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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

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
Brilliantly observed … Beautifully written, pacy and excellent on rejection, friendship and letting go. Fabulous
Daily Mail
Laugh-out-loud dialogue on every page ... No-one has a firmer grasp on the themes she explores. Good material, indeed
Sunday Express
Funny, sad and true; a book she has clearly poured her soul into ... Cements her status as a fiction heavyweight
inews, The best new books to read in November 2023
This is the greatest. You’ll cry and laugh. I read it through the night. And I never, ever avoid sleep
Claudia Winkleman
It's so good. I loved it
Sharon Horgan
Leaves you heartsore but happier. Irresistible
Richard E. Grant
Made me laugh while punching me in the gut. Loved this book
Aisling Bea
Sharply written and acutely observed ... A beautifully nuanced portrayal of modern love that will have you racing to the last page
Heat
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
Author Dolly Alderton
Narrator Arthur Darvill, Vanessa Kirby
Duration 9 hours and 54 minutes
Release Date
ISBN 9780241994849
Format Audiobook
Publisher Penguin Books Ltd
Genre Comedy and stand-up, Contemporary romance, Humorous fiction, Modern and contemporary fiction, Narrative theme: Interior life, Narrative theme: Love and relationships
Collections Five Star Listens
Availability AU, GB, IE
Rating
4.4 (7 reviews)
Narration
4.7 (7 reviews)

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