Pity Party

<p><b>'What a read! What a tear jerker! But very funny, and written with such breezy wit, and characters I ADORED. Daisy is EXCELLENT' MARIAN KEYES<br>'Brilliant characters, a heartfelt story and lots of soul. Daisy's ability to bring characters to life and plot out brilliantly messy storylines is a gift. I loved this book' FEARNE COTTON</b><br><br>Katherine lives by the rules, ticks all the boxes and prepares for the worst, even while she hopes for the best.<br><br>Then the worst actually happens and, as she tries to navigate life as a young widow, it turns out she was not prepared at all.<br><br>Nothing scares Katherine more than stopping, but everyone insists she needs to take some time for herself. <i>Head to a wellness retreat,</i> they said. <i>Enjoy some me-time,</i> they said...<br><br>Except this retreat isn't the pity party she was hoping for. Instead of massages, she has erotic meditation, and instead of spa treatments she has scream therapy.<br><br>Katherine has never lost control in her life. In fact, she's fairly certain that if she starts screaming she might never stop.<br><br><b>But she's about to let go, and everyone had better stand back...<br><br>Hilarious, heartbreaking and honest, this is a story about learning how to stop playing it safe in a world that feels so dangerous - and showing up to the party, even when it feels impossible.<br><br>***'Deeply moving and very funny...I loved it' LOUISE O'NEILL<br>'The funniest book you'll read this year' LAUREN BRAVO<br>'A moving depiction of the horrible, ungovernable messiness of loss' <i>THE TIMES</i><br>'Thought-provoking, charming, cathartic and hilariously vivid' SARAH KNIGHT</b><br><b>'Hilarious, moving and unexpected' REBECCA WAIT<br>'Daisy writes beautifully...I adored everyone in this novel' JENNIE GODFREY<br>'I laughed, I cried, I screamed, I devoured every page... a laugh-out-loud balm' NIKKI MAY<br>'A standout novel - heartbreaking, observant, deeply relatable and impossibly funny' ROSIE WALSH<br>'<i>Pity Party</i> is perfection' LINDSEY KELK<br>'Unbelievably good' LUCY VINE<br>'Buchanan is such a terrific comic writer...A joy to read' <i>THE I</i><br>'Daisy Buchanan makes me laugh out loud' KATHERINE HEINY<br>'Wonderfully funny. Her best book yet' NINA STIBBE<br>'Crackling with energy, humour, warmth, and quirk' JENNY MUSTARD<br>'Raw, honest and refreshingly hopeful' <i>HEAT</i><br>'Every line in this book is a wonder' CAROLINE CORCORAN<br>'Moving, funny and wise all at once' KATE RIORDAN<br>'Smart, sexy, and will grab hold of your heart' JADE BEER<br>'Nobody writes about the messiness of life like Daisy' JULIE OWEN MOYLAN<br>'Gloriously readable...I tore through it!' MARINA O'LOUGHLIN<br>'Original, moving and totally addictive' ROXY BOURDILLON<br>'An honest, tender, captivating read' <i>THAT'S LIFE</i> magazine</b><br><b>'Daisy Buchanan excels at bringing complex women to life and she's outdone herself...heartbreakingly beautiful' IRISH NEWS</b></p>