Kate Weston, author
I’ve always found Lauren Bravo’s writing a comforting treat; a lot like chatting away to your funny friend. I’ve just finished her new novel Probably Nothing and it’s nothing short of a dark comedy masterpiece. The premise is already funny – main character Bryony has decided to stop seeing (sleeping with) Ed, but before she can break it off, he dies. That could be the somewhat abrupt end of their dalliances were it not for the fact that Ed’s misrepresented their extremely casual, sexual relationship to his loved ones as something far more serious. Before Bryony knows it, she’s thrust into the centre of his funeral plans, like the grieving widow on top of a black funeral cake, unsure if and when it’s OK to tell them all that poor dead Ed was lying.
