A01=Helen Russell
Author_Helen Russell
books about families
books for older women
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female satire
forthcoming
funny feminist books
funny novels
laugh-out-loud books
middle-aged woman
midlife crisis
novels about middle age
office humour
older woman protagonist
quirky books
satire
satirical novels
strong female characters
Product details
- ISBN 9781035421077
- Dimensions: 156 x 240mm
- Publication Date: 30 Jul 2026
- Publisher: Headline Publishing Group
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Hardback
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'SO witty, so entertaining, yet so moving. Countless women will identify with Laura Clark. I loved it so much!' MARIAN KEYES
'Brilliantly entertaining . . . surprisingly moving 'JENNIE GODFREY
'If you're a woman with only so many f*cks left to give, this book is for you' CALLY BEATON
'A book with a big, generous heart' BOBBY PALMER
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WHO IS LAURA CLARK?
To her colleagues: an invisible forty-something HR manager who restocks the meeting-room snacks.
To her husband and teenage daughter: the woman who puts food in the fridge and dinner on the table.
To her elderly mother: a round-the-clock helpline for endless complaints.
Laura Clark is the woman everyone relies on. But barely anyone sees.
So, one day, Laura puts on her 'out of office' message - and doesn't come back. And soon, everyone's formerly ordered lives quickly begin to descend into all-out chaos.
Where has Laura gone?
Has something terrible happened to her?
Or has she - unthinkably - decided to finally give her own life the finger?
To find out, the people in her life must realise that, maybe, they never really knew Laura Clark at all . . .
'An empowering story for any woman who's ever felt invisible - or is simply sick of everyone's s**t!'
FIONA GIBSON
'Intriguing, relatable and utterly fabulous! I was completely hooked from the very first page to the last'
HELGA JENSEN
'A wonderfully relatable book that had me laughing, empathising, commiserating and, ultimately, cheering for Laura'
SHEILA McCLURE
'As blissful as eating a Twix in the sunshine on the way home from work, this is a gloriously funny manifesto for why we should never take the Laura Clarks of this world for granted!'
JULIE MA
'Helen Russell's exquisite storytelling reveals the layers of Laura's life gently like the unfurling of a peony in summer . . . I loved every second of it'
JENNI BAYLISS
'Every woman needs to read this . . . 12/10 across the board'
RIA LINA
READERS LOVE LAURA CLARK:
'Funny, wise and everything in between, I absolutely loved it' ⭐⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
'So relatable and a little bit chaotic . . . can't recommend it enough'
⭐⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
'The ending was so satisfying' ⭐⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
'Helen Russell has hit it out of the park' ⭐⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
'Laugh-out-loud funny' ⭐⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
'Once I started reading, I couldn't stop' ⭐⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
'Brilliantly entertaining . . . surprisingly moving 'JENNIE GODFREY
'If you're a woman with only so many f*cks left to give, this book is for you' CALLY BEATON
'A book with a big, generous heart' BOBBY PALMER
-------
WHO IS LAURA CLARK?
To her colleagues: an invisible forty-something HR manager who restocks the meeting-room snacks.
To her husband and teenage daughter: the woman who puts food in the fridge and dinner on the table.
To her elderly mother: a round-the-clock helpline for endless complaints.
Laura Clark is the woman everyone relies on. But barely anyone sees.
So, one day, Laura puts on her 'out of office' message - and doesn't come back. And soon, everyone's formerly ordered lives quickly begin to descend into all-out chaos.
Where has Laura gone?
Has something terrible happened to her?
Or has she - unthinkably - decided to finally give her own life the finger?
To find out, the people in her life must realise that, maybe, they never really knew Laura Clark at all . . .
'An empowering story for any woman who's ever felt invisible - or is simply sick of everyone's s**t!'
FIONA GIBSON
'Intriguing, relatable and utterly fabulous! I was completely hooked from the very first page to the last'
HELGA JENSEN
'A wonderfully relatable book that had me laughing, empathising, commiserating and, ultimately, cheering for Laura'
SHEILA McCLURE
'As blissful as eating a Twix in the sunshine on the way home from work, this is a gloriously funny manifesto for why we should never take the Laura Clarks of this world for granted!'
JULIE MA
'Helen Russell's exquisite storytelling reveals the layers of Laura's life gently like the unfurling of a peony in summer . . . I loved every second of it'
JENNI BAYLISS
'Every woman needs to read this . . . 12/10 across the board'
RIA LINA
READERS LOVE LAURA CLARK:
'Funny, wise and everything in between, I absolutely loved it' ⭐⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
'So relatable and a little bit chaotic . . . can't recommend it enough'
⭐⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
'The ending was so satisfying' ⭐⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
'Helen Russell has hit it out of the park' ⭐⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
'Laugh-out-loud funny' ⭐⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
'Once I started reading, I couldn't stop' ⭐⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
Helen Russell is a bestselling author, journalist and speaker. Former editor of marieclaire.co.uk turned Scandinavia correspondent for the Guardian whose first book, The Year of Living Danishly, became an international bestseller, optioned for television. She's the author of six books, translated into 21 languages.
Helen now writes for magazines and newspapers globally, including The Times and The Sunday Times, Telegraph, Independent, National Geographic, Wall Street Journal, Observer, Metro, Grazia, Stylist and Stella. She's spent the last twelve years studying cultural approaches to emotions and speaks about her work internationally for organisations including Google, Novo Nordisk and LEGO.
