The Break: The hilarious No.1 Sunday Times bestseller from the author of My Favourite Mistake

Amy's husband Hugh announces he is taking a break from their marriage, their children, and their life together—a six-month trip to South-East Asia. He insists he still loves her and isn't leaving, but nothing Amy says can stop him. As the months pass, Amy grapples with the question of when a break becomes a break-up. Her family—described as gossips, misfits, and troublemakers—faces upheaval during his absence. When Hugh returns, if he returns, both he and Amy may have changed. If Hugh is on a break from their marriage, Amy realizes, then isn't she on one too? The novel explores what happens to a marriage and family when one partner steps away, and whether the people involved can remain the same when they reunite.