Just a Girl, Standing in Front of a Boy

'My love story may not be the sort you read about in books or see in films. . . Love stories have glorious highs and ghastly lows. But when it comes to my own life, I'd have to say, you can keep your fabulous highs and I'll happily steer clear of the terrible lows.'

After a rocky start in life, Jenny Taylor, 27, star receptionist at the local doctors surgery, has things all worked out thanks to a list of ten daily things she must do to keep the blues at bay. But her life is turned upside down when she meets aspiring musician Joe King. And reliable boyfriend Matt proposes. And then her mum leaves her dad and moves into Jenny's flat determined to 'bond'.

Hilarious, honest and heartbreaking, JUST A GIRL, STANDING IN FRONT OF A BOY is an edgy modern love story that will make you look at your own love story in a whole new way. Lucy-Anne Holmes is the bestselling author of 50 Ways to Find a Lover.

Short-listed for Romantic Novel of the Year Awards 2015 (UK)

“Lucy-Anne Holmes manages to make you laugh a lot and cry a lot. I really love her books”

Hilarious, sweet and all too relatable. Had me laughing out loud from the first page. Which was embarrassing - Lindsey Kelk

Lucy-Anne Holmes is a writer, actress and campaigner living in Sussex. She is the author of three previous novels - 50 Ways to Find a Lover, The (Im)perfect Girlfriend and Unlike a Virgin - which have been published in ten countries. Lucy is also the founder of the No More Page 3 campaign. To find out more about Lucy follow her on Twitter: @lucyanneholmes.

Jenny Taylor, or Fanny (yep, work it out), is living life to the full via The Smiling Fanny Manifesto - thoughtfully provided by best friend Philippa in darker times. The gorgeous, driven Matt even proposes. Everything is just rosy. And then her mother, Pamela, shows up at work.They are determined to bond, but when Jenny wants a mum to plan a wedding with, and Pamela wants a daughter to party with, chaos ensues. And there's something Pamela isn't telling Jenny. And then there's the guy in the pharmacy . . .Life's a conundrum: a man who offers marriage, or the man who makes your bits twitch? And how on earth to cope with a mother who crash lands into your life and starts drinking all your wine . . .

'My love story may not be the sort you read about in books or see in films. . . Love stories have glorious highs and ghastly lows. But when it comes to my own life, I'd have to say, you can keep your fabulous highs and I'll happily steer clear of the terrible lows.' After a rocky start in life, Jenny Taylor, 27, star receptionist at the local doctors surgery, has things all worked out thanks to a list of ten daily things she must do to keep the blues at bay. But her life is turned upside down when she meets aspiring musician Joe King. And reliable boyfriend Matt proposes. And then her mum leaves her dad and moves into Jenny's flat determined to 'bond'.Hilarious, honest and heartbreaking, JUST A GIRL, STANDING IN FRONT OF A BOY is an edgy modern love story that will make you look at your own love story in a whole new way. Lucy-Anne Holmes is the bestselling author of 50 Ways to Find a Lover .

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