Nothing Serious

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A blisteringly sharp novel of self-acceptance, friendship and making connections in the most unexpected of places

Nicki and Kevin have never met. They’ve matched online. But Kevin is actually Amber, a 17-year-old girl.

Nicki, trying to escape an abusive relationship and her therapist’s advice, numbs herself with one-night stands.

Amber is facing cracks in her friendships and pressure from her boyfriend. Her loneliness causes her to impersonate Kevin, even if he doesn’t exist.

Genuine friendship and trust develop between them. Nicki is unsure if it is anything more, but Amber’s feelings are growing more intensely.

Can Amber be honest without losing Nicki completely?

Or is this nothing serious?

'Emotionally intelligent and thought-provoking. Raw and compelling' DAILY MAIL

'A thought-provoking, quietly devastating novel about loneliness and what people will do to belong' RED 'Best Books of January 2024'

©2024 Emma Medrano (P)2024 Penguin Audio

Critics Review

Always emotionally intelligent and thought-provoking. Raw and compelling

Daily Mail

A thought-provoking, quietly devastating novel about loneliness and what people will do to belong

Red, 'Best Books of January 2024'

Sharp, sublime, and achingly hopeful. Nothing Serious takes an honest and heartfelt look at loneliness and longing, friendship and survival. I loved it

Chris Whitaker, New York Times bestselling author of We Begin at the End

A searing exploration into the shape of loneliness and how far we’ll go to create connections

Heather Darwent, Sunday Times bestselling author of The Things We Do To Our Friends

An emotive insight into the consequences of bruising loneliness, Nothing Serious is a powerful tale of a skewed but hopeful friendship through which two very different women find the courage to survive

Amy Beashel, author of Spilt Milk

WHAT. A. BOOK. I don’t think I’ve ever read anything quite like it before, I was utterly gripped from the first page. I loved Emma’s characters, they felt real and balanced, flawed and relatable. Such a perfectly relevant read, and one that I think people will be talking about/thinking over for a long time after they finish reading

Lisa Hall, bestselling author of Between You and Me

Magnetic, raw and powerful, this is a compulsive novel about loneliness and connection that will stay with me a long time

Katie Lumsden, author of The Secrets of Hartwood Hall

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