The Guilt Trip: A hilarious and uplifting dysfunctional family novel for fans of Mike Gayle and Schitt's Creek
May 2027 · Hachette UK
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Things haven't been easy for siblings Alix and Ed.
Not since lost Ed his lifeguarding job and decided to retrain as a stunt man. Or since Alix gave up her career as a lawyer to look after their dad and realised her brother is her only friend.
Things haven't really been good since their mum - funny, distant, impossible Cat - walked out on them as teenagers, never to be heard from again.
So, when a letter arrives asking them to visit her in Kent straight away, before it is too late, there's the smallest chance anything good might come of it: a long-awaited apology, an explanation, maybe a house or a pile of cash to inherit.
Unable to tell a cow and a sheep apart, already missing real coffee and unsure how they can ever forgive the woman they used to call 'mum', Alix and Ed set off into the countryside regardless - with no idea that this trip will make them question everything they know about themselves, their family and their lives in the city.
Maybe they were never lost at all, just at a crossroads...
Not since lost Ed his lifeguarding job and decided to retrain as a stunt man. Or since Alix gave up her career as a lawyer to look after their dad and realised her brother is her only friend.
Things haven't really been good since their mum - funny, distant, impossible Cat - walked out on them as teenagers, never to be heard from again.
So, when a letter arrives asking them to visit her in Kent straight away, before it is too late, there's the smallest chance anything good might come of it: a long-awaited apology, an explanation, maybe a house or a pile of cash to inherit.
Unable to tell a cow and a sheep apart, already missing real coffee and unsure how they can ever forgive the woman they used to call 'mum', Alix and Ed set off into the countryside regardless - with no idea that this trip will make them question everything they know about themselves, their family and their lives in the city.
Maybe they were never lost at all, just at a crossroads...
Things haven't been easy for siblings Alix and Ed.
Not since lost Ed his lifeguarding job and decided to retrain as a stunt man. Or since Alix gave up her career as a lawyer to look after their dad and realised her brother is her only friend.
Things haven't really been good since their mum - fu...
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About the author
Joe Portman is the pen name for literary fiction writer Tom Connolly, who has been longlisted for the Desmond Elliott Prize, shortlisted for the Writers' Guild of Great Britain Award and celebrated in publications such as the Financial Times, the Guardian and the Daily Mail. Before becoming a writer he made award-winning short films and spent 20 years directing commercials and music videos all over the world. He lives in Brighton with his partner and kids.
Joe Portman is the pen name for literary fiction writer Tom Connolly, who has been longlisted for the Desmond Elliott Prize, shortlisted for the Writers' Guild of Great Britain Award and celebrated in publications such as the Financial Times, the Guardian and the Daily Mail. Before becoming a wri...
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