What to Read as a 20-Something

Careering - Daisy Buchanan

What's the most toxic relationship in your life...what about the one with your job? Imogen has always dreamed of writing for a magazine. Infinite internships later, Imogen dreams of any job. Writing her blog around double shifts at the pub is neither fulfilling her creatively nor paying the bills.

The Rachel Incident - Caroline O'Donoghue

The Rachel Incident is an all-consuming love story. But it's not the one you expected. When Rachel falls in love with her married professor, Dr Byrne, her best friend James helps her devise a plan to seduce him.

Sedating Elaine - Dawn Winter

Frances was not looking for a relationship when she met Elaine in a bar. But somehow, Elaine ended up in Frances's bed and never left. Now, Frances fears she may never escape the relationship, so, given no choice, she makes the obvious decision: she will sedate Elaine.

The Happy Couple - Naoise Dolan

Meet the happy couple. Luke and Celine, are in mutual unrequited love with each other, set to marry in a year's time. The best man, Archie, is meant to want to move up the corporate ladder and on from his love for Luke; yet he stands where he is, admiring the view...

Promising Young Women - Caroline O'Donoghue

Jane Peters is an adrift twenty-something by day, and a world-weary agony aunt by night. But when an office party goes too far, Jane dissolves into the high-stakes world of being the Other Woman: a role she has the right advice for, but not the smarts to follow through on.