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- Author
- Dolly Alderton
- Narrator
- Arthur Darvill, Vanessa Kirby
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Publish Date
- 2 November 2023
- Run Time
- 9 hours 54 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
- Genre
- Modern and contemporary fiction: literary and general, Modern and Contemporary romance, Humorous fiction, Narrative theme: love / relationships, Narrative theme: interior life / psychological fiction, Comedy and stand-up
- Rating
- 4.4 (7 reviews)
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What to expect
From the bestselling author of Ghosts and Everything I Know About Love: a sharply funny, beautifully observed and exquisitely relatable story of heartbreak and friendship, and how to survive both.
*SHORTLISTED FOR THE BOLLINGER EVERYMAN WODEHOUSE PRIZE FOR COMIC FICTION 2024*
Every relationship has one beginning. This one has two endings.
Andy loves Jen. Jen loved Andy.
And he can't work out why she stopped.
Now he is. . .
1. Without a home
2. Waiting for his stand-up career to take off
3. Wondering why everyone else around him seems to have grown up while he wasn't looking
Set adrift on the sea of heartbreak at a time when everything he thought he knew about women, and flat-sharing, and his friendships has transformed beyond recognition, Andy clings to the idea of solving the puzzle of their broken relationship. Because if he can find the answer to that, then maybe Jen can find her way back to him.
Andy still has a lot to learn, not least his ex-girlfriend's side of the story.
‘Funny – of course it’s funny – but also smart, insightful and sincere about heartbreak' David Nicholls, author of One Day
'A novel to be devoured, adored, underlined ... if only more books made you laugh as much as this' The i
© Dolly Alderton 2023 (P) Penguin Audio 2023
Critics Review
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If Dolly’s memoir Everything I Know About Love summed up being twentysomething then this, her second novel, is a tender and funny love letter to our tumultuous 30s
Red
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Brilliantly observed … Beautifully written, pacy and excellent on rejection, friendship and letting go. Fabulous
Daily Mail
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Laugh-out-loud dialogue on every page ... No-one has a firmer grasp on the themes she explores. Good material, indeed
Sunday Express
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Funny, sad and true; a book she has clearly poured her soul into ... Cements her status as a fiction heavyweight
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This is the greatest. You’ll cry and laugh. I read it through the night. And I never, ever avoid sleep
Claudia Winkleman
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It's so good. I loved it
Sharon Horgan
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Leaves you heartsore but happier. Irresistible
Richard E. Grant
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Made me laugh while punching me in the gut. Loved this book
Aisling Bea
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Sharply written and acutely observed ... A beautifully nuanced portrayal of modern love that will have you racing to the last page
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Have you ever wondered what a lost love was thinking? In this ingeniously constructed and endlessly amusing novel, Dolly Alderton flips the script on everything we think we know about romantic loss, to bring us an unforgettable character on a deeply relatable downward spiral. Wise and relatable and pee-your-pants funny. I cried by page 5. Dolly Alderton is, quite simply, the bard of modern day love
Lena Dunham
User Reviews
Book 4.4
Narration 4.7
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5.0 5.0
Absolutely soul capturing
Brilliant, funny, sad, kind
FANTASTIC ENDING - extremely satisfyingslfenton 2024-09-07
Details
- Author
- Dolly Alderton
- Narrator
- Arthur Darvill, Vanessa Kirby
- Duration
- 9 hours 54 minutes
- Release Date
- 2 November 2023
- ISBN
- 9780241994849
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Genre
- Modern and contemporary fiction: literary and general, Modern and Contemporary romance, Humorous fiction, Narrative theme: love / relationships, Narrative theme: interior life / psychological fiction, Comedy and stand-up
- Rating
- 4.4(7 reviews)
- Narration
- 4.7(7 reviews)
Synopsis
From the bestselling author of Ghosts and Everything I Know About Love: a sharply funny, beautifully observed and exquisitely relatable story of heartbreak and friendship, and how to survive both.*SHORTLISTED FOR THE BOLLINGER EVERYMAN WODEHOUSE PRIZE FOR COMIC FICTION 2024*Every relationship has one beginning. This one has two endings.Andy loves Jen. Jen loved Andy.And he can't work out why she stopped.Now he is. . .1. Without a home2. Waiting for his stand-up career to take off3. Wondering why everyone else around him seems to have grown up while he wasn't lookingSet adrift on the sea of heartbreak at a time when everything he thought he knew about women, and flat-sharing, and his friendships has transformed beyond recognition, Andy clings to the idea of solving the puzzle of their broken relationship. Because if he can find the answer to that, then maybe Jen can find her way back to him.Andy still has a lot to learn, not least his ex-girlfriend's side of the story.‘Funny – of course it’s funny – but also smart, insightful and sincere about heartbreak' David Nicholls, author of One Day'A novel to be devoured, adored, underlined ... if only more books made you laugh as much as this' The i© Dolly Alderton 2023 (P) Penguin Audio 2023
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