Holly Bourne

Thank you so much x

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Book cover for SO THRILLED FOR YOU by Holly Bourne

On the surface, So Thrilled For You by @hollybourne.bsky.social is a tense tale about four friends navigating their 30s — marriage, sexuality, friendships, and everything else — but underneath, it's an unflinching, visceral take on motherhood and womanhood. A true horror story. Out in January.

* #BookTour *

@hollybourne.bsky.social’s new book, #SoThrilledForYou, is published in hardback (and eBook) on 16 January 2025 and there’s a book tour (in partnership with The Mum Club) in January.

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Went to get some acupuncture for stress and the lady literally struggled to get the needles in. They kept popping out like Pop Up Pirate cos I'm so tense. I'm sure it's fine

The sheer elation of realising you missed your advent calendar yesterday so you get two chocolates today

Crouching right with you my friend! It's also so hard looking at an edit note and then having to think for about TWO DAYS about how to implement it

The confronting of one's inadequacy on every page is so...CONFRONTING

Present Tense Me is really pissed off with Past Tense Me for writing such a shitty first draft. Why is editing SO HARD? Why are first drafts SO BAD?

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Oh thank you so, so, much xxx

The cover of Holly Bourne’s book Thrilled for You showing a woman in a party hat lying down behind a piece of chocolate cake. She looks sad and/ or thoughtful and/ or tired

Another absolutely brilliant and eye opening read from @hollybourne.bsky.social @hodderfiction.bsky.social . #ThrilledForYou is about the back breaking exhaustion of early motherhood, pregnancy and the anxiety of choosing to stay child free when everyone around you is moving on. Spectacular work

Thank you so much xx

So Thrilled For You - @hollybourne.bsky.social - out 30th Jan
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Lots of hype around this and rightfully so 👏

Raw, impactful tale of the pressures of motherhood, and toxic friendships - very relatable and masterfully written!

Absolutely loved this ARC - thank you @hodderfiction.bsky.social

I'm so tempted to get a pair, heard lots of good things

Oh no! DIY the worst but hopefully at least not permanent. We're swapping retired couple for a mum with two young boys and she's already warned us about their noise - help!

Is there anything more anxiety-inducing in a noise-phobic person than new neighbours moving in next door? I'm basically convulsing and googling 'soundproofing' and they're not even here yet

‘So Thrilled For You’ by @hodderfiction.bsky.social
author @hollybourne.bsky.social pulls you in from the very first page and explores the female mind, the brutality of motherhood, friendships and the pressures of society. #BookReview #BookSky

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Thank you so much xx

I think woman from their twenties up will recognise and identify with at least one of the characters in #SoThrilledForYou by @hollybourne.bsky.social. Set over the course of an intense baby shower during a heatwave, the book rotates through four points of view.

So much love coming through for this one… #SoThrilledForYou by @hollybourne.bsky.social - out Jan 2025! @hodderfiction.bsky.social @mmagency.bsky.social

I hope you enjoy it Joanna xx

So excited to receive a copy of So Thrilled For You by @hollybourne.bsky.social . Thanks so much for sending @francescamain.bsky.social I can't wait to read it!

Oh thank you so so much x

Another excellent novel by @hollybourne.bsky.social
Actual tears were cried.

oh christ

Yep. And I forgot how long that section is, only the first bit is quoted and all of it is actual gold

I've been re-reading Gone Girl and, holy moly, is that book good. Achingly brilliant. The way Flynn plays on nightmarish gender royals in heterosexual relationships is beyond a chef's kiss.

Thanks all. So far, the lists of school visit authors are:
Primary go.bsky.app/5u2ArqX
Secondary go.bsky.app/EDt42ua
I will keep adding to them :)

Many women, like myself, have laparoscopy surgeries to check for endometriosis and the surgeons claim they can't find any. But these sufferers DO have endo, the surgeries just haven't been performed by experts who know how to spot it