Shelf

`One of those delicious books you just can`t put down. Utter PERFECTION!` Marian Keyes This Radio 2 Book Club pick is a funny, feminist and all-too-relatable novel about our obsession with coupling up, settling down and the battle we all have with accepting ourselves, The Shelf introduces the freshest new voice in women`s fiction. Ever feel like you`re losing a race you never signed up for? Everyone in Amy`s life seems to be getting married, having children and settling down (or so Instagram tells her), and she feels like she`s falling behind. So, when her long-term boyfriend surprises her with a dream holiday, she thinks he`s going to finally pop the Big Question. But the dream turns into a nightmare when, instead, she finds herself on the set of a Big Brother-style reality television show, The Shelf. Along with five other women, Amy is brutally dumped live on TV and must compete in a series of humiliating and obnoxious tasks in the hope of being crowned `The Keeper`. While inside the house, will Amy learn that there are worse things than being `left on the shelf`?