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How To Sleep At Night
- Author
- Elizabeth Harris
- Narrator
- Gabra Zackman
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Publish Date
- 16 January 2025
- Run Time
- 8 hours 43 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
- Genre
- Modern and contemporary fiction: literary and general, Family life fiction / Stories about family, Contemporary lifestyle fiction, Narrative theme: love / relationships, Narrative theme: politics / economics, Narrative theme: identity / belonging, Humorous fiction, Narrative theme: social issues / social problems
- Rating
- 3.0 (1 review)
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What to expect
'Sparkles with wit and insight… A must-read' DOLLY ALDERTON
'Extraordinary' DAILY MAIL
'An irresistible comedy of manners' MAIL ON SUNDAY
'Deliciously chaotic… feverishly funny – Harris has gleeful fun dissecting this timely tale' THE TIMES, Book of the Month
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Shared bed. Different dreams…
Meet Ethan and Gabe: the picture-perfect devoted couple. They may have drifted to different ends of the political spectrum, but their marriage still has its spark.
Then Ethan makes a shocking announcement: he wants to run for Congress as a Republican. And he will only do it with progressive Gabe’s blessing.
Kate is a reporter – but the adrenaline rush of chasing a story has lost its thrill. When she reconnects with her ex-girlfriend Nicole, a frustrated stay-at-home mom, it upends both their lives.
Each of them is forced to ask themselves: how do we bridge the gap between who we are and who we aspire to be?
A sharply observed comedy of manners about public image versus private life, How to Sleep at Night dissects family ties stretched thin by ambition.
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‘Witty and well-paced’ OBSERVER
'Funny, charming… infused with warmth, depth and engrossing storylines' WASHINGTON POST
'Has the feel of whispered secrets exchanged over cocktails with your smartest friend' JENNY JACKSON
'Insightful, poignant and laugh-out-loud funny… a delight' J. COURTNEY SULLIVAN
WHAT READERS ARE LOVING:
'A beautifully layered book about the complexities of love, ambition, and self-discovery' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'I feel like I know every character in this book. A joy from start to finish, and I didn’t want to put it down' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'A perfect read for our times… I read it in one day' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Critics Review
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Sparkles with wit and insight, diving headfirst into the tangled web of marriage, identity, and the politics that threaten to pull us apart. As Ethan and Gabe navigate their conflicting dreams, I found myself laughing and gasping in equal measure. A true testament to the complexities of modern relationships—this book is a must-read for anyone who's ever wondered how to bridge the gap between who we are and who we aspire to be
Dolly Alderton
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Deliciously chaotic… feverishly funny – Harris has gleeful fun dissecting this timely tale of politics at its most personal
The Times
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Rollicking and compulsively readable, How to Sleep at Night is about what happens when the line between salvaging and sabotaging a life in crisis gets seriously blurry. So relatable you’ll scream
Cecilia Rabess
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A sharply funny exploration of marriage and ambition, How to Sleep at Night has the feel of whispered secrets exchanged over cocktails with your smartest friend
Jenny Jackson
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A sharp and often funny study of modern America mores… Readers of all political hues will enjoy Harris’s witty and well-paced narrative
Observer
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Extraordinary… great on the dangers of focusing on differences rather than similarities
Daily Mail
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Harris's irresistible comedy of manners weds sly domestic insights with bipartisan humanity
Mail on Sunday
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Could not be more apt for today's political climate
Cosmopolitan
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Super fun, super timely… you will tear through it
Jenna Bush Hager
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This whip-smart family drama is utterly addictive
Woman’s Own
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Witty…fast-moving…lively
New York Times
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Funny, charming… infused with warmth, depth and engrossing storylines… sparkling
Washington Post
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I tore through this timely novel of family, marriage, love and politics. By turns insightful, poignant and laugh-out-loud funny, How to Sleep at Night is a delight
J. Courtney Sullivan
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This wonderful debut is about the rough and tumble road that true love represents for all of us
James McBride
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Concise, engaging… couldn’t be timelier
The Bookseller
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Deliciously messy and compulsively moreish
Book Brunch
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Staggeringly good… clever, gossipy, sharp and insightful – like hanging out at the best party in town
Natasha Poliszczuk
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A sharp exploration of ambition and the delicate balance between political divides
Bella
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A sharp, witty exploration of relationships and ambition, and the delicate balance between political divides
Closer Magazine
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Engaging
Electric Lit
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A satisfying story of middle-aged reckonings
Publishers Weekly
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Exploring themes of ambition, loyalty, and how people evolve over time, this sly novel fits right in among other fiction which explores the personal side of politics
Book List
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A lively, of-the-moment political and domestic drama
Kirkus
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Harris excels at depicting middle-aged people reckoning with their earlier choices and struggling with how they want to live the rest of their lives
Library Journal
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Details
- Author
- Elizabeth Harris
- Narrator
- Gabra Zackman
- Duration
- 8 hours 43 minutes
- Release Date
- 16 January 2025
- ISBN
- 9780008726874
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Genre
- Modern and contemporary fiction: literary and general, Family life fiction / Stories about family, Contemporary lifestyle fiction, Narrative theme: love / relationships, Narrative theme: politics / economics, Narrative theme: identity / belonging, Humorous fiction, Narrative theme: social issues / social problems
- Rating
- 3.0(1 review)
- Narration
- 3.0(1 review)
Synopsis
A SUNDAY TIMES HOTTEST READ OF 2025 A TIME MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK OF 2025 'Sparkles with wit and insight… A must-read' DOLLY ALDERTON 'Extraordinary' DAILY MAIL 'An irresistible comedy of manners' MAIL ON SUNDAY 'Deliciously chaotic… feverishly funny – Harris has gleeful fun dissecting this timely tale' THE TIMES, Book of the Month –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––- Shared bed. Different dreams… Meet Ethan and Gabe: the picture-perfect devoted couple. They may have drifted to different ends of the political spectrum, but their marriage still has its spark. Then Ethan makes a shocking announcement: he wants to run for Congress as a Republican. And he will only do it with progressive Gabe’s blessing. Kate is a reporter – but the adrenaline rush of chasing a story has lost its thrill. When she reconnects with her ex-girlfriend Nicole, a frustrated stay-at-home mom, it upends both their lives. Each of them is forced to ask themselves: how do we bridge the gap between who we are and who we aspire to be? A sharply observed comedy of manners about public image versus private life, How to Sleep at Night dissects family ties stretched thin by ambition. –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––- ‘Witty and well-paced’ OBSERVER 'Funny, charming… infused with warmth, depth and engrossing storylines' WASHINGTON POST 'Has the feel of whispered secrets exchanged over cocktails with your smartest friend' JENNY JACKSON 'Insightful, poignant and laugh-out-loud funny… a delight' J. COURTNEY SULLIVAN WHAT READERS ARE LOVING: 'A beautifully layered book about the complexities of love, ambition, and self-discovery' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'I feel like I know every character in this book. A joy from start to finish, and I didn’t want to put it down' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'A perfect read for our times… I read it in one day' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
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