Jessica Stanley
Jessica Stanley is the London-based Australian author of A Great Hope (2022) and Consider Yourself Kissed (2025).
Consider Yourself Kissed is a literary love story set in contemporary Hackney. It follows Coralie and Adam for a decade of their shared lives, as they build a home and beloved family. All this is set against the backdrop of a turbulent decade in UK politics.
CYK was called ‘a perfect novel’ by India Knight.
‘Funny, smart and memorable, this contemporary romance offers a lucid example of how humanity can endure amid a daily churn of horrendous news’ – The New York Times.
‘One of those books you tell everyone to read’ – Maggie Shipstead.
‘I didn’t want it to end’ – Liane Moriarty.
Jessica has a long-running email newsletter for readers and writers called READ.LOOK.THINK. Subscribe at her website jessicastanley.co.uk.
