Product Description
All In
Author(s): Claire Powell
Format: Hardback
Intensely funny... profoundly touching' INDIA KNIGHT, SUNDAY TIMES
'I laughed, I cried, I couldn't pull my eyes away' VOGUE BEST BEACH READS 2026
'Captures all the awkwardness of family dynamics and marriage with such compassion and authenticity' JENNIE GODFREY
A GOOD HOUSEKEEPING Most Anticipated Read 2026
A marriage on the rocks. A family in disarray. A weekend in the sun at a luxury, all-inclusive hotel. What could possibly go wrong?
Jo and Dave haven't had a holiday in years. They've had other things on their plate: failed IVF, the death of Dave's mother, doing up the bathroom.
So when Dave's flashy brother Teddy offers to fly in from Dubai and take them - along with his gorgeous young girlfriend and their curmudgeonly father - to a beachfront resort in the Med, the couple can hardly refuse.
But while romance might be on the cards for some, Jo and Dave soon find that tensions don't disappear in paradise. In fact, they might just get worse...
Set over the course of one scorching weekend, All In is a compulsively entertaining and bittersweet novel that asks: when life gets choppy, how does love stay afloat?
'One for fans of The Wedding People and White Lotus' BOOKSELLER 1O TITLES NOT TO MISS
Readers Are Loving This Year's Funniest, Most Perceptive Summer Read
'Tender, hilarious and wonderfully perceptive, this will be the summer read of the season'
'Oh I loved this book so much! The writing is so SO good - beautiful and poignant and funny - just brilliant. And the story is so relatable - the stress of travelling, group holidays, suitcases going missing, family dynamics... fabulous!'
'Smart, immersive and surprisingly moving - a standout contemporary read'
'An ideal holiday read... Beautifully written and hard to put down'
'A wonderful emotional snapshot'
'A brilliant book to take on holiday
About the Author
Claire Powell is the author of At The Table, which was named one of the best books of 2022 by The Times and Sunday Times, The Telegraph, The Critic, Red Magazine and Good Housekeeping. A graduate of the University of East Anglia Creative Writing MA, she was awarded the Malcolm Bradbury Bursary and the Malcolm Bradbury Continuation Prize. Her short stories have been broadcast on BBC Radio 4 and in 2017 she won the Harper's Bazaar short story contest. She lives with her family in south-east London.
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