To Hell with It

By: Claire Frances

Narrated by: Avena Mansergh-Wallace

'Such a fresh, smart, original debut' Beth O'Leary 'The best romcom I've ever read!' Emily Slapper

With the warmth and charm of Bridget Jones and a main character as unforgettable as Eleanor Oliphant, this is an irresistible debut about a young woman navigating love, friendship and happiness in a world that doesn’t think like she does.

Pearl O’Reilly is twenty-seven (nearly twenty-eight). She likes salmon pink, the number three and going to the pub with her best friend Una the same night each week. Thanks to her OCD, her other routines – from counting her way downstairs to obsessively washing her hands – pose more of a problem.

But that’s all about to change. Because it’s time for Pearl to say to hell with it – starting with the gorgeous naked man in her bed this morning…

Your favourite authors are LOVING To Hell With It:

‘Moving, funny, and totally satisfying, I loved this book’ Katie Fforde, author of From London With Love

'Funny, empathetic and engaging. Loved it!' Sunday Times bestseller Sally Page, author of The Secrets of Flowers

'Now and then, a character carves our a permanent place in my heart. Step forward Pearl' Claire Alexander, author of Meredith, Alone

©2025 Claire Frances (P)2025 HarperCollins Publishers

Critic reviews

‘Such a fresh, smart, original debut with a totally distinctive voice – I enjoyed it so much!’ Beth O’Leary, author of Swept Away

'To Hell With It is refreshing, funny, original and moving. It’s a story about overcoming the gulf between coping and thriving; and it made me reassess how much I was really living my own life. How Claire Frances has managed to write such a perfectly honest representation of OCD in a light-hearted and hilarious page-turner I will never know. Anyone who has anxiety will relate to this book and finish reading it feeling seen and inspired to push themselves. It’s the best rom-com I’ve ever read!’ Emily Slapper, author of Everyone I Know is Dying