A story of wild youth, unexpected encounters, affairs and betrayals, and the dangerous security of marriage - that has sold over 200,000 copies

'A luminous writer' Olivia Laing
'Compelling' The Times
'Beautifully nuanced' Daily Mail

Pippa seems to have everything in life. But suddenly she finds her world beginning to unravel. Amid the buzzing lawnmowers and suburban coffee mornings, she starts to wonder how she came to be in this place. The answer is a story of wild youth, unexpected encounters, affairs and betrayals, and the dangerous security of marriage.

The Private Lives of Pippa Lee brilliantly reveals the challenges of modern life - and all the possibilities that it holds.

Has all the wit and pace of Desperate Housewives