It’s Not Me, It’s You by Mhairi McFarlaneMy rating: 5 of 5 stars
Delia Moss' life has fallen apart before her eyes. She proposed to her boyfriend on their tenth anniversary and got a kind of begrudging agreement, but he just wouldn't do all the romantic things she had planned, then to top it off he sent her a text by mistake which was clearly meant for another woman. When tasked to identify and neutralise an anonymous mischievous commentator on the local Council's website rejoicing in the name of Peshwari Naan, Delia attempts reasoning which only escalates matters and results in her resigning her job.
Homeless, jobless and alone for the first time in a decade, Delia agrees to go to stay with her best friend from university, Emma, who is a lawyer in London, thinking at least that way she can't run the risk of meeting her ex and/or his new girlfriend.
Delia soon finds that her CV is less than impressive and whilst her skills might be transferable her lack of experience isn't, the only job she can find is for a PR company run by a shady guy called Max. Delia doesn't know what is worse, her boss' inability to recognise the truth or a certain investigative reporter who is blackmailing her into revealing Max's secrets. The only good thing in her life is thar sadness has revitalised her teenage dream of writing a comic strip featuring a fox detective.
But when her ex-boyfriend begs her to come back Delia must make a decision: stay in London or return to Newcastle, old life or new.
I liked this, it suffered slightly because I literally read it the day after Here's Looking at You, which also features a heartfelt letter towards the end of the book, but otherwise it was funny, sad and a bit of a caper.
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