How To Sleep At Night

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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

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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

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Dolly Alderton
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Deliciously chaotic… feverishly funny – Harris has gleeful fun dissecting this timely tale of politics at its most personal

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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

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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

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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

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Observer
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Extraordinary… great on the dangers of focusing on differences rather than similarities

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Daily Mail
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Harris's irresistible comedy of manners weds sly domestic insights with bipartisan humanity

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Mail on Sunday
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Could not be more apt for today's political climate

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Cosmopolitan
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Super fun, super timely… you will tear through it

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Jenna Bush Hager
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This whip-smart family drama is utterly addictive

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Woman’s Own
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Witty…fast-moving…lively

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New York Times
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Funny, charming… infused with warmth, depth and engrossing storylines… sparkling

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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

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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

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James McBride
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Concise, engaging… couldn’t be timelier

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The Bookseller
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Deliciously messy and compulsively moreish

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Book Brunch
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Staggeringly good… clever, gossipy, sharp and insightful – like hanging out at the best party in town

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Natasha Poliszczuk
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A sharp exploration of ambition and the delicate balance between political divides

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Bella
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A sharp, witty exploration of relationships and ambition, and the delicate balance between political divides

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Closer Magazine
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Engaging

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Electric Lit
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A satisfying story of middle-aged reckonings

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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

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Book List
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A lively, of-the-moment political and domestic drama

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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

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Library Journal

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