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Table for One

By: Emma Gannon
Narrated by: Tanya Reynolds
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*SELECTED AS ONE OF APPLE'S BEST BOOKS FOR 2025*

*PEOPLE MAGAZINE FICTION BOOK OF THE WEEK*

Funny, fierce and life-affirming, TABLE FOR ONE is a love letter to you. If in doubt, date yourself.

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‘It’s funny, sharp … All about championing self-love’ DAILY MAIL

' A fast-paced, funny and touching story about smart young women’ ELIZABETH GILBERT

'It's a fabulous read' RUTH JONES

'Funny, warm yet galvanising' JENNIE GODFREY

‘Joyful and affirming, this is a dopamine hit of a book' CLAIRE DAVERLEY

'A zippy, pleasurable read' PANDORA SYKES

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Willow has everything worked out.

*The steady partner

*The successful career

*The grown-up house

Until she doesn’t – and she’s cast adrift on the sea of heartbreak, grieving a future with no clear path.

With her life transformed beyond recognition, and her friends busy ‘moving forwards’, Willow has never felt more alone.

But she’s in good company.

And when inspiration arrives from an unlikely source, she rekindles the relationship she longs for – but has long neglected… The one with herself…

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PRAISE FOR EMMA GANNON:

‘Culturally relatable, powerful and funny!’ ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

‘Fantastic and super relatable’ ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

‘I felt like I was reading it as a reflection of my life’⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

‘A lovely read with emotional and relatable themes throughout’ ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

‘Comforting, funny, uplifting, emotional and ultimately just like a big hug in book form’ ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

‘…a masterful look into the trap your Instagram feed can become. A satisfying story of personal growth’ EVENING EXPRESS

‘Warm, charming and keenly observed, Table for One is a delicious read. Emma Gannon artfully captures the complexities that we face across our lives, all the while demonstrating the power of unlikely friendships to make them easier. I devoured it’ ALICE VINCENT

‘Gannon is good on the confusing messiness of modern life – and the way women are bombarded with conflicting messages. But my favourite part is Willow's relationship with her Aunt Carla – deeply poignant and touching’ NATASHA POLISZCZUK

©2025 Emma Gannon (P)2025 HarperCollins Publishers
Contemporary Friendship Genre Fiction Literary Fiction Women's Fiction Funny Heartfelt
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I loved the beginning, but not the end, sorry 😞

We've all been dumped, but finding out your boyfriend has decided to leave you to further his career, move abroad and oh, by the way, you're sacked all in one hit doesn't usually happen. So when Willow finds herself jobless and without a relationship, she redefines herself.

I enjoyed learning how Willow bounced back and went on to have a 'better' life, but I found this book to be all fur coat and no knickers.

A few annoying loose ends.

3.75/5

I loved the beginning but not the end, sorry :(

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The story covered some relatable themes, was an easy listen, and ended well. The dialogue and overly descriptive paragraphs were a bit cliche for me.

An easy listen, if touch cliche at times !

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I knew it would be fantastic, I love anything Emma writes. The book made you feel all the emotions of the characters, the storyline is something everyone can relate to and I cried alot of tears during to that. I thought the narrator did an excellent job bringing it all together. 10/10 recommend.

Amazing as always from Emma Gannon

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I loved this. I don’t usually like to listen to books but the narrator read is so well I couldn’t help but like it. I gave 4 stars for performance only because the part where the email conversation was being read annoyed me, just hearing their email address read everytime. But obviously she can’t help that haha. I loved it. I did think it was obvious what was going to happen but I still loved it. I wish I had read it myself like I wish I could have held this book and read this all the first time myself, I could just imagine how I would have felt. it’s a great story. Definitely recommend

Emotionally gripping

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I first read Olive so when I saw Emma wrote another novel, I was first in line. This is the best book you're gonna read this year. Or decade. I honestly live for more books from Emma.
Narrated by Tanya Reynolds, it was a pleasure to listen.

11/10

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