Not Quite Myself

‘Funny, wince-inducing and utterly original’ Jojo Moyes

‘Freaky Friday gets a midlife glow up’ Alexandra Potter

‘Feel-good and tear jerking’ Lisa Jewell

‘Both funny and unexpectedly emotional’ Jill Mansell

*****

What's worse than waking up in your husband's body? He's just woken up in yours …

I always thought I knew my husband.

After twenty-four years of marriage, I thought I had Paul completely figured out. I knew his habits, his silences, his stubbornness. I knew exactly how he'd react when I told him I wanted a trial separation.

What I didn't know – what I couldn't possibly have predicted – was that the morning after I said those words, I would wake up as him.

Not metaphorically. I mean I literally woke up inside my husband's body. Six foot two. Broad shoulders. And other parts I'd rather not discuss.

Somewhere across town, Paul has woken up as me.

This is way more problematic than a broken marriage. But we’re going to have to work together to figure it out …

*****

‘Comedy gold’ Clare Chambers

‘Warm, funny and oh-so-relatable, Mike and Claire have smashed it out of the park with this one!’ Paige Toon

‘It’s clever, funny and unexpectedly moving – I loved it!’ Fiona Gibson

‘Hilarious and warm, this book is sure to have readers laughing out loud.’ Beth O'Leary

‘Legitimately genius, I had the best time reading it… The concept is brilliant and the writing is revealing, relatable and magical – in all the ways’ Lucy Vine

‘Freaky Friday grows up’ Natasha Poliszczuk

About the author

Mike Gayle was born and raised in Birmingham. After graduating, he moved to London to pursue a career in journalism and worked as a features editor and agony uncle. He has written for a variety of publications including the Sunday Times, the Guardian and Cosmopolitan.

Mike’s novels have been Sunday Times bestsellers and award winners, have been translated into more than thirty languages and sold more than three million copies worldwide.

Claire Gayle is an English graduate and former Adult Education teacher and has been married to Mike for the last thirty years. Not Quite Myself is her debut novel.

Mike and Claire have recently dropped the youngest of their two children at university and are currently in the process of adjusting to an empty nest. Unlike Sian and Paul, however, they haven’t swapped bodies. Honestly…