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  • Published: 2 August 2022
  • ISBN: 9780241990520
  • Imprint: Penguin General UK
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 320
  • RRP: $26.00

The Summer Job

A hilarious story about a lie that gets out of hand - soon to be a TV series




Birdy just got her dream job.
The problem is, it's not hers.

Have you ever imagined running away from your life?

Well Birdy Finch didn't just imagine it. She did it. Which might've been an error. And the life she's run into? Her best friend, Heather's.

The only problem is, she hasn't told Heather. Actually there are a few other problems...

Can Birdy carry off a summer at a luxury Scottish hotel pretending to be her best friend (who incidentally is a world-class wine expert)?

And can she stop herself from falling for the first man she's ever actually liked (but who thinks she's someone else)?

  • Published: 2 August 2022
  • ISBN: 9780241990520
  • Imprint: Penguin General UK
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 320
  • RRP: $26.00

About the author

Lizzy Dent

Lizzy Dent (mis)spent her early twenties working in a hotel not unlike the one in her first novel, The Summer Job. Soon to be a TV series! She somehow ended up in a glamorous job travelling the world creating content for various TV companies, including MTV, Channel 4, Cartoon Network, the BBC and ITV. She writes about women who don't always know where they're going in life, but who always have fun doing it. The Setup is her second novel.

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Praise for The Summer Job

What a welcome escape; it's witty and funny and it packs an emotional punch too. Loved it, I'm in the queue for more Lizzy

JOSIE SILVER

Fresh, funny and oh so relatable - the perfect tonic

ABBIE GREAVES

Engaging, heartwarming and SO MUCH FUN. I bloody loved it

MARIAN KEYES

Fresh, funny and filled with delicious food and wine. It made me long for a summer in Scotland with Birdy and all the team at Loch Dorn

BETH O'LEARY

Fun with a capital F . . . If you've ever felt you're getting left behind in life, or don't have everything worked out quite yet, this is the book for you

SOPHIE COUSENS

I fell for Birdy on the very first page and inhaled the rest of her story . . . A brilliantly original plot paired with fabulously funny writing - a pure joy to read!

HELLY ACTON

It's really great - so gossipy, warm and funny

BETH MORREY

One of the funniest and sexiest books of the year. As soon as I finished it, I wanted to read it again. Do not miss this one!

EMILY HENRY

Engaging, heartwarming and SO MUCH FUN. I bloody loved it

MARIAN KEYES

Fresh, funny and filled with delicious food and wine. It made me long for a summer in Scotland with Birdy and all the team at Loch Dorn

BETH O'LEARY

Fun with a capital F . . . If you've ever felt you're getting left behind in life, or don't have everything worked out quite yet, this is the book for you

SOPHIE COUSENS

I fell for Birdy on the very first page and inhaled the rest of her story . . . A brilliantly original plot paired with fabulously funny writing - a pure joy to read!

HELLY ACTON

It's really great - so gossipy, warm and funny

BETH MORREY

One of the funniest, and sexiest books of the year. As soon as I finished it, I wanted to read it again. Do not miss this one!

EMILY HENRY

Engaging, heartwarming and SO MUCH FUN. I bloody loved it

MARIAN KEYES