**THE BOOK FOR EVERY WOMAN YOU KNOW****THE SUNDAY TIMES STYLE: BOOKS OF 2025**THEY'RE THE BEST OF FRIENDS. OR SO THEY SAY... ? 'Brilliant: so funny, so sad, so scary' Jacqueline Wilson?? 'It will resonate for all women, and it's so much fun' Marian Keyes ?? 'Part whodunnit, part dark take-down of motherhood' Gillian McAllister?? 'Compelling, thought-provoking, unputdownable' Sarah Turner ??'Funny and clever' Fearne Cotton?? 'Universally empowering' Kate Sawyer?Is being a mother the most defining role a woman can have?Nicki, Lauren, Charlotte and Steffi have been friends since university.

Now in their thirties, life is pulling them in different directions, and motherhood is at the forefront of their minds. But when Charlotte organises a baby shower for Nicki on a swelteringly hot summer's day, it changes their friendship group forever. In the aftermath, each woman has a different view on what happened that day - but the truth will shock everyone.

Even you. Razor-sharp, funny, truthful and utterly gripping, So Thrilled For You is a novel for women and about women. It will start conversations and change expectations.

BIG LITTLE LIES meets EXPECTATION in the incredible new novel from Holly Bourne - it's the book you'll want to read three times, then give to every woman in your life. 'One to gift to all your friends' ELLE