An award-winning novel from bestselling author Sophie White, My Hot Friend is a sharp, funny and page-turning novel about the highs and lows of friendship.
An award-winning novel from bestselling author Sophie White, My Hot Friend is a sharp, funny and page-turning novel about the highs and lows of friendship.
Popular Fiction Book of the Year - An Post Irish Book Awards 2023
'EXTREMELY funny and refreshingly honest about the unacknowledged complexity of female friendship' Marian Keyes'Her best yet. It's astute, relatable, hilarious, insightful, and utterly impossible to put down' Louise O'Neill'Unputdownable ... a darkly funny, raw story about friendship, vulnerability and honesty' Irish TimesLexi is on top of the worldThe podcast she co-hosts with her ride-or-die bestie is going stratospheric. But will all this fame and success cost them their friendship?Joanne's just had a babyBut her pals keep forgetting that she's no longer available for tequila-fuelled nights out. She loves her son and her boyfriend but the loneliness is killing her.Claire is feeling left outThe Whatsapp chat with her old school friends is ominously quiet these days, which can only mean one thing: a side group without her. Can she convince them to give her another chance, or is it time to move on and seek out new BFFs?Fate brings Claire, Joanne and Lexi together as they navigate the knotty, joyful and occasionally toxic swamp that is female friendship. But how will they each decide which friendships to fight for, and which to let go forever?What people are saying about Sophie's books:Sharp, funny ... with characters you'll fall in love with' BETH O'LEARY'Astutely observed, whip-smart and very, very funny' SARAH BREEN'A modern, witty, razor-sharp page-turner' EMER MCLYSAGHTMy Hot Friend is most interested in exploring the interplays of female friendship in all its complexities, particularly where the hierarchy of newer and long-standing friendships are concerned Irish Independent
My Hot Friend is ... a genuinely hilarious read that is also full of heart, grit, and real emotion Sunday Independent
[Sophie] White has written a book that will appeal to both sides of her readership. There's levity and humour here, but the underlying darkness of her work also comes to a head in this refreshing take on the complications of female friendship Sunday Business Post
Sophie White lives in Dublin with her husband and three sons. She writes regularly for many Irish publications, including her weekly 'Nobody Tells You' column for the Sunday Independent LIFE magazine and also co-hosts two podcasts, Mother of Pod and The Creep Dive.
She is the author of five novels - Filter This, Unfiltered, The Snag List, Where I End and My Hot Friend - as well as two non-fiction books: Corpsing and Recipes for a Nervous Breakdown.The new novel from the bestselling author of The Snag List and Filter This . Claire treasures her long-time friends, but the feeling doesn't seem to be mutual (they've definitely created a Whatsapp group without her). So she has a choice to make: move on, because she deserves better, or devise a cunning plan to help them realise what they're missing?Joanne just had a baby. Something she has to keep reminding her pals about when they invite her on yet another night out that doesn't start until 11pm. She loves her son but is also grieving the life she left behind. It would help if her friends could meet her in the middle, every so often.Lexi is on the top of the world. The podcast she co-hosts with her ride-or-die bestie is going stratospheric, with money and opportunities flooding in faster than she can keep up with. So shouldn't it be bringing her and Amanda closer, rather than driving a wedge between them?
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