?


‘Intensely funny… profoundly touching’ INDIA KNIGHT, SUNDAY TIMES

'I laughed, I cried, I couldn't pull my eyes away' VOGUE BEST BEACH READS 2026

'Captures all the awkwardness of family dynamics and marriage with such compassion and authenticity' JENNIE GODFREY

'One for fans of The Wedding People and White Lotus' BOOKSELLER 1O TITLES NOT TO MISS

© Claire Powell 2026 (P) Penguin Audio 2026

Critics Review

Intensely funny… profoundly touching… a very superior literary beach read, the sort of book that you need to finish urgently but that lives on in your head for years
Sunday Times
Captures the reality of various relationships on the rocks with startling accuracy and emotional intimacy. I laughed, I cried, I couldn’t pull my eyes away
Vogue Best Beach Reads 2026
Perfectly observed characters in the pressure cooker of an all-inclusive holiday... I loved it
Guardian
Powell excels at writing about the thousands of paper cuts that kill a relationship and does it with humour and honesty
Good Housekeeping
A brilliantly relatable novel... superb
Woman & Home
I loved Claire Powell's poignant and funny novel about a luxury family holiday that is far from idyllic
Sun
Beneath the sunshine and glamour old resentments and family tensions simmer... A perfect poolside read
Closer
A wish-you-weren't here postcard... messy drama ensues, but All In's strength lies in its quieter, touching truths about siblings and spouses
Mail on Sunday
What Claire Powell does so beautifully is to write about the messy humanity of being a person just trying to exist in the world
Substack
I couldn’t stop reading... Claire Powell is a real talent
JENNIE GODFREY, author of The List of Suspicious Things
Author Claire Powell
Narrator Anna Wilson-Jones
Duration 8 hours and 10 minutes
Release Date
ISBN 9781529970593
Format Audiobook
Publisher Random House
Genre Contemporary romance, Humorous fiction, Modern and contemporary fiction
Availability AU, GB, IE

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