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Worst Idea Ever

What’s a little white lie between best friends?

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Worst Idea Ever

By: Jane Fallon
Narrated by: Luisa Bradshaw-White, Kristin Atherton
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Brought to you by Penguin.

T
he razor-sharp new novel from the million-copy Sunday Times bestselling author of Queen Bee and Faking Friends.

Best friends tell each other everything.

Or do they?


Georgia and Lydia are so close they're practically sisters.

So when Lydia starts an online business that struggles, Georgia wants to help her - but she also understands Lydia's not the kind to accept a handout.

Setting up a fake Twitter account, Georgia hopes to give her friend some anonymous moral support by posing as a potential customer.

But then Lydia starts confiding in her new internet buddy and Georgia discovers she doesn't know her quite as well as she thought.

Georgia knows she should reveal herself, but she's fascinated by this insight into her friend's true feelings.

Especially when Lydia starts talking about her.

Until Lydia reveals a secret that could not only end their friendship but also blow up Georgia's marriage.

Georgia's in too deep.

But what can she save?

Her marriage, her friendship - or just herself?


Praise for Jane Fallon:

'The queen of the revenge novel' Heat

'She always delivers a fabaliss read' Marian Keyes

'Compelling, edgy, beautifully written' Daily Mail

'Hugely compelling and unpredictable' Ruth Jones

'Barbed, twisty and full of deliciously dry wit' Sunday Mirror

'Brilliant, with completely unexpected twists' Gill Sims

'Intelligent, edgy and witty' Glamour

'Romcom with attitude' Mail on Sunday

© Jane Fallon 2021 (P) Penguin Audio 2021

Contemporary Family Life Fiction Friendship Genre Fiction Literature & Fiction Romance Women's Fiction Comedy Marriage

Critic Reviews

I loved Worst Idea Ever. Another Fallonesque treat, possibly my favourite so far. Full of heart, humour and humanity. Great characters and a riveting story from the start. She's so good at tapping into the best and the worst in us. Fabulous (Ruth Jones)
Worst Idea Ever is SO GOOD! I read it in one mad gulp (Marian Keyes)
We adore Jane Fallon's novels, and this witty page-turner could be her best yet
Brilliant, gripping . . . Emotionally intelligent and beautifully written
We love everything Jane Fallon writes and this might be her best yet!
Fallon's trademark warmth and humour is very much to the fore with this tale of friendship gone badly wrong
Takes us on a deep dive into the emotionally murky waters which exist between protagonists Lydia and Georgia . . . I adored it
Ingenious. Her eye for detail, compressed emotion and the absurdity that lurks beneath what people say to each other, is unerring. Worst. Idea. Ever. strengthens her claim to be one of our very finest comic novelists
Funny, insightful, sharp, wicked, brilliant - Jane Fallon at her very best (Milly Johnson)
Jane's talent lies in understanding human behaviour . . . Another winner. You won't regret it
All stars
Most relevant
Love this book. Jane Fallon is a brilliant author. Read is generally good but the secondary VO mispronounces the protagonist’s kids name. I found this a significant oversight! But a great story

Another strong Jane Fallon read!

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This started out ok - ish but went downhill fairly fast. The two main protagonists are immensely self obsessed and entitled. Found myself wishing it was over. There is poor character development- none of the characters have any appealing personalities and the premise of the ‘deception’ is ridiculous. The narration was equally irritating- particularly the voice of the main opponent and the voice of the husband is dreadful. Give it a miss, much better written examples of the genre out there, and much better performances. Should have stopped instead of going through to the end.

Long dull and with self indulgent main characters

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best book I have read for a while
totally recommend
will be reading more of jane fallon

totally recommend

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Such an excellent book. I loved every minute of it and highly recommend to all.

Worst idea ever is the Best

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This book is intriguing from the start, fantastic characters that bring the story to life. Plenty of thoughtful emotional moments along with burst of laughing out loud, waking my husband. I loved it. Light & easy

Lol moments

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