Forget how do we find lasting happiness in a quick-swipe dating world. How do we find just a few moments of it? The quest for love - or a pleasant evening - is captured here in a series of flickering anecdotes that are sometimes darkly humorous, often deftly poignant.

Manvel’s debut is as disarming as it is funny and insightful. This brutal account of modern manners skewers the chicken fillets of romantic literature with stiletto-sharp heels.

“Depressing and hilarious reports from a very bad time for human interaction.” — Your next date.

Sarah Manvel was born in the USA and raised in four countries on three continents. She has two passports (Irish and American) and one degree, from The Evergreen State College. She lives in London.