Open Minded
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- 16,99 €
Publisher Description
‘Funny, smart and fresh’ Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
‘A unique and very different take on the traditional RomCom . . . I adored Fliss and her relationship with Ash’ Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
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What if The One isn’t the only one?
After nine years of dating, Holly is sure Will is going to propose. Instead, he shocks her by suggesting they open their relationship and date other people.
For the last three years, Fliss and Ash have been in a happily open relationship. But now they’re turning thirty, he wants to close it, casting Fliss’s whole approach to life into doubt.
When Fliss overhears Holly crying in the toilet during her first date in nine years, they agree to teach each other everything they know about open relationships and monogamy.
But perhaps they’ll both learn that there’s no one size fits all when it comes to relationships . . .
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Praise for Chloe Seager
'I knew nothing about open relationships before this . . . but this was an eye opening, fun and completely engrossing read' Rebecca Ryan, My Extraordinary Life
‘A hilarious and sharp take on not just romantic relationships but friendships too with incredibly relatable characters and dating experiences. I LOVED IT’ Kate Weston, You May Now Kill the Bride
‘Funny, charming and unique, I'll be thinking about Fliss and Holly's friendship for a long time’ Lauren Forsythe, Dealbreakers
‘A clever, funny and totally gripping look at modern relationships. I absolutely loved it!’ Tom Ellen, The Lifeline
'Compelling' Daily Mail
Reviews
'Open Minded looks at women discovering a definition of love that works for them, and a powerful female friendship at the heart of the story makes this book a strong and fascinating read' My Weekly
'I knew nothing about open relationships before this (beyond wondering how anyone had the time) but this was an eye opening, fun and completely engrossing read. I was thinking about Holly and Fliss for a long time after I was done. Truly spectacular.' Rebecca Ryan, My Extraordinary Life
‘Funny, joyous and wise, this is a story which reminds us it’s OK not to have the answers, to be working things out, and to be living life on our own terms.’ Simon James Green, Noah Can’t Even
‘A clever, funny and totally gripping look at modern relationships. I absolutely loved it!’ Tom Ellen, The Lifeline
‘A joyful, chaotic exploration of love and monogamy. I absolutely fell for Fliss and Holly, and their relationship adventures in this gorgeous, funny novel. Laughs out loud guaranteed.’ Lizzie Huxley-Jones, Make You Mine This Christmas
'Refreshingly candid, whip-smart and painfully funny. A perfect exploration of what it's like to navigate the never-ending challenges of love, dating and adulthood.' Hannah Tovey, The Education of Ivy Edwards
‘A warm-hearted romcom for all kinds of curious daters. . .Whether the reader is committed to monogamy, polyamory, or something in between, Open Minded gives a chance to see in broad as well as more nuanced strokes how relatable characters might go about stepping outside of their comfort zones.’ Lily Lindon, Double Booked
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Seager (the Emma Nash novels), a literary agent and YA author, makes her adult debut with an effervescent chronicle of two women's inverse dating lives and their illuminating friendship. Holly, an aspiring fashion designer in London, suspects her boyfriend of nine years, Will, is finally ready to propose. Much to her dismay, he instead suggests they open their relationship. Fliss, a free-spirited translator, has been in a happily open relationship for three years. Then her boyfriend suggests they become exclusive. Holly and Fliss meet in a restaurant bathroom while Holly is on her first date with a carbon copy of Will, and they decide to have dinner together. Holly ditches her date, and Fliss dispenses advice on how to handle seeing new people. Their fledgling friendship is cemented in their subsequent text thread, as Holly dates different types of men and Fliss emotionally cheats on her now-exclusive boyfriend with an ex. Seager creates a natural chemistry between her leads, playing the naive Holly off the wise and witty Fliss ("You don't have to explain yourself to random women in bathrooms," Fliss says to Holly twice, as Holly proceeds to unload on her). As the narrative unfolds, both women confront society's expectations for a "typical" relationship and come to terms with what they need for themselves. Readers will fall in love with this one.
