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A New York Times bestseller

Clare Pooleys next book Iona Iversons Rules for Commuting is forthcoming

Julian Jessop an eccentric lonely artist and septuagenarian believes that most people arent really honest with each other But what if they were And so he writesin a plain green journalthe truth about his own life and leaves it in his local caf Its run by the incredibly tidy and efficient Monica who furtively adds her own entry and leaves the book in the wine bar across the street Before long the others who find the green notebook add the truths about their own deepest selvesand soon find each other In Real Life at Monicas Caf

The Authenticity Projects cast of charactersincluding Hazard the charming addict who makes a vow to get sober Alice the fabulous mommy Instagrammer whose real life is a lot less perfect than it looks online and their other new friendsis by turns quirky and funny heartbreakingly sad and painfully truetolife Its a story about being brave and putting your real self forwardand finding out that its not as scary as it seems In fact it looks a lot like happiness

The Authenticity Project is just the tonic for our times that readers are clamoring forand one they will take to their hearts and read with unabashed pleasure