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Dolly Alderton

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • ONE OF THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW'S 10 BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR • A TODAY SHOW #ReadWithJenna BOOK CLUB PICK • From the best-selling author of Ghosts and Everything I Know About Love: a story of heartbreak and friendship and how to survive both“Like Nora Ephron, with a British twist….Delivers the most delightful aspects of classic romantic comedy—snappy dialogue, realistic relationship dynamics, humorous meet-cutes and misunderstandings—and leaves behind the clichéd gender roles and traditional marriage plot.” —The New York TimesAndy loves Jen. Jen loved Andy. And he can't work out why she stopped.Now he is. . .Without a homeWaiting for his stand-up career to take offWondering why everyone else around him seems to have grown up while he wasn't lookingSet adrift on the sea of heartbreak, Andy clings to the idea of solving the puzzle of his ruined relationship. Because if he can find the answer to that, then maybe Jen can find her way back to him. But Andy still has a lot to learn, not least his ex-girlfriend's side of the story…In this sharply funny and exquisitely relatable story of romantic disaster and friendship, Dolly Alderton offers up a love story with two endings, demonstrating once again why she is one of the most exciting writers today, and the true voice of a generation.

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Author

Dolly Alderton

Pages

336

Publisher

Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group

Published Date

2024-01-30

ISBN

0593801318 9780593801314

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"So enjoyable! Loved the multiple points of view. Very relatable. Good ending."

Courtney W

"Loved this book. Who would have thought the story of a breakup from a man’s perspective could be so profound? Well it wasn’t until you read the woman’s perspective and then WOW! So good. One of my favorite books of 2024!"

Heidi Oneil

"Great listen as the narrators both did a fantastic job (to no surprise). I liked the male POV of a breakup and the relatable lows and highs of life after a breakup. Funny, touching, all that. Especially liked the ending. "

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Barndi Kim

"Predictable. It took me more than halfway through the book to actually like some parts. "

Amber 🦇

"Such a fun, quick & easy read! I loved reading a breakup story told from a man’s point of view. The end though put it all in perspective for me. 👍🏼👍🏼"

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Leslee Flannery

"Fun twist at the end!"

Lydia Vulich

"This book is THE [b:High Fidelity|285092|High Fidelity|Nick Hornby|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1327928082l/285092._SY75_.jpg|2961887] for millennials that delivers humor and heartache in equal measure. Dolly’s writing style is grounded in realism and offers insight into the modern pre-middle age break-up. Andy and Jen had been dating for four years when Jen suddenly ended things with Andy. Andy is reeling. He has been in a relationship for most of his life and he thought this one was the one. Blind sighted by the proclamation and living in denial that it’s over; Andy stumbles through the breakup the same way he always has (Only now his friends are married with kids, and it takes three weeks to schedule a night to go out with the boys to get drunk and wallow.) This book follows Andy though his struggles, which sounds like a generic character driven book until you realize there is a twist, and that twist is what makes this book so amazing. This book left me with the warm and fuzzies and now I’m the one who is reeling from it all. This book is perfect for fans of (500) Days of Summer, How to be Single and of course High Fidelity.<br/><br/>Thank you to Knopf and the KDPG influencer program for allowing me the opportunity to read an advanced copy of this book. This book is set to be released on Jan 30, 2024 so stop by your local independent bookstore or library to pre-order a copy today."

Nicole Falche

"Would give it a 3.5 if I could. I did like that we ended up getting both perspectives. Overall I felt cringey listening to a lot of it but that’s because Andy was doing cringey post breakup stuff"