People Pleaser by Bryony Gordon - ISBN: 9780241747438
Hardcover
Pleasing others left Olivia empty. One wild night changes everything.
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People Pleaser

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  • Hardcover

    304 pages

  • Release Date

    12 April 2026

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Summary

Fiercely funny and instantly relatable, this is the first novel from the No.1 Sunday Times bestseller Bryony Gordon - the most joyfully honest feminist in journalism.

“You’re so desperate to make everybody else happy that you’ve forgotten what makes you happy. You’ve not just forgotten it, you’ve abandoned it, on a bonfire full of all your other hopes and dreams. A bonfire you’re too scared to light in case the neighbours report you to the council.”

Olivia Greenwood has been…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780241747438
ISBN-10:0241747430
Author:Bryony Gordon
Publisher:Penguin Books Ltd
Imprint:Viking
Format:Hardcover
Number of Pages:304
Release Date:12 April 2026
Weight:506g
Dimensions:30mm x 164mm x 241mm
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People Pleaser by Bryony Gordon - ISBN: 9780241747438
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Critics Review

I absolutely ADORED People Pleaser. I have never related so much to a book! – Briony May Williams
Riotously funny and sharply observed, it is a must read for any woman who has ever tried so hard to please everyone else that they’ve ended up losing themselves – Jennie Godfrey
People Pleaser is like therapy in rom-com form – Beth O’Leary
Insightful, inspirational and SO much fun – Marian Keyes

About The Author

Bryony Gordon

Bryony Gordon writes a column in the Daily Mail and is the host of the podcast The Life of Bryony. She previously wrote for the Telegraph for twenty-three years, becoming one of the paper’s best loved writers, and hosted the Mad World podcast. She is the author of the bestselling The Wrong Knickers and Mad Woman, plus the Sunday Times No.1 bestsellers You Got This and Mad Girl, which were both nominated for British Book Awards. As the founder of Mental Health Mates, a global peer support network which encourages people with mental health issues to connect and get out of the house, she is a passionate advocate for mental health in the media. In 2017 she won the MIND Making A Difference Award, and in 2023 was awarded the Royal College of Psychiatrist’s President’s Medal for her work in improving mental health. She has twice run the London Marathon in her underwear and thinks everyone should try running in their pants at least once. People Pleaser is her debut novel. She lives in South London with her husband and daughter.

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