#237 Signed copy of the exclusive Waterstones special edition of Olive, the bestselling novel by Emma Gannon - now with an extra short story!

The debut novel from the Sunday Times bestselling author, Emma Gannon.

Independent.
Adrift.
Anxious
Loyal.
Kind.
Knows her own mind.

Olive is many things, and it’s ok that she’s still figuring it all out, navigating her world without a compass. But life comes with expectations, there are choices to be made, boxes to tick and – sometimes – stereotypes to fulfil. And when her best friends’ lives start to branch away towards marriage and motherhood, leaving the path they’ve always followed together, Olive starts to question her choices – because life according to Olive looks a little bit different.

Moving, memorable and a mirror for every woman at a crossroads, Olive has a little bit of all of us. Told with great warmth and nostalgia, this is a modern tale about the obstacle course of adulthood, milestone decisions and the ‘taboo’ about choosing not to have children. 

Praise for Olive:

‘Explores such an important topic with a lightness and warmth’ Dolly Alderton
‘Thoughtful, funny, and honest’ Elizabeth Gilbert
‘Brilliantly observed’ Sophie Kinsella
‘It'll give a voice to countless women’ Marian Keyes

About Emma Gannon:
Emma Gannon is a Sunday Times bestselling author, speaker, novelist and host of the no. 1 careers podcast in the UK, Ctrl Alt Delete.

She began her career working in digital media agencies, then Bauer Media, then Condé Nast, and has since been published in places like The Telegraph, The Guardian, Vanity Fair and ELLE, as well as being a columnist for The Telegraph, COURIER and The Sunday Times.

The Multi-Hyphen Method – a manifesto for multi-hyphenates crafting work on their own terms – became an immediate Sunday Times business bestseller. After the book’s publication, she was selected in the 2018 Forbes 30 under 30 list, Management Today '35 Under 35, and The Telegraph’s ‘Millennials To Watch’. Her third work of non-fiction is Sabotage: How to Silence Your Inner Critic and Get Out of Your Own Way.

In July 2020, Emma's first novel OLIVE was published, a story that follows a protagonist asking the big questions about motherhood (to have, or not to have children?) published by Harper Collins. The book is narrated by BAFTA-winning actor Sian Clifford and hit no.1 in the Apple audiobook charts.

Her WEBBY-nominated podcast Ctrl, Alt, Delete is a non-traditional careers podcast founded in 2016 and gives an insight into people who’ve looked at their interests to shape the work they do. It won Best Business Podcast at the Vuelio Awards in 2019 and has had nearly 8 million downloads, with guests including the philosopher Alain de Botton, activist Rachel Cargle and cleaning guru Mrs Hinch. It was also one of the first podcasts to record an episode from inside Buckingham Palace.

She is also write a weekly newsletter called The Hyphen that is an exploration of ideas that have got her thinking in new ways, and an online book club, The Hyphen Book Club.