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The No-Show

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What to expect

*READ BETH O'LEARY'S BRAND NEW UNMISSABLE ROMANCE, THE NAME GAME, OUT NOW*

'Ingenious, heartwarming and romantic' SOPHIE KINSELLA
'Surprising and deeply satisfying' EMILY HENRY

Three women. Three dates. One missing man . . .

8.52 a.m. Siobhan's looking forward to her date with Joseph. Breakfast on Valentine's Day surely means something . . . so where is he?

2.43 p.m. Miranda's hoping that a Valentine's Day lunch with Carter will be the perfect way to celebrate her new job. But why hasn't he shown up?

6.30 p.m. Joseph Carter agreed to be Jane's fake boyfriend at a dreaded engagement party tonight. But he's not here . . .

Meet Joseph Carter. That is, if you can find him.

An unexpected love story, The No-Show is an utterly extraordinary tear-jearker of a book, a heart-breaking and joyful novel about dating, and waiting, and the ways love can find us.

'Such a clever, finely woven, sweet and heart-rending story' BOLU BABALOLA
'A brilliant, multilayered, romantic stunner' LAUREN HO
'It will break your heart in a million different ways' LOUISE O'NEILL
'Beth O'Leary at her very best' LINDSEY KELK

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Critics Review

Beth O'Leary crafts novels with such wit, heart and truth. The No-Show is an ingenious, heartwarming and romantic story with great depths amid the humour and lightness
Sophie Kinsella
Beth O'Leary writes a brilliant, multilayered, romantic stunner with a poignant twist that you won't see coming. You won't be able to put this down
Lauren Ho
Beth O'Leary is that rare, one-in-a-million talent who can make you laugh, swoon, cry and ache all in the same book and The No-Show is her most moving yet. O'Leary's wit, charm and heart are on full, fantastic display in this cosy, surprising and deeply satisfying novel. I couldn't possibly love it more
Emily Henry
Three love stories in one, told in delicate, beautiful layers, this is such a clever, finely woven sweet and heart-rending story that I found myself utterly enchanted by!
Bolu Babalola
This is a genius of a book! The kind of book you want all your friends to read so that you can talk about it non-stop. Trust me, you'll be buzzing long after you've read the final page
Lizzie Damilola Blackburn
Perfect escapism: romantic and uplifting with a twist you won't see coming
Lucy Diamond
Fresh, clever and superbly plotted, The No-Show will sweep you up, break your heart and put it all back together again. A triumph
Mike Gayle
As joyful as it is difficult, as friendly as it is unexpected, The No-Show makes a compelling case for complexity
i News
I found this to be the most emotionally written of Beth's books, one that leaves an impact on your mind. I cannot recommend it enough; it is bursting with feeling
The Belfast Telegraph
With this clever romance, The Flatshare author is back at her best . . . I really enjoyed this bittersweet, heartwarming read
Good Housekeeping
Super-clever and super-readable, this brilliant book is going to be a massive hit
The Sun
Beth O'Leary's latest twisty, zesty charmer The No-Show will certainly be required summer reading
Independent
Be warned: this may just be the most clever, finely woven, sweet and heart-rending story you read all year
Stylist
I raced through it
Daily Mail
Her fourth book is another gripping page-turner but with a more ambitious concept than her earlier novels . . . A superb rom-com with a heart wrenching twist
Daily Express
Beth O'Leary's latest novel opens with three women - Siobhan, Miranda and Jane - who have all been stood up on Valentine's Day by the same man. The question is, why? The trio try to work out what has happened to the elusive Joseph Carter - and their willingness to forgive him at first feels frustrating. But as the story unfolds, the lives of the main players draw the reader in until the tale builds to its unexpected, but ultimately satisfying, ending.
i
Beth O'Leary has done it again with The No-Show, an endearing clash of people in a twisting plot which stays in your thoughts long after you finish
Buzz Magazine
A clever story with a heart-wrenching twist
Independent
[A] superb romcom with a heart-wrenching twist
Sunday Express
Author Beth O'Leary
Narrator Beth O'Leary, Evanna Lynch, Heather Long, Kathryn Drysdale, Luke Thompson
Duration 11 hours and 10 minutes
Release Date
ISBN 9781529409130
Format Audiobook
Publisher Quercus
Genre Contemporary lifestyle fiction, Modern and contemporary fiction, Romance
Availability AU, GB, IE

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