Disappoint Me

A funny, moving and poignant exploration of modern romance and the allure of domesticity from the Polari-prize-winning author of BelliesChosen as a Best Book of 2025 by Cosmopolitan, Marie Claire, Stylist, Elle, Dazed, Vogue, AnOther, and GQ'One of the UK s most perceptive young novelists with her finger firmly on the pulse of contemporary behaviour' Guardian'Riveting, funny and devastating' Shon Faye, bestselling author of The Transgender IssueMax didn t mean to fall for Vincent a corporate lawyer and hobby baker whose trad friendship group are a world away from her life as a trans woman. But after years of bad dates and dysphoria he s a breath of fresh air. Their connection seems genuine, his care feels real.But Vincent is carrying his own baggage. On his gap year in Thailand a decade prior, he vies for the attention of a gorgeous traveller, Alex, with secrets of her own. Is Vincent really the new face of the Enlightened Man, or will the ghosts of his past sabotage his and Max s happiness?Disappoint Me is an incisive reckoning with forgiveness and the complexity of modern relationships, told with Nicola Dinan s trademark wit and heart.