What Took You So Long?: Daisy May Cooper's funny and thrilling debut novel for Christmas 2026
Daisy May Cooper
Nov 2026 · Simon and Schuster
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The hilarious and gripping first novel by Daisy May Cooper.
Mary's husband unexpectedly leaves her after forty-five years. At the same time, Emma finally finds the courage to do a runner from hers. For the first time in years, mother and daughter find themselves living under one roof in the Cornish fishing village of Polperro, along with eight-year-old Ivy (and her beloved stuffed giraffe, Tw*t). They have returned to Mary's childhood home after the recent death of her mother. But as they navigate their new lives and attempt to reconnect with one another, long-forgotten family truths begin to surface.
Going home was never part of the plan; neither was digging up the past.
Warm and wickedly funny, Daisy May Cooper brings her trademark dark humour to her twisty and touching debut novel.
Mary's husband unexpectedly leaves her after forty-five years. At the same time, Emma finally finds the courage to do a runner from hers. For the first time in years, mother and daughter find themselves living under one roof in the Cornish fishing village of Polperro, along with eight-year-old Ivy (and her beloved stuffed giraffe, Tw*t). They have returned to Mary's childhood home after the recent death of her mother. But as they navigate their new lives and attempt to reconnect with one another, long-forgotten family truths begin to surface.
Going home was never part of the plan; neither was digging up the past.
Warm and wickedly funny, Daisy May Cooper brings her trademark dark humour to her twisty and touching debut novel.
The hilarious and gripping first novel by Daisy May Cooper.
Mary's husband unexpectedly leaves her after forty-five years. At the same time, Emma finally finds the courage to do a runner from hers. For the first time in years, mother and daughter find themselves living under one roof in the Cor...
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About the author
Daisy May Cooper is an award-winning writer and actor. With her brother, Charlie Cooper, she co-created and starred in the BAFTA-winning comedy This Country. She has since co-written and starred in Am I Being Unreasonable? and appeared in Rain Dogs, Last One Laughing and Taskmaster.
Her memoir, Don’t Laugh, It’ll Only Encourage Her, was a Sunday Times bestseller. She lives in Gloucestershire with her children. What Took You So Long? is her first novel.
Her memoir, Don’t Laugh, It’ll Only Encourage Her, was a Sunday Times bestseller. She lives in Gloucestershire with her children. What Took You So Long? is her first novel.
Daisy May Cooper is an award-winning writer and actor. With her brother, Charlie Cooper, she co-created and starred in the BAFTA-winning comedy This Country. She has since co-written and starred in Am I Being Unreasonable? and appeared in Rain Dogs, Last One Laughing and Taskmaster.
Her memoir, ...
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