''My Legendary Girlfriend'' (1998) is the first novel by

Birmingham Birmingham ( ) is a City status in the United Kingdom, city and metropolitan borough in the metropolitan county of West Midlands (county), West Midlands in England. It is the second-largest city in the United Kingdom with a population of 1. ...

born lad lit writer

Mike Gayle Mike Gayle (born October 1970) is an English journalist and novelist. Biography Gayle was born in Quinton, Birmingham, to parents from Jamaica, and is the younger brother of broadcaster Phil Gayle. He attended Lordswood Boys' School where he ...

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/ref> It follows the story of Will Kelly who is still in love with his first proper girlfriend.

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External links

Mike Gayle’s official website
1998 British novels English-language novels 1998 debut novels Hodder & Stoughton books