Life cant go on like this can it? This book is for everyone who has ever wanted more: more time, more meaning, more connection. A sexy and hilarious Spanish bestseller, where a young woman’s office persona threatens to crack when shes forced to attend her companys annual retreat. ‘Tremendously entertaining’ Guardian’Hilarious’ Daily Mail’A wild ride’ Express’An impressive new comic talent’ Daily Telegraph’Wry and incisive…

very funny’ New York TimesOn the surface, Marisas life looks enviable. She lives in a nice apartment in the heart of Madrid, her friendly neighbour and lover Pablo lives downstairs, and shes risen quickly through the ranks at a successful advertising agency. And yet Marisa hates her job and everything about it.

Over one hot summer she finds herself in danger of being exposed when shes forced to deliver a talk on creativity at a horrendous team-building retreat. Surrounded by psychopathic bosses, flirty facilitators, and an excess of drugs, Marisa is pushed to the brink of a complete spiral. Discontent is a bold, biting novel about acting on our wilder impulses to reclaim our lives from work.

Format: Paperback
Published: 2025
Publisher: Vintage Publishing
Pages: 192
Language: English
ISBN 10: 1787305090
ISBN 13: 9781787305090