Crushing

When do you stop starting over? The sparkling new novel from the author of No Hard Feelings.
Getting over someone is not that difficult. All you have to do is focus on every negative thing about them for the rest of your life until you forget to stop actively hoping for their slow and painful death, then get a haircut …

Serial monogamist Marnie is running late to her own identity crisis. After a decade of twisting herself into different versions of the ideal girlfriend, she’s swearing off relationships for good. Forever. Done. No more, no thank you.

Pretty inconvenient time to meet Isaac: certified dreamboat and the only man who has ever truly got her. It’s cool, though, they’re just friends, he’s got someone else, and she has more important things to worry about. Like who she is, what she wants, and what the hell she ever saw in the love(s) of her life in the first place.

Flanked by overwhelmed new mum Nicola, terminally single Claud, and eternal pessimist Kit, Marnie reckons with the question: who are we when we’re on our own?

‘Bingeable, sharply written, and hilarious, Crushing had me hooked from the first page. This book is filled with love, rage, and wisdom, and reading it felt like having a wine with a best friend.’ Victoria Brookman, author of Burnt Out

Praise for No Hard Feelings:

‘Funny, biting, vulnerable and unflinching, Novak’s novel is like an ocean dip: a bit salty, very refreshing’ Lauren Sams

‘A gratifying, warm and funny debut’ Books+Publishing

‘No Hard Feelings is clever, funny and surprisingly sweet, and Penny captured my heart’ Toni Jordan

‘Wry and witty’ Saturday Age

Format: Paperback
Pages: 368
Imprint: HarperCollins AU
Publication date: 05/04/2023