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    Laura Clark Is Away from Her Desk: The relatable and and hilarious novel for any woman who feels fed up. . ."I loved it" MARIAN KEYES

    Helen Russell

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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 . . .

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    Praise for Laura Clark Is Away from Her Desk

    • SO witty, so entertaining, yet so moving. Countless women will identify with Laura Clark. I loved it so much! - MARIAN KEYESA brilliantly entertaining novel, which made me properly laugh while also being surprisingly moving. If you've ever wondered what might happen when women down tools, Laura Clark is Away from her Desk is a hopeful answer. - JENNIE GODFREYIf you're a woman squidged in the sandwich generation with only so many f*cks left to give, this book is for you. - CALLY BEATON

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    Helen Russell

    Helen Russell

    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.

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