Lisa Owens is a comedy genius and a seriously skilful and beautiful writer. Not Working is so clever and original, pithy and poignant, capturing the voice of a bright, lost generation -- Emma Jane Unsworth, author of ANIMALS I love Not Working. As close to the tenderness and funniness and uniqueness of real life as books get -- David Whitehouse, author of <i>Mobile Library</i> Not Working is absolutely brilliant. Insanely funny but also moving and true. Lisa Owens is one of those writers on whom nothing is lost -- Nathan Filer, author of <i>The Shock of the Fall</i> Pin-sharp, utterly addictive * Vogue * A deadpan comic debut for the procrastination generation * Guardian * Full of crackling, voice-of-a-generation observations * Glamour * Sharp and funny . . . exquisitely nails the sensation of being the only one in a group of friends who can't work out what life is supposed to be about * Stylist * Sharp, incisive and laugh-out-loud funny * Observer * Piercingly observant and funny * Express * Agenda-setting . . . Combining the honesty of Bridget Jones with the bang-on social observation of early Sex and the City, this nails it -- Sam Baker * The Pool * Get ready to LOL at Not Working, the dazzling debut from Lisa Owens * Look * Quick-witted and sharp-tongued, lovable and flawed, Claire is a super narrator that readers will easily connect with . . . at once universal and unique * Irish Times * Hilarious . . . captures modern life with such pinpoint accuracy that it echoes the Bridget Jones's Diary phenomenon . . . funny, perceptive and entertaining * Daily Express * Imagine the diaries of Adrian Mole as written by the lovechild of Bridget Jones and Dorothy Parker . . . So good, so funny, so of its time * Red * Warm-hearted, clever . . . rich in humour and piercing insight * Metro * Hugely enjoyable * Mail on Sunday * A gem * Irish Times * I don't tend to laugh out loud at books; this is still one of only a handful of novels that have forced an audible cackle from me. * The Guardian *