All In

De: Claire Powell

Brought to you by Penguin.

A marriage on the rocks. A family in disarray. A weekend in the sun at a luxury, all-inclusive hotel. What could possibly go wrong?

Jo and Dave haven't had a holiday in years. They've had other things on their plate: failed IVF, the death of Dave's mother, doing up the bathroom.

So when Dave’s flashy brother Teddy offers to fly in from Dubai and take them – along with his gorgeous young girlfriend and their curmudgeonly father – to a beachfront resort in the Med, the couple can hardly refuse.

But while romance might be on the cards for some, Jo and Dave soon find that tensions don't disappear in paradise. In fact, they might just get worse...

Set over the course of one scorching weekend, All In is a compulsively entertaining and bittersweet novel that asks: when life gets choppy, how does love stay afloat?

'An incredible new talent' Marian Keyes

© Claire Powell 2026 (P) Penguin Audio 2026

Reseñas de la Crítica

Elegant, sensitive and sympathetic, All In is rigorously honest, fun-filled and full of Claire Powell’s trademark dry wit (JESSICA STANLEY, author of Consider Yourself Kissed)

From the first page – no, the first sentence – Powell sets in motion this exquisitely observed, propulsively plotted story of a family in free fall. While I gripped the page, bracing for impact, I barely noticed that I had fallen in love with these imperfect characters, all of whom are drawn with immense humanity and wit (JOE DUNTHORNE, author of Submarine)

I haven't enjoyed a book so much in ages. It's completely absorbing, and excruciating (in the best way). I was having such fun reading that its emotional undertow caught me off guard. I had tears in my eyes at the end (REBECCA WAIT, author of I'm Sorry You Feel That Way)

Quietly devastating. Not a word out of place (SARAH VAUGHAN, author of Anatomy of a Scandal)

A highly amusing, meticulously written comedy about a marriage in crisis and a hideous family holiday abroad (AMANDA CRAIG, author of The Three Graces)

A beautifully nuanced and completely gripping exploration of love, family and marriage by an exceptionally gifted writer (LISA OWENS, author of Not Working)

The setting is so vivid, the dialogue so zingy and these deliciously flawed, but totally believable, characters are so plausible, I absolutely devoured it (JOSIE LLOYD, author of You & Me & You & Me & You & Me)

A poignant exploration of a marriage on the edge, All In made me laugh and brought me to tears in equal measure. Powell's ever-perceptive eye on relationships, family, and love makes this a summer read with heart. I couldn't stop reading (KATIE BISHOP, author of High Season)

Brilliantly observed and beautifully written. It takes real genius to turn a believably awful family holiday into a painful, funny and touching examination of a marriage… I loved it (LISSA EVANS, author of Old Baggage)

A big-hearted and hilarious novel about people doing their best, badly. There’s no-one better than Claire Powell at finding the true love stories in our daily lives (ANNA METCALFE, author of Chrysalis)