The Cows

Fearlessly frank and funny, the debut adult novel from Dawn O'Porter needs to be talked about. COW [n.]/kaʊ/ A piece of meat; born to breed; past its sell-by-date; one of the herd. Three women. A whole world of judgement. Tara, Cam and Stella are very different women. Yet in a society that sets the agenda, there's something about being a woman that ties invisible bonds between us. When one extraordinary event rockets Tara to online infamy, their three worlds collide in ways they could never imagine - and they discover that one woman's catastrophe might just be another's inspiration. Through friendship and conflict, difference and likeness, they'll learn to find their own voices. Because sometimes it's OK not to follow the herd. Dawn has a fantastic profile: she has been a TV presenter (most recently THIS OLD THING, Channel 4), magazine columnist, journalist and a vintage clothing line creator, and has enviable PR reach 390k Twitter followers and 143k Instagram followers. Known for her candid, funny, and refreshingly honest commentaries, DOP is a woman of the moment and highly relatable: themes which are reflected in her writing. PAPER AEROPLANES, her first novel and YA hit, was hugely well received by the kids book trade, the media and readers alike, and was shortlisted for the WTS Children's Book Prize.