Captures the reality of various relationships on the rocks with startling accuracy and emotional intimacy. I laughed, I cried, I couldnt pull my eyes away -- Daisy Jones * Vogue Best Beach Reads 2026 * Powell's 2022 debut At the Table was one of my favourite books of that year: painful, funny, deeply insightful and relatable. Her new family drama follows couple Jo and Dave... who hope an all-expenses paid holiday in the sun will fix their problems -- Joanne Finney * Good Housekeeping Most Anticipated Reads 2026 * I dont think anyone writes about contemporary Englishness as astutely, mercilessly and affectionately as Claire Powell... All In puts her perfectly observed characters in the pressure cooker of an all-inclusive holiday. Its a kind of meta-beach read, and I loved it -- Luke Kennard * Guardian * One for fans of The Wedding People and White Lotus * The Bookseller 10 TITLES NOT TO MISS IN JUNE * One of those novels I couldnt stop reading. Filled with heart it captures all the awkwardness of family dynamics and navigating marriage with such compassion and authenticity. Claire Powell is a real talent -- JENNIE GODFREY, author of The List of Suspicious Things I haven't enjoyed a book so much in ages. It's completely absorbing, and excruciating (in the best way). I was having such fun reading that its emotional undertow caught me off guard. I had tears in my eyes at the end -- REBECCA WAIT, author of I'm Sorry You Feel That Way Elegant, sensitive and sympathetic, All In is rigorously honest, fun-filled and full of Claire Powells trademark dry wit -- JESSICA STANLEY, author of Consider Yourself Kissed Quietly devastating. Not a word out of place -- SARAH VAUGHAN, author of Anatomy of a Scandal An exquisitely observed, propulsively plotted story of a family in free fall -- JOE DUNTHORNE, author of Submarine A deliciously messy tale of marriage, money, and miscommunication. Familial and romantic love are pushed to the brink in this all-too-believable holiday from hell -- CHLOË ASHBY, author of Wet Paint As funny and sad as a dropped ice cream -- ANDREW HUNTER MURRAY, author of A Beginner's Guide to Breaking and Entering A beautifully nuanced and completely gripping exploration of love, family and marriage by an exceptionally gifted writer -- LISA OWENS, author of Not Working Brilliantly observed and beautifully written. It takes real genius to turn a believably awful family holiday into a painful, funny and touching examination of a marriage I loved it -- LISSA EVANS, author of Old Baggage A painfully funny, honest and compassionate novel written with superb precision and psychological acuity -- CHETNA MAROO, author of Western Lane Brilliant expertly drawn family drama, loveable flawed characters and a very sweet dog a perfect holiday read -- CLAIRE LYNCH, author of A Family Matter Hugely enjoyable... had me snorting with laughter on almost every page. Claire writes with such deft humour and insight into marriage and family -- HANNAH BECKERMAN, author of The Forgetting The setting is so vivid, the dialogue so zingy and these deliciously flawed, but totally believable, characters are so plausible, I absolutely devoured it -- JOSIE LLOYD, author of You & Me & You & Me & You & Me Irresistible, wry and absorbing, All In is both deeply fun and wildly compelling... A heartstopper of a novel -- FLYNN BERRY, author of Northern Spy Deeply funny and jaw-droppingly emotionally astute... By turns melancholy, sexy, existential, hilarious - tautly encapsulated in the all-inclusive purgatory of a luxury holiday -- LUKE KENNARD, author of The Transitions A highly amusing, meticulously written comedy about a marriage in crisis and a hideous family holiday abroad -- AMANDA CRAIG, author of The Three Graces
