The Back Up Man

PRE-ORDER THE HILARIOUS NEW ROM-COM FROM PHOEBE LUCKHURST NOW!They made a pact to marry at thirty.The problem? Euan''s nowhere to be found.Can Anya track down her back up man . . . ?Shortly after her 29th birthday, Anya Mackie finds herself single, homeless and jobless. Well-meaning friends and family rally round, but she''s soon stuck in a flatshare with Cold Claire and Weird Richard, and babysitting Glasgow''s most unappealing twins. But when Anya stumbles on the pact she made with high school crush, Euan Carrick, where they promised to marry if they were still single at thirty, she thinks it''s a lifeline. Until Anya discovers that Euan hasn''t been seen for a decade.Grudgingly accepting the help (and car!) of handsome-but-emotionally-unavailable Jamie Kildare - another blast from Anya''s past, with his own mysterious reasons for tracking down their old school pal, the pair set off across the country to find Anya''s back-up-man.In the age of social media and blue ticks, how could Euan have disappeared?Will he even remember their pact?And are some things just better left in the past . . . ?The Back Up Man is a hilariously romantic tale of mishaps and matrimony, love and long shots, foibles and friendship, that may make you text that old school boyfriend of yours . . .Praise for Phoebe Luckhurst:''Entertaining, endearing, and truly unique. Found myself wincing and laughing with familiarity'' Emma Gannon''The year''s most original rom-com'' Elle''Hilarious'' Evening Standard''Nostalgic, pitch perfect'' Cressida McLaughlin''Funny and compelling from page one'' Lucy Vine>

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Phoebe Luckhurst was born in London and brought up in Glasgow. She is the Features Editor and a columnist at the Evening Standard, where she also oversees their books coverage, and has written features and interviews for the Guardian, Sunday Times Style, ELLE, ES Magazine, Grazia, the Telegraph and Vogue. Phoebe has had the theme tune to The OC stuck in her head since 2003 and once almost spent her student loan on a micro-pig. She no longer shops online when drunk.
The Lock In was her debut novel, and her second, The Back Up Man, will be published in 2023.

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THE HILARIOUS AND HEARTWARMING NEW ROMCOM PERFECT FOR FANS OF THE FLATSHARE, FROM THE COMEDY WOMEN IN PRINT PRIZE SHORTLISTED AUTHOR

'An entertaining romcom with a very relatable set-up. The Back Up Man goes down like a good cup of tea . . . warm, comforting, enjoyable' i
**'Delightful and uplifting. Brimming with nostalgia and warmth. A great read to brighten up the winter months'*Culturefly

• · Marriage pact
  · Slow burn
  · Forced proximity
  · Friends to lovers

  'I could not put it down - I just HAD to know what happened' 5* Reader Review
  'A romcom with depth and substance and also, refreshingly, set in Glasgow' RED
  'Uplifting and compelling. I couldn't put it down and I couldn't stop smiling - I loved it' 5* Reader Review

  Shortlisted author for the Bollinger Everyman Wodehouse Prize
  
  They made a deal to marry at thirty. But Euan's nowhere to be found . . .
  Can Anya track down her back up man?
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  Twenty-nine, single, jobless and in a nightmare house share, things could be going better for Anya Mackie.

  Then she stumbles across a pact she wrote with her school crush, Euan Carrick - to marry at thirty if they're still single . . .

  But Euan hasn't been seen for a decade.

  Reluctantly enlisting the help of Euan's emotionally unavailable best friend Jamie Kildare, Anya sets off across the country to find her Back Up Man.

  But will Euan remember her?
  
  And should Anya really be betting her future on her past?
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  **The Back Up Man is a hilariously romantic tale of mishaps and matrimony, love and long shots, foibles and friendship, that may make you text that old school boyfriend of yours . . .

  'You'll have a lot of fun'*HEAT*

  'A charming romance' WOMAN'S OWN

  'Funny and uplifting' SUN

  Praise for Phoebe Luckhurst:
  
  'Entertaining, endearing, and truly unique. Found myself wincing and laughing with familiarity' Emma Gannon
  'The year's most original rom-com' Elle
  'Hilarious' Evening Standard
  'Nostalgic, pitch perfect' Cressida McLaughlin
  'Funny and compelling from page one' Lucy Vine