Table for One

*SELECTED AS ONE OF APPLE'S BEST BOOKS FOR 2025*

*PEOPLE MAGAZINE FICTION BOOK OF THE WEEK*

Funny, fierce and life-affirming, TABLE FOR ONE is a love letter to you. If in doubt, date yourself.

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'It's funny, sharp and perfect inspo for anyone spending this Valentine's in their #GirlBoss era' DAILY MAIL

'A fast-paced, funny and touching story about smart young women’ ELIZABETH GILBERT

'It's a fabulous read' RUTH JONES

'Funny, warm yet galvanising' JENNIE GODFREY

‘Joyful and affirming, this is a dopamine hit of a book' CLAIRE DAVERLEY

'A zippy, pleasurable read' PANDORA SYKES

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Willow is having quite the year

One moment she’s checking off life’s milestones – the steady partner, the successful career, the grown-up house – the next she isn’t, questioning where it all went wrong.

With her life transformed beyond recognition, and friends busy ‘moving forwards’, Willow has never felt more alone.

But she’s in good company.

And when inspiration arrives from an unlikely place – opening Willow’s eyes to a new way of living – she rekindles the most important relationship of all: the one with herself …

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PRAISE FOR EMMA GANNON:

‘Culturally relatable, powerful and funny!’ ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

‘Fantastic and super relatable’ ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

‘I felt like I was reading it as a reflection of my life’⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

‘A lovely read with emotional and relatable themes throughout’ ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

‘Comforting, funny, uplifting, emotional and ultimately just like a big hug in book form’ ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

‘…a masterful look into the trap your Instagram feed can become. A satisfying story of personal growth’ EVENING EXPRESS

‘Warm, charming and keenly observed, Table for One is a delicious read. Emma Gannon artfully captures the complexities that we face across our lives, all the while demonstrating the power of unlikely friendships to make them easier. I devoured it’ ALICE VINCENT

‘Gannon is good on the confusing messiness of modern life – and the way women are bombarded with conflicting messages. But my favourite part is Willow's relationship with her Aunt Carla – deeply poignant and touching’ NATASHA POLISZCZUK

About the author

Emma Gannon is a Sunday Times bestselling and award-winning author. She is the author of eight books: Ctrl Alt Delete, The Multi-Hyphen Method, Sabotage, Disconnected, The Success Myth, OLIVE, Table for One and A Year of Nothing. She has written for The Sunday Times, New York Magazine, the Guardian, Oprah Daily, Vanity Fair & more.