The Friend Zone Experiment [Paperback]

From the renowned, award-winning authorZen Cho comes a delightfully funny romance about family, class, and love in modern London.

From the outside, Renee Gohs life looks perfect. Shes thirty and beautiful, runs a glamorousand profitablewomens clothing company in London, and is dating a hot Taiwanese pop star.

But Renee is lonely. Estranged from her family in Singapore, she practically lives at the office, and now shes just been dumped by her supposed boyfriend. Who she never saw anyway, so why is she ruining her Instagram-ready makeup by crying?

Before she can curl up on the couch with a pint of Ben & Jerrys, Renees father calls. Hes retiring, and, thanks to the screw-ups of her wastrel brothers, he is considering her as the next CEO of the family business: Chahaya Group, one of the largest conglomerates in Southeast Asia. That stamp of her fathers approval would mean everything to Renee, but can she cooperate with the brothers who drove her out of Singapore?

But fate isnt done with her. That same night, Renee bumps into her first love, Yap Ket Siong, who broke her heart during university. They spend a wonderful night together, but Ket Siong is pursuing a dangerous vengeance for his family. In the light of day is there any hope for the two of them?

Zen Cho is the author of theSorcerer to the Crownnovels,Black Water Sisterand various shorter fiction. Her work has won the Hugo, Crawford and British Fantasy Awards, and theLA TimesRay Bradbury Prize, as well as being shortlisted for the World Fantasy, Lambda, Locus and Astounding Awards. Born and raised in Malaysia, Zen now lives in the UK.

A love story and a succession-style family drama  a great mix of light and serious stories. Angie Thomas,New York TimesandUSA Todaybestselling author ofThe Hate U Give

A messyyet beautifulsecond-chance romance. Zen Cho writes vivid characters in difficult situatl3.