'Hilarious, heartbreaking, truthful and bold' Dolly Alderton

Meet Olivia Galvin.

She knows she's lucky. There's the handsome husband. The sounds-pretty-good-on-paper job. A house they can just about afford. Loving, intrusive and completely bonkers extended family. Plus, she's having more sex than she's ever had in her life.

But the one thing she really wants seems to be the one thing she just can't seem to have...

Capturing the stress, sex and sometime hilarity of trying for a baby, Olivia's all-too-familiar battles with modern life make her question whether having it all is ever really worth it.

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Praise for Trying:

'Side-splittingly relatable' Bryony Gordon

'God it's powerful . . . Emily Phillips writes about love beautifully' Marian Keyes

'A deeply moving and raw story, told with great humour. An assured debut' Louise O'Neill

'Marian Keyes for the social media age' Sunday Telegraph

"Read it - think Marian Keyes for the social media age" - Sunday Telegraph

"Funny, honest and thought-provoking. *****" - Heat Magazine

"A tender and funny story" - Prima

"Hilarious and relatable . . . A warm and funny book" - Grazia

"An irreverently funny book that will resonate with anyone who's ever been trying" - Red Magazine

"A moving but funny read" - Closer Magazine

"A brilliant read" - Stylist

"A funny but uplifting novel" - Daily Mirror

"TRYING is a wonderfully funny novel about a young women who is "trying" in all aspects of her life. Not only is she trying to climb the ladder at work but she is also hoping to start a new family. This book is relatable and incredibly heartwarming as you see Olivia struggle through the big life questions that we all fear" - Yorkshire Evening Post

"A funny, complex debut" - Emerald Street

"Moving" - Bella Magazine