In store now! The Very Nice Box, by Laura Blackett and Eve Gleichman

An offbeat, wryly funny debuut that follows eccentric product engineer Ava as she becomes drawn to her startlingly charismatic new boss - who seems determined to get close to her at all costs… At once a satire of toxic masculinity, and a big hearted account of grief, friendship, and trust, The Very Nice Box makes for perfect summer reading.

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The Very Nice Box, by Laura Blackett and Eve Gliechman

Paperback £9.99

Ava Simon designs storage boxes for STAEDA, a slick Brooklyn-based furniture company. She's hard-working, obsessive and heartbroken from a tragedy that killed her girlfriend and upended her life. It's been years since she's let anyone in.

But when Ava's new boss - the young and magnetic Mat Putnam - offers Ava a ride home one afternoon, an unlikely relationship blossoms. Ava remembers how rewarding it canbe to open up - and, despite her hesitancy, she starts to fall for him. But what if Mat isn't who he claims to be? The Very Nice Box is a darkly comic and suspenseful novel that will keep you on the edge of your seat until its gripping finale.

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