Cuckoo by Nell Frizzell - ISBN: 9781804991886
Paperback
Family secrets, a new sibling, and an unexpected pregnancy collide.

Cuckoo

The new novel about family and motherhood from the author of The Panic Years

$17.80

  • Paperback

    352 pages

  • Release Date

    27 May 2025

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Summary

A sharply funny and well-observed novel about an unconventional family from the award-winning writer, journalist and podcaster, Nell Frizzell.

After Nancy’s father dies, she is faced with two life-changing revelations.

One: She has a half-brother she knew nothing about. Nancy’s world is punched inside out at the discovery of a mysterious new sibling. But she can’t help but feel curious about Oliver, this stranger who shares her DNA. Her sister Rita, on the other hand, is furio…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781804991886
ISBN-10:1804991880
Author:Nell Frizzell
Publisher:Transworld Publishers Ltd
Imprint:Penguin
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:352
Release Date:27 May 2025
Weight:247g
Dimensions:22mm x 129mm x 199mm
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Cuckoo by Nell Frizzell - ISBN: 9781804991886
129 × 199 mm
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A4
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What They're Saying

Critics Review

Smart and funny, it had me from page one * Meg Mason *
Reliably compelling, always insightful and very entertaining writing from the wonderful Nell Frizzell * Clover Stroud *
Cuckoo is so warm, tender and beautiful … This is a spellbinding story about love, families and what makes us truly grow up. I adored it * Daisy Buchanan *
Carefully observed and sensitively described … poignant * Financial Times *
This was stunning a really different kind of ‘found family’ novel. I was so invested in the characters by the end that I kept picking up the book again to see if there was any more * Lauren Bravo *
Nell has that special ability to write about the most true, most slippery parts of life in a deliciously frank, simple and frequently hilarious way - she’ll make you laugh, cry and think * Alice Vincent *
A frank and funny exploration of family * i *
Nell Frizzell is one of our funniest and most observant writers - how lucky we are to have her * Kat Brown *
The wondrous Nell Frizzell does ‘when ancestry,com goes wrong’ (great premise) with very entertaining weird family results * Amy Liptrot *
Funny and full of life and ideas, reading Nell Frizzell is like meeting a new friend * Josie Long *

About The Author

Nell Frizzell

Nell Frizzell is a writer, journalist and Vogue columnist. She has written and worked for the Guardian, VICE, The Sunday Times, Elle, the BBC, the Observer, Grazia and The Independent among many others. Her first book, The Panic Years, was an exploration of bodies, babies and the big questions facing modern life. Her debut novel, Square One, painted a humorous picture of moving home, fathers and daughters and surviving heartbreak. She lives in Oxford, in a very small house full of pasta and bedding and bikes.

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