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London — 2020

NO ADULTS IN THE ROOM

Spring 2020 — London

The city shut down. The bar didn’t.

A satire by Gareth Kobrin

Somebody had to be the adult. Nobody was.

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(01)The story

London, 2020. A tech CEO is fighting for his job — and the company he loves.

And then the Covid-19 pandemic hits.

Lockdown, defied. Private jets, hitched. Testing kits, psychedelics and underground parties. All while trying to save the business.

Spring 2020London. Locked down.
The day jobA CEO fighting for his job.
The hustlePrivate jets. Testing kits.
The coping strategyMake it a double.
The comedownAnd the party underground.
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(03) Spotted in the wild

Where it
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The book on a private jet seat

Private jet

Somewhere above the clouds

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The book on an economy tray table with a Bloody Mary

Economy

Tray table down, Bloody Mary up

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The book held up on Oxford Street

Oxford Street

London, W1 — midday

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The book open at chapter 9 next to a coffee

The café

Open at Chapter 9

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The book on a pub table beside a pint

The pub

One Stella, one chapter

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The book held at home

Home

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Published10.06June 2026
ShelfSatireHumour · English
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GarethKobrin

CEO of Yonda by day. Fifteen years at “the messy end of compliance.” He writes on Substack.

StudiedMSc Economics, UCT
Started atMerrill Lynch
Day jobCEO, Yonda
Fun factWife is a quadruplet
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What is No Adults in the Room about?

It is a satirical novel by Gareth Kobrin set in London in 2020. A tech CEO fighting to keep his job and his company is hit by the Covid-19 pandemic, and his inner circle defy lockdown, ride private jets to invest in testing kits, and fall into psychedelics and underground parties while trying to save the business.

Who wrote No Adults in the Room?

Gareth Kobrin, a London-based author and the co-founder and CEO of the tax-technology company Yonda.

Where can I buy No Adults in the Room?

On Amazon UK as a Kindle eBook (£6.99) or a 254-page paperback (£12.99).

What genre is it?

Satire and humour, with business and literary fiction. It suits readers who enjoy comic novels about start-ups, office politics and the strange days of the 2020 lockdown.

When was it published?

10 June 2026, in English.