Disappoint Me

A funny, moving and poignant exploration of modern romance and the allure of domesticity from the Polari-prize-winning author of Bellies<BR><BR>Chosen as a 'Best Book of 2025' by Cosmopolitan, Marie Claire, Stylist, Elle, Dazed, Vogue, AnOther, and GQ<BR><BR>'One of the UK's most perceptive young novelists with her finger firmly on the pulse of contemporary behaviour' Guardian<BR><BR>'Riveting, funny and devastating' Shon Faye, bestselling author of The Transgender Issue<BR><BR><BR>Max didn't mean to fall for Vincent - a corporate lawyer and hobby baker whose trad friendship group are a world away from her life as a trans woman. But after years of bad dates and dysphoria he's a breath of fresh air. Their connection seems genuine, his care feels real.<BR><BR>But Vincent is carrying his own baggage. On his gap year in Thailand a decade prior, he vies for the attention of a gorgeous traveller, Alex, with secrets of her own. Is Vincent really the new face of the Enlightened Man, or will the ghosts of his past sabotage his and Max's happiness?<BR><BR>Disappoint Me is an incisive reckoning with forgiveness and the complexity of modern relationships, told with Nicola Dinan's trademark wit and heart.

Discover the beautiful coming-of-age story about falling in-and-out of love, brimming with humour and heartbreak.<BR><BR>'Smart, hilarious and deeply moving' Elliot Page, author of Pageboy<BR><BR>'Thoughtful, seductive, and entirely engrossing - Bellies is already a classic' Bryan Washington, author of Memorial and Lot<BR><BR>'Bellies announces Nicola Dinan as a genuine literary talent, a gimlet-eyed cartographer of the human heart' Sharlene Teo, author of Ponti<BR><BR>------------------<BR><BR>It begins as your typical boy meets boy.<BR><BR>Tom and Ming meet on a night out at university and fall hard for each other. It's not long before they are planning a future and building a life.<BR><BR>Then Ming announces her intention to transition.<BR><BR>As Tom and Ming both face shifts in their relationship and confront the vastly different shapes their lives have taken, they must both ask if it is worth losing a part of themselves - or each other - to become the people they want to be.<BR><BR>------------------<BR><BR>Praise for Bellies:<BR><BR>'Dinan's gift as a writer is her ability to make us feel - when her characters cry, we cry; when they laugh, we laugh; and everybody is changed by the end of this novel, including the reader. A beautiful love story and an exceptional debut.' - Irish Times<BR><BR>'The most hotly anticipated novel of the summer' - Harper's Bazaar<BR><BR>'A tender, emotional exploration of gender and sexual identity' - Marie Claire<BR><BR>'Dizzyingly beautiful' - Grazia<BR><BR>'A poignant tale that explores the messy complexities of relationships, with recognisably imperfect characters at its core' - Sunday Times Style<BR><BR>'Both deeply touching and wickedly witty' - Daily Mail

A funny, moving and poignant exploration of modern romance and the allure of domesticity from the Polari-prize-winning author of Bellies<BR><BR>Chosen as a 'Best Book of 2025' by Cosmopolitan, Marie Claire, Stylist, Elle, Dazed, Vogue, AnOther, and GQ<BR><BR>'One of the UK's most perceptive young novelists with her finger firmly on the pulse of contemporary behaviour' Guardian<BR><BR>'Riveting, funny and devastating' Shon Faye, bestselling author of The Transgender Issue<BR><BR><BR>Max didn't mean to fall for Vincent - a corporate lawyer and hobby baker whose trad friendship group are a world away from her life as a trans woman. But after years of bad dates and dysphoria he's a breath of fresh air. Their connection seems genuine, his care feels real.<BR><BR>But Vincent is carrying his own baggage. On his gap year in Thailand a decade prior, he vies for the attention of a gorgeous traveller, Alex, with secrets of her own. Is Vincent really the new face of the Enlightened Man, or will the ghosts of his past sabotage his and Max's happiness?<BR><BR>Disappoint Me is an incisive reckoning with forgiveness and the complexity of modern relationships, told with Nicola Dinan's trademark wit and heart.<BR><BR>Praise for Disappoint Me:<BR>'An absolute gift...I loved it' Oisín McKenna, author of Evenings and Weekends<BR>'Nicola Dinan writes like some kind of demigod' Torrey Peters, author of Detransition, Baby<BR>'A riveting, hilarious and totally devastating love story... will have you gripped and sets Dinan as a literary voice to watch' Elle, 'Best Books of 2025'<BR>'Pacy, perfectly pitched and emotionally honest: I loved every page' Stylist, 'Best Books of 2025'<BR>'Sharply insightful, warm and heartbreaking' Cosmopolitan, 'Best Books of 2025'<BR>'Nicola Dinan will be studied in years to come as one of the modern greats. . . The kind of writing you'll be talking about for weeks after you've finished reading' nb Magazine