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Mo Fanning

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Born

in Stourbridge, The United Kingdom

September 05

Website

https://mofanning.co.uk

Genre

Romance, Contemporary, Gay and Lesbian

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Mhairi McFarlane
Beth O’Leary
Matt Cain
Marian Keyes
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Mo Fanning is a British author based in the West Midlands. He writes sharp, warm-hearted contemporary fiction about people making a glorious mess of love, friendship and second chances, with queer lives at the centre and humour where it hurts.

His novels include Lisa Doyle is Absolutely Fine, a grown-up romcom about a fake engagement spiralling wildly out of control; Husbands, a darkly comic Hollywood mystery; Rainbows and Lollipops, a Birmingham-set story of grief, friendship and chosen family; Ghosted, a later-life Christmas romance set on a gay holiday cruise; and Rebuilding Alexandra Small, a funny, tender novel about starting over when life has gone badly off-script.

His work has been recognised by the IndieReader Discovery Awards and th ...more

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	Rebuilding Alexandra Small 3.93 avg rating — 61 ratings — published 2021 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Husbands: Love and Lies in La-La Land 3.51 avg rating — 61 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Armchair Bride 3.23 avg rating — 47 ratings — published 2008 — 14 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Lisa Doyle is Absolutely Fine 3.94 avg rating — 32 ratings — published 2026 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ghosted 3.94 avg rating — 31 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Rainbows and Lollipops: Friendship Is the New Family 3.92 avg rating — 24 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	La Nuova Vita Di Alexandra Small it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Mo Fanning liked Abby Seggie's review of Lisa Doyle is Absolutely Fine: "Thank you to NetGalley for the ARC! At first, I really didn’t think Lisa Doyle Is Absolutely Fine by Mo Fanning would be my cup of tea. But as the story went on, it completely won me over and I liked it more and more.There were a few plot points that" Read more of this review »
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Mo Fanning liked Sarah Pitcher-hoffman's review of Lisa Doyle is Absolutely Fine: "Lisa Doyle is feeling like she has just not lived up to anyone's expectations. She is still single, is worried about her job, and her best friend is getting married and she does not have a date to bring to the wedding. So one night after a couple dri" Read more of this review »
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Mo Fanning and 10 other people liked Sophie's review of Lisa Doyle is Absolutely Fine: "Chaotically fun, extremely tender and surprisingly relatable, this rom-com has great banter and an even greater message about staying true to yourself! A year ago, she’d invented a fake fiancé because she couldn’t bear to be seen as she really was. " Read more of this review »
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Mo Fanning made a comment on Daisy Hollands’s review of Lisa Doyle is Absolutely Fine " A slightly peculiar Goodreads favour. I am trying super hard to get Lisa added to the “Novels Set in Greater Manchester” or “June 2026 Romance Release ...more "
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Mo Fanning made a comment on Sonja Charters’s review of Lisa Doyle is Absolutely Fine " Thanks Sonia. You might have already cross posted this to Amazon, so if I'm asking you to do something twice, ignore me. It helps authors so much if w ...more "
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Mo Fanning made a comment on Michelle Szubeczak’s review of Lisa Doyle is Absolutely Fine " A slightly peculiar Goodreads favour. If you’ve read Lisa Doyle is Absolutely Fine and think it belongs there, readers can add it to the “Novels Set i ...more "
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Mo Fanning made a comment on Anna’s review of Lisa Doyle is Absolutely Fine " You already have my thank you email :) Any chance you might consider cross-posting to Amazon. An honest version there really helps indie books reach m ...more "
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Mo Fanning made a comment on Barb’s review of Lisa Doyle is Absolutely Fine " Thanks Barb. I wanted to write a fun book to cheer up these darkish days. And now a tiny request. No pressure at all, but if you ever feel like sharin ...more "
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“The three saddest things are the ill wanting to be well, the poor wanting to be rich, and the constant traveller saying 'anywhere but here'.”
― E E Cummings

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“The summer had been mad. It had been like a badger caught in a tarred barrel, fed on chilli an forced to listen to chanting monks.”
― Peter Benson, Two Cows and a Vanful of Smoke

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