In case it’s helpful, here’s the query email that got me my third agent!

Dear Kesia,

I am currently seeking representation for my comic up-lit novel The Husband Whisperer, which was longlisted for the Blue Pencil Agency First Novel Award 2022. 

If a therapist promised to turn your neglectful husband back into the man you fell in love with, by any means necessary, would you say yes?

Former concert pianist Eliza Sheridan does just that. When her playwright husband Richard Sheridan was offered the chance to run a theatre in Ireland, she agreed to uproot their daughter Freya and leave behind their life in Bath.

However, since arriving in Ireland, she's barely seen Richard. She grows increasingly resentful and when she discovers a photo of him with another woman, she turns to renegade marriage therapist Salvadora Rossi for help.

Little does Eliza know just how far Ms. Rossi is willing to go to get results...

The Husband Whisperer offers the wry wit and dark comedy of Sorrow and Bliss, crossed with the quirky, relatable tone and ultimately uplifting journey of Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine.

I was delighted to read that Eleanor Oliphant is one of your favourite reads as I loved the voice in that novel. I'm an Irish journalist and the voice used in my novel was honed in a popular column I wrote for The Irish Times. 

In 2019, I was longlisted for the ‘Write Stuff' competition at the London Book Fair. I have been published in non-fiction (with Blackhall Publishing) but The Husband Whisperer is my debut in fiction.

I really hope that you enjoy my opening chapters and look forward to hearing from you.

Best wishes

Caroline