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Laura Clark Is Away from Her Desk

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'SO witty, so entertaining, yet so moving. Countless women will identify with Laura Clark. I loved it so much!' MARIAN KEYES



'Brilliantly entertaining . . . surprisingly moving 'JENNIE GODFREY



'Riotously funny' GOOD HOUSEKEEPING



'If you're a woman with only so many f*cks left to give, this book is for you' CALLY BEATON




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WHO IS LAURA CLARK?

To her colleagues: an invisible forty-something HR manager who restocks the meeting-room snacks.

To her husband and teenage daughter: the woman who puts food in the fridge and dinner on the table.

To her elderly mother: a round-the-clock helpline for endless complaints.

Laura Clark is the woman everyone relies on. But barely anyone sees.

So, one day, Laura puts on her 'out of office' message - and doesn't come back. And soon, everyone's formerly ordered lives quickly begin to descend into all-out chaos.

Where has Laura gone?
Has something terrible happened to her?
Or has she - unthinkably - decided to finally give her own life the finger?

To find out, the people in her life must realise that, maybe, they never really knew Laura Clark at all . . .

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MORE PRAISE FOR LAURA CLARK



'Once I started reading, I couldn't stop' ⭐⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ READER REVIEW

'A book with a big, generous heart' BOBBY PALMER

'An empowering story for any woman who's felt invisible - or is just sick of everyone's s**t!'
FIONA GIBSON

'Funny, wise and everything in between, I absolutely loved it'
⭐⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ READER REVIEW

'Intriguing, relatable and utterly fabulous! I was completely hooked!'
HELGA JENSEN

'A wonderfully relatable book that had me cheering for Laura'
SHEILA McCLURE

'So relatable and a little bit chaotic . . . can't recommend it enough' ⭐⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ READER REVIEW

'A gloriously funny manifesto for why we should never take the Laura Clarks of this world for granted!'
JULIE MA

'Helen Russell's exquisite storytelling reveals the layers of Laura's life gently like the unfurling of a peony in summer . . . I loved every second of it'
JENNI BAYLISS

'Laugh-out-loud funny' ⭐⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ READER REVIEW

'Every woman needs to read this . . . 12/10 across the board'
RIA LINA

'Wonderful . . . so much fun - hugely hilarious, and so well observed!'
M.K. OLIVER

'The ending was so satisfying' ⭐⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ READER REVIEW

Critics Review

SO witty, so entertaining, yet so moving. Countless women will identify with Laura Clark. I loved it so much!
MARIAN KEYES
A brilliantly entertaining novel, which made me properly laugh while also being surprisingly moving. If you've ever wondered what might happen when women down tools, Laura Clark is Away from her Desk is a hopeful answer.
JENNIE GODFREY
Both a beguiling mystery and a very funny office comedy, Laura Clark is Away from Her Desk is a book with a big, generous heart. Expect to finish it with a smile on your face.
BOBBY PALMER
A riotously funny story . . . many of us will identify with Laura Clark!
GOOD HOUSEKEEPING
If you're a woman squidged in the sandwich generation with only so many f*cks left to give, this book is for you.
CALLY BEATON
Funny, original and hugely relatable . . . An empowering story for any woman who's ever felt invisible - or is simply sick of everyone's s**t!
FIONA GIBSON
Intriguing, relatable and utterly fabulous! was completely hooked from the very first page to the last
HELGA JENSEN
A wonderfully relatable book that had me laughing, empathising, commiserating and, ultimately, cheering for Laura.
SHEILA McCLURE
As blissful as eating a Twix in the sunshine on the way home from work, this is a gloriously funny manifesto for why we should never take the Laura Clarks of this world for granted!
JULIE MA
A stunningly original novel with hints of Shirley Valentine and even a dash of Adrian Mole. Helen Russell's exquisite storytelling reveals the layers of Laura's life gently like the unfurling of a peony in summer. This book is laugh out loud funny and deeply poignant, and I loved every second of it. I think there is a little of Laura Clark in every woman over forty.
JENNI BAYLISS
Every man, child and colleague needs to read this for education and every woman needs to read this for vindication. 12/10 across the board.
RIA LINA
A wonderful book! It's so much fun - humane and conceptual and hugely wonderfully hilarious, and so well observed!
M.K. OLIVER
A brilliant portrait of a mid-life woman who has taken on too much.
DAILY MAIL
Author Helen Russell
Narrator Fenella Fudge
Duration 11 hours and 16 minutes
Release Date
ISBN 9781035421107
Format Audiobook
Publisher Headline
Genre Contemporary lifestyle fiction, Humorous fiction, Narrative theme: Interior life
Availability AU, GB, IE, US

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