Squeezed

by David Atkinson

If your wife organized a threesome for you on your honeymoon, what would you do? Scott is shocked by his wife Hannah’s suggestion, but hesitantly agrees to go along with it. Back home, both feel a little guilty about their encounter with a Thai prostitute called Marilyn, but soon put it behind them when they discover Hannah is pregnant. They must both fight to keep their family together when Marilyn turns up on their doorstep, six months pregnant, and Scott comes to realize that in life there is often a price to pay for indiscretion. Squeezed is a story about family, and how sometimes we don’t appreciate what we’ve got until it’s gone.

320 pages, Paperback

First published October 30, 2015

About the author

David Atkinson is an Edinburgh based writer. His first Romantic Comedy Love Byte published by Buried River Press (Joffe Books) was shortlisted for the Romantic Novelist Association award. The follow up book SQUEEZED was well received as was The Second Live of Nathan Jones, published by One More Chapter an imprint of Harper Collins.

His latest novel Future Proof has been notching up 4 & 5* reviews. Future Proof has already won the Page Turner Genre award (December 2022) and promises to be something a little different.

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Reviews

[Paul Eastley · Rating 5 out of 5]

I haven't enjoyed a book as much as this one in many a year. Laughing out loud most of the time and (trying not to give anything away) shedding quite a few tears as well. Yep, I'm a bloke and not supposed to do that but I'm not ashamed to admit it. This little story had all the right people in it and although it was fictitious every bit of it could have been factual. David Atkinson, tears of laughter rolled down my face but your story also broke my heart. This is my number one book of the year and I'm already reading another by this very gifted author.

[Vicky · Rating 3 out of 5]

More like watching a Rom-Com than reading a book - easy to read escapism rather than realistic, but hilarious, sad and touching at times.

A couple with two kids struggling to make ends meet find themselves in an awkward situation when the wife finds she is pregnant and an unexpected visitor drops in from Thailand on Christmas Eve.

[Marc · Rating 3 out of 5]

Hard to get in to

Hard to get in to but easy to read and funny at times. Wouldn't recommend to a friend ro be honest

[kate...l · Rating 5 out of 5]

brilliant

another great book from david again it was funny ans i was giggling a lot ,also it was very sad . deffenetly will bw reading more from david aitkinson

[Bethany Price · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great read.

It was a little slow starting and I got bored fairly quickly. However it did pick up and the story itself was great.

[Tonya Hernandez · Rating 3 out of 5]

Cute, but uneven and underdeveelopd

Poor pacing, and the consistent refrain of how dumb and how poor the narrator is dragged the story down. The side characters were delightful.

[Misfits farm · Rating 5 out of 5]

A wonderful read of life, love, trauma and its ups and downs. One to make the reader think perhaps and most definitely smile. A feelgood read I really enjoyed