Esther is Now Following You

It was SUCH a pleasure to read Esther. Tanya’s voice is so funny and moving. Esther’s story shows how trauma and loss can lead to fixation and mental illness. There’s such a sad story at the heart of the book but it’s told with great verve and lightness of touch. I really REALLY felt for her – and also for Johnny. The dialogue is chef’s kiss! This is such a great book - it’s hard to believe it’s a first novel - it’s done with great confidence and conviction. People will LOVE it! * Marian Keyes, No.1 Sunday Times bestseller *
I loved this book. Messy Essie is a wonderful character. A wild ride of a read, funny yet poignant, it is a gripping page turner. * Liz Nugent, No.1 Bestselling author of Strange Sally Diamond *
‘Light and dark all at once – sharply observed, full of heart, and easily the funniest book I’ve read this year, I adored it and was rooting for Esther right to the end.’ * Andrea Mara, No.1 Sunday Times bestselling author of No One Saw a Thing *
Tanya Sweeney’s debut, Esther Is Now Following You looks particularly appealing. It’s about a woman who suffers a trauma and turns towards an obsession with a celebrity to cope. * The Times *
Esther is a fantastically nuanced character - Tanya Sweeney has such an eye for detail, the characters leap from the page, bright and alive. Humorous, chilling, and sometimes an uncomfortable read but you’re never not in Esther’s desperate, awkward corner that she has backed herself into. A sharp and addictive insight into the mind of a grieving woman, who fills her emptiness with obsession. I thoroughly recommend. * Cecelia Ahern *
A sex, drugs and rock’n’roll spin on Bridget Jones. This is car-crash reading at times — uncomfortable and cringe, but completely compelling. * Sunday Independent *
I really loved it. A nuanced novel about trauma, grief and the ways in which we can struggle to process dreadful things. It’s also really funny. Tanya Sweeney knows how to balance darkness with a little light, and she has such a way with words – I was hooting and hollering. * Alice Slater, author of Sunday Times bestseller, Death of a Bookseller *
Oh, I adored this book so much I read it in a day. Bittersweetly funny, wildly entertaining and tugs at your heartstrings, Esther is a wonderful character at the heart of an exceptional book. Esther, I’m now following you! * Sarah Pinborough *
Sharp, funny and written with a whole lot of heart. * Mary Watson, author of Irish Times bestseller The Cleaner *
Billed as Fleabag meets Baby Reindeer, this darkly funny page-turner follows Esther’s increasingly unhinged obsession with a celebrity actor. The debut takes aim at fandom, parasocial relationships and the fine line between devotion and delusion. * i Paper *

Tanya has been a columnist for Irish newspapers and magazines for the past fifteen years, including the Dubliner, STELLAR, U, Irish Tatler, and the Irish Times Magazine.

She is currently a journalist and Weekend magazine columnist at the Irish Independent and is a regular contributor on Irish radio and TV. Her work in the music, film, and TV industries inspired her debut novel, Esther is Now Following You, a funny, fresh, and deeply affecting story about celebrity fandom and what happens when it all becomes a bit too real.

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