Not sure what to do when you've been dumped? Join the Ex-Files society and let them help you. Let's face it - we've all been there. And how do you cope when your boyfriend goes off with your best friend, or the girl you thought was 'the one' dumps you by email?

Bella and Joss are going to pieces until they meet Rupert, who runs the Ex-Files. Motto: there's no one you can't get over. But they have to follow the rules exactly, even when the Big Relapse looms for them both. But surely sometimes people can get back together - can't they? Pete Johnson takes another affectionate and funny look at the ups and downs of teenage life in this sparky tale of love and how to get over it.

"Being dumped as any teenager knows spells solitary nights of misery and endless hours spent hovering over a silent phone. Luckily help is at hand in the form of 'The Ex-Files,' a philanthropic organisation of pragmatic 'ex-dumpees …' Funny, readable and the advice is good too."
Kate Agnew, The Guardian

"Split between two narrative voices, those of Bella and Danny, 'The Ex-Files' uncovers the feeling of rejection and loss following the end of a relationship and brilliantly charts the onset of changed behaviour and attitude that often follow . . . Not only should 'The Ex-Files' be essential post-relationship reading, it is fundamental for all adults who have forgotten just how serious first relationships truly do feel."
Jake Hope; Achuka

"It's a great read and you even get to see the lad's side of a break-up."
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TV Hits, August '06.

"But you'll help me get Nicole back?"

He shook his head. "This is definitely not a dating service . . . In fact, really it's the opposite. Our job is to help you put a relationship behind you . . . which, believe me, can be one of the hardest things in the world . . . especially when you're a teenager, going through it for the very first time. Yet not one single person seems to understand or be able to help. You're totally alone."

"Until now," I interrupted, "with the Ex-Files riding to your rescue." My tone was a shade mocking but actually I was becoming more and more intrigued by this whole set-up."