To Hell With It: Unabridged edition

By Claire Frances, Read by Avena Mansergh-Wallace

With the warmth and charm of Bridget Jones and a main character as unforgettable as Eleanor Oliphant, this is an irresistible debut about a young woman navigating love, friendship and happiness in a world that doesn’t think like she does.

‘Moving, funny, and totally satisfying, I loved this book’ Katie Fforde, author of From London With Love

Pearl O’Reilly is twenty-seven (nearly twenty-eight). She likes salmon pink, the number three and going to the pub with her best friend Una the same night each week. Thanks to her OCD, her other routines – from counting her way downstairs to obsessively washing her hands – pose more of a problem.

But that’s all about to change. Because it’s time for Pearl to say to hell with it – starting with the gorgeous naked man in her bed this morning…

Loved it!’ Sally Page, author of The Secrets of Flowers

Format: Digital Audiobook
Release Date: 01 Jun 2025
Pages: None
ISBN: 978-0-00-876655-9
Detailed Edition: Unabridged edition
Claire Frances has a masters in Professional Writing, specialising in fiction, a diploma in Print Journalism and Radio, and studied Creative Writing at university. She has worked as a journalist and freelance feature writer for BBC Countryfile Magazine and Devon Life and was a host blogger for The Huffington Post UK.Claire lives on Dartmoor with her husband and two children. She finds her inspiration to write flows most freely when she’s roaming the moors with Charlie, her Chocolate Labrador.

”'Moving, funny, and totally satisfying, I loved this book” - Katie Fforde, author of From London With Love

”'Now and then, a character carves out a permanent place in my heart. Step forward Pearl, whose world Claire Frances draws us into with sensitivity, humour and credibility. You won’t want to leave. To Hell With It is a must-read and Claire Frances is one to watch! Funny and poignant” - To Hell With It is a love story for our times’ Claire Alexander, author of Meredith, Alone

”'I was going to say that this book is Eleanor Oliphant meets Marian Keyes, but I don’t think that does justice to Claire Frances' writing which has it’s own voice - funny, empathetic and engaging. Plus I felt I learnt an awful lot more about neuro diversity. Loved it!” - Sally Page, author of The Secrets of Flowers