Meanwhile, her controlling boss, Demeter, appears to be living the perfect life that Katie covets. Still, she's intent on projecting an image of perfection, both to her family and her Instagram followers. She becomes isolated and often feels like she's playing a role. But with her tight budget, peculiar roommates, long commute, and tedious work assignments, reality falls short of her expectations. Katie Brenner, a 26-year-old research associate at a branding agency in London, left her father's farm in Somerset with the intention of living her dream life in the city. With her signature humor, bestselling author Kinsella (Shopaholic to the Stars) explores the frequent disconnect between perception and reality in modern life.

Now she returns with all of the wit, warmth, and wisdom that are the hallmarks of her bestsellers to spin this fresh, modern story about presenting the perfect life when the reality is far from the truth. Sophie Kinsella is celebrated for her vibrant, relatable characters and her great storytelling gifts. Secrets are spilled and relationships rejiggered, and as the stakes for Katie’s future get higher, she must question her own assumptions about what makes for a truly meaningful life. London has never seemed so far away-until Demeter unexpectedly turns up as a guest. Shattered but determined to stay positive, Katie retreats to her family’s farm in Somerset to help them set up a vacation business. Then, just as she’s finding her feet-not to mention a possible new romance-the worst happens.

Katie’s life, meanwhile, is a daily struggle-from her dismal rental to her oddball flatmates to the tense office politics she’s trying to negotiate. No wonder Katie takes refuge in not-quite-true Instagram posts, especially as she's desperate to make her dad proud. Demeter is brilliant and creative, lives with her perfect family in a posh townhouse, and wears the coolest clothes. “Sophie Kinsella keeps her finger on the cultural pulse, while leaving me giddy with laughter.”-Jojo Moyes, author of The Giver of Stars and The Last Letter from Your LoverĮverywhere Katie Brenner looks, someone else is living the life she longs for, particularly her boss, Demeter Farlowe. Part love story, part workplace drama, this sharply observed novel is a witty critique of the false judgments we make in a social-media-obsessed world, from the author of The Party Crasher and Love Your Life.

My not so perfect life a novel