The Flatshare: the utterly heartwarming debut sensation, now a major TV series

by Beth O'Leary

THE SUNDAY TIMES TOP FIVE BESTSELLER | NOW A MAJOR TV SERIES

'Beth O'Leary is that rare, one-in-a-million talent who can make you laugh, swoon, cry and ache all in the same book' Emily Henry

'Beth O'Leary crafts novels with such wit, heart and truth' Sophie Kinsella

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Tiffy and Leon share a flat
Tiffy and Leon share a bed
Tiffy and Leon have never met...

Tiffy Moore needs a cheap flat, and fast. Leon Twomey works nights and needs cash. Their friends think they're crazy, but it's the perfect solution: Leon occupies the one-bed flat while Tiffy's at work in the day, and she has the run of the place the rest of the time.

But with obsessive ex-boyfriends, demanding clients at work, wrongly imprisoned brothers and, of course, the fact that they still haven't met yet, they're about to discover that if you want the perfect home you need to throw the rulebook out the window...

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See what everyone is saying about The Flatshare

'A Sleepless In Seattle for the 21st century' Sunday Express

'I devoured The Flatshare. Original, funny and touching. Read it' Clare Mackintosh

'If Richard Curtis and Nora Ephron made a story baby' Zoella Book Club

'One of the most talked about books of 2019... Fans of Jojo Moyes's Me Before You will love this UpLit romcom' Red Magazine

'It's fiction to make you feel good - endlessly enjoyable and brilliant fun' Daily Express

'In the league of Bridget Jones and Marian Keyes' Walsh sister books' Claire Allan

'Funny, emotional and uplifting' Sun

'A quirky, feelgood read, bursting with character and warmth' Prima

'The Flatshare is a huge, heartwarming triumph' Josie Silver

'Uproariously funny with characters you fall for from the first page' Woman & Home

'Deliciously funny and truly uplifting' Lucy Diamond

'Touching, funny and skilful, a delightful read' Katie Fforde

'It's funny and charming but there are moments of real poignancy, too. Guaranteed to leave you with a smile on your face' Good Housekeeping

'Heartwarming and brilliant' Closer

'Funny and winning... a Richard Curtis rom-com that also has its feet firmly planted in real life. A real treat' Stylist

• ISBN10: 1787474410
• ISBN13: 9781787474413
• Publish Date: 20 February 2020 (first published 10 April 2019)
• Publish Status: Active
• Publish Country: GB
• Imprint: Quercus Publishing
• Format: Paperback (B-Format (198x129 mm))
• Pages: 432
• Language: English

Reviews

[Sam@WLABB]

She slept there at night. He slept there during the day. They communicated via a multitude of post-it notes. They lived together, though they had never met.

I was all set for the rom-com, funny parts of this book. I was expecting them, but I was not expecting the depth of emotion O'Leary delivered, and I was more than delighted by it.

Tiffy was a wonderfully quirky heroine. I adored her sense of humor and her flare for fashion. I was appalled by how her ex treated her, and my hatred for him only grew as we dug deeper into the story. However, Tiffy was lucky to have a great support team in Gerty, Mo, Rachel, and to her surprise, Leon.

And, Leon! He was a delightful introvert, who won my heart with his kindness. As a hospice nurse, he spent a lot of time with very ill people, and some of the things he did for them were quite lovely and touching. I especially loved the side plot where he sought out one of his patients past loves and his fight to get his brother a retrial. Both really demonstrated what an amazing person Leon was.

The romance! I could see it all brewing as I read the post-it notes, and I was overjoyed when they finally met. Needless to say, their meet-cute was pure rom-com gold, and I may have snorted.

There are two things I see in books this day, that make me groan. One is the mention of certain book franchise, that I can never escape in YA, and apparently couldn't escape in this adult book too. The other is when authors pull politics into non-political books. It's just permeating every form of media, and I want an escape from it when I read. I really didn't expect politics to have any part or mention in the story, and I especially didn't expect a story based in London to have American politics in it.

Aside from that, I really enjoyed this book, and I know my pet-peeves are not shared by the majority of readers. Except for three small glitches, this book enchanted me from beginning to end. I just couldn't get enough of Leon and Tiffy story, and you know I happy crying at that ending!!

*ARC provided in exchange for an honest review.

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