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Three women. Three dates.

One missing man…

*The instant Sunday Times Top 5 bestseller*



‘I
ngenious, heartwarming and romantic’ SOPHIE KINSELLA

‘Surprising and deeply satisfying’ EMILY HENRY

8.52 a.m. Siobhan’s looking forward to her date with Joseph. Breakfast on Valentine’s Day surely means something … so where is he?

2.43 p.m. Miranda’s hoping that a Valentine’s Day lunch with Carter will be the perfect way to celebrate her new job. But why hasn’t he shown up?

6.30 p.m. Joseph Carter agreed to be Jane’s fake boyfriend at a dreaded engagement party tonight. But he’s not here…

Meet Joseph Carter. That is, if you can find him.

The No-Show is the brilliantly funny, heart-breaking and joyful new novel from Beth O’Leary about dating, and waiting, and the ways love can find us. An utterly extraordinary tearjerker of a book, this is O’Leary’s most ambitious novel yet.


‘The kind of book that leaves an impression on your heart’ HOLLY MILLER

‘Such a clever, finely woven, sweet and heart-rending story’ BOLU BABALOLA

‘The kind of book you want all your friends to read so that you can talk about it non-stop’ LIZZIE DAMILOLA BLACKBURN

‘A brilliant, multilayered, romantic stunner’ LAUREN HO

‘Sweepingly romantic, bursting with character, and so, so clever’ GILLIAN McALLISTER

‘A superb rom-com with a heart wrenching twist’ DAILY EXPRESS

‘Perfect escapism: romantic and uplifting with a twist you won’t see coming’ LUCY DIAMOND

‘Charming and delightful!’ LAURA WILLIAMS

‘It will break your heart in a million different ways’ LOUISE O’NEILL

‘A truly brilliant book’ LUCY VINE

‘Fresh and surprising yet still so distinctly Beth O’Leary’ CAROLINE HULSE

‘This book will stop-start your heart with plenty of tears and plenty of laughter’ LIA LOUIS

‘Fresh, clever, superbly plotted . . . A triumph’ MIKE GAYLE

Beth O’Leary at her very bestLINDSEY KELK

‘Achingly clever, another fabulous read from Beth O’Leary’ SOPHIE COUSENS

A Sunday Times Top 5 bestseller w/c 24/04/2022

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Reviews

Lucy Diamond
Perfect escapism: romantic and uplifting with a twist you won't see coming
Emily Henry
Beth O'Leary is that rare, one-in-a-million talent who can make you laugh, swoon, cry and ache all in the same book and The No-Show is her most moving yet. O'Leary's wit, charm and heart are on full, fantastic display in this cosy, surprising and deeply satisfying novel. I couldn't possibly love it more
Mike Gayle
Fresh, clever and superbly plotted, The No-Show will sweep you up, break your heart and put it all back together again. A triumph
Sophie Kinsella
Beth O'Leary crafts novels with such wit, heart and truth. The No-Show is an ingenious, heartwarming and romantic story with great depths amid the humour and lightness
Lizzie Damilola Blackburn
This is a genius of a book! The kind of book you want all your friends to read so that you can talk about it non-stop. Trust me, you'll be buzzing long after you've read the final page
Lauren Ho
Beth O'Leary writes a brilliant, multilayered, romantic stunner with a poignant twist that you won't see coming. You won't be able to put this down
The Belfast Telegraph
I found this to be the most emotionally written of Beth's books, one that leaves an impact on your mind. I cannot recommend it enough; it is bursting with feeling
i News
As joyful as it is difficult, as friendly as it is unexpected, The No-Show makes a compelling case for complexity
Good Housekeeping
With this clever romance, The Flatshare author is back at her best . . . I really enjoyed this bittersweet, heartwarming read
Bolu Babalola
Three love stories in one, told in delicate, beautiful layers, this is such a clever, finely woven sweet and heart-rending story that I found myself utterly enchanted by!
The Sun
Super-clever and super-readable, this brilliant book is going to be a massive hit
Daily Mail
I raced through it
Daily Express
Her fourth book is another gripping page-turner but with a more ambitious concept than her earlier novels . . . A superb rom-com with a heart wrenching twist
Alison Kershaw, i
Beth O'Leary's latest novel opens with three women - Siobhan, Miranda and Jane - who have all been stood up on Valentine's Day by the same man. The question is, why? The trio try to work out what has happened to the elusive Joseph Carter - and their willingness to forgive him at first feels frustrating. But as the story unfolds, the lives of the main players draw the reader in until the tale builds to its unexpected, but ultimately satisfying, ending.
Buzz Magazine
Beth O'Leary has done it again with The No-Show, an endearing clash of people in a twisting plot which stays in your thoughts long after you finish
Independent
Beth O'Leary's latest twisty, zesty charmer The No-Show will certainly be required summer reading
Independent
A clever story with a heart-wrenching twist
Sunday Express
[A] superb romcom with a heart-wrenching twist
Stylist
Be warned: this may just be the most clever, finely woven, sweet and heart-rending story you read all year