Wish You Were Here
$26.41
- Paperback
416 pages
- Release Date
1 August 2008
Summary
Their holiday brochure said 18-30 … But they’ve just turned 35.
After ten years together Charlie Mansell has been dumped by his live-in girlfriend, Sarah. All he wants to do is wallow in misery, but mates Andy and Tom have a better idea: a week of sun, sea and souvlaki in Malia, party capital of the Greek islands.
But Charlie and his mates aren’t eighteen any more. Or even under thirty. And it shows. It isn’t the cheap beer, the late nights or even the fast-food that’s the pro…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780340825426 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0340825421 |
| Author: | Mike Gayle |
| Publisher: | Hodder & Stoughton |
| Imprint: | Hodder Paperback |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 416 |
| Release Date: | 1 August 2008 |
| Weight: | 286g |
| Dimensions: | 26mm x 129mm x 198mm |
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Critics Review
spot on, easy beach read. Just add sangria! - Independent
‘Mike Gayle’s the guy to give us a tantalising insight into the way men’s minds tick … this romantic romp is bound to be another huge success … a feel-good read with lots of laughs.’ - WomanThis has the makings of another Mike Gayle classic … this is spot on, easy beach read. Just add sangria. - IndependentAs you’d expect from Gayle, the laughs flow thick and fast, making this a top match for your sunny holiday spirits. - GlamourAn observant offering - HeatThe prolific Mike Gayle knows a thing or two about the male psyche, and how not even an extended adolescence will prevent the pain from catching up in the end. - HeraldIf we needed more proof that men don’t think like women, then Wish You Were Here delivers it in extra strength doses … A fun story of three 30 somethings as they come to rueful and thankful realisation that they are no longer 18. - CandisThis book makes great beach reading … A heartwarming and funny tale. - Love It!Mike Gayle
MIKE GAYLE was born and raised in Birmingham. After graduating with a degree in Sociology, he moved to London to pursue a career in journalism and worked as a features editor and agony uncle. He has written for a variety of publications including The Sunday Times, the Guardian and Cosmopolitan.
Mike became a full-time novelist in 1997 following the publication of his Sunday Times top ten bestseller My Legendary Girlfriend, which was hailed by the Independent as ‘full of belly laughs and painfully acute observations’, and by The Times as ‘a funny, frank account of a hopeless romantic’. Since then he has written eighteen novels, including The Man I Think I Know, selected as a World Book Night title, and Half A World Away, selected for the Richard and Judy Book Club. His books have been translated into more than thirty languages. In 2021, Mike was the recipient of the Outstanding Achievement Award from the Romantic Novelists’ Association.
He lives in Birmingham with his wife, kids and greyhound.
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