Here's Looking at You

By: Mhairi McFarlane

Narrated by: Cassandra Harwood

Length: 10 hrs and 55 mins

Publisher's summary

The new novel from the bestselling author of You Had Me At Hello.

Anna Alessi - history expert, possessor of a lot of hair and an occasionally filthy mouth - seeks nice man for intelligent conversation and Mills & Boon moments.

Despite the oddballs that keep turning up on her dates, Anna couldn't be happier. As a 30-something with a job she loves, life has turned out better than she dared dream.

However, things weren't always this way, and her years spent as the ‘Italian Galleon' of an East London comprehensive are ones she'd rather forget. So when James Fraser - the architect of Anna's final humiliation at school - walks back into her life, her world is turned upside down.

But James seems a changed man. Polite. Mature. Funny, even. People can change, right? So why does Anna feel like she's a fool to trust him?

Hilarious and poignant, Here's Looking At You will have you laughing one minute and crying the next. The new must-read novel from #1 bestseller Mhairi McFarlane.

©2013 Mhairi McFarlane (P)2013 HarperCollins Publishers Limited

Critic reviews

"Very very witty and funny. Left me in awe…a total gem." (Marian Keyes)
"The funniest, most romantic book I've read since One Day." (Lisa Jewell)
"I loved this book. It made me laugh and reminded me that anything's possible in love - and in everything else for that matter." (Minnie Driver)
"I loved this: an original, genuinely funny, genuinely moving, modern love story." (Katy Regan)
"Mhairi is darkly funny and quite, quite rude… You Had Me at Hello is a breath of tart, Northern air." (Sarra Manning)
"Bitingly sharp and achingly funny…guaranteed to have you bent double. I absolutely loved it!" (Claudia Carroll)

Great female lead

Slow start but then it was hard to stop listening. So refreshing to have a female character that is intelligent, witty, and honest. The rawness of certain scenes toward the end made me cry- wasn't expecting that. Great narration.

Couldn’t put it down

Loved it! Laughed, cried, smiled like a loon. Exactly what you want from a contemporary romance

Made me laugh out loud so much!

Many priceless quotes in this book! I'm going to have to re-read to find all the things I want to repeat! I really enjoyed it after it got going! It wasn't slow, but really became excellent 1/3 of the way into it. The characters are all likeable! Narrator is fantastic! I never review, but I was surprised that I loved this one.

Just what you expect and want

Could put it down very cute and endearing. It’s just what you expect and want I a book like this

Poignant and pleasant read

Enchanting, like most of her novels imparting wisdom and insight while delivering an interesting and entertaining read that holds you to the end.

Absolutely delightful!

I loved everything about this book! It was funny, moving, well narrated, clean, and uplifting. It was a wonderful surprise. I will seek out more books from this author. Highly recommended.

Lovely!!

Loved the narration, enjoyed the story, it warmed my heart! Bought her other 2 books to enjoy

Love this author and this book

I have been through a recent bought of disappointments with rom com reads - they have been either trite or not really funny or the characters are unbearably annoying - so Mhairi McFarlane is a welcome find! I’ve now read several of her books, and they have all been great including this one. There is depth to the story, great character development, and she is incredibly funny. I’m looking forward to more books from her in the future!

Similar to the author’s other book—could be triggering for some

I have also listened to “Don’t You Forget About Me” by McFarlane. They have the same configuration in terms of characters. The main character has similar hang ups about high school, same family structure, same friend group. This is a decently entertaining listen, but not recommended to do back to back with her other books due to resemblance. And “Don’t You...” is better.

This author seems to use traumatic events from the past as a key element to galvanize the relationships. It’s not a good topic to trade on, so I hope she comes up with something else moving forward.
Trigger warning: suicide is discussed.

make a movie of it PLEASE!!!!

This is, by far, my favorite book I have listened to. There was enough depth to the plot that it didn't feel predictable. There are some hilariously funny things throughout the book....the quick witted comments had me laughing HARD!!! If they made a movie from this book I would watch the calendar for the release date!