LITTLE, BROWN Natural Disaster: A very funny and very, very relatable novel - one of Stylists 2026 Best Fiction Picks

'I absolutely loved it . . . Funny, dark, absurd, pin-sharp, insightful, propulsive, unputdownable' NINA STIBBE'Utterly exhilarating - every page blazes with truth, hilarity, perception and love. Natural Disaster is destined to become a classic' JESSICA STANLEY, author of CONSIDER YOURSELF KISSED'Generous, funny, heartbreaking and clever - a parenting caper with profound emotional clarity. I loved it' LIZZY STEWART, author of ALISONOne perfect day. A million catastrophes.For weeks, she has been saying it will be their special day. One last, perfect day with her children before she returns to work after maternity leave. What's the worst that can happen? Unfolding across 24 hours, Natural Disaster is a propulsive, darkly funny and sharply observed novel about the absurd, frustrating, hilarious, precarious, bittersweet, sometimes astonishing challenge - literal, existential - of being a woman, a mother, a wife, a person for one single, entire day.Praise for Lisa Owens and Not Working:'A chronicler of modern life whose writing makes it look effortless' Irish Times'Insanely funny but also moving and true. Lisa Owens is one of those writers on whom nothing is lost' Nathan Filer'Pin-sharp, utterly addictive' Vogue'It's no mean feat to fashion a novel out of the stuff of everyday life. . . . Fortunately, Owens is quite a writer' New Statesman 'Intelligent, insightful, humourous fiction is a rarity, but Owens's writing feels entirely natural and authentic. She is a breath of fresh air on the literary scene' Sunday Express