The Breakup Monologues

Critics Review

• We all know about the joys of love and relationships, but there’s so much more to discover about the glorious benefits of breakups. Rosie reassures and entertains you through brilliant stories and fabulous facts, about what can be gained from the end of a relationship. This is a hilarious, honest and brilliant book!

  Scummy Mummies podcaster

• piercingly honest… witty… wonderful

  The Observer

• For anyone who has ever been disenchanted by idealised romantic fairytales, this book will make you feel less alone. Rosie Wilby unearths the hope and hilarity that can come from heartbreak.

  Abigail Tarttelin

• My favourite way to learn is when a funny, clever, honest person is teaching me – that’s why I love Rosie Wilby!

  Sara Pascoe

• Funny, sweet, entertaining, insightful, life-affirming… this book is all the things a breakup is not. Rosie’s wisdom is balm for the soul for anyone who has ever been in love.

  Viv Groskop

• [a] gem of a book

  Red Magazine

• Comedian Rosie Wilby deftly blends her own experiences with insights from therapists, sociologists and scientists to explore why heartbreak can be so devastating.

  Therapy Today

• If you’ve ever been heartbroken, this will help you heal. Plus it’s FUNNY

  Nichi Hodgson

• … wise, funny and clever

  Lucy-Anne Holmes

• I unexpectedly found this really brilliant. It’s about how heartbreak can be a real turning point and the creativity that comes with the depths of depression. It’s a really new take on it.

  Lorraine Candy

• The smartest and most thought-provoking book about breakups in recent memory… expertly blends comedy, personal memoir and science to create the most essential book of the season

  The Maritime Edit

• The Breakup Monologues is a book to go back to, again and again. It’s smart, funny, and wise. Buy it for all your friends, single, coupled, or otherwise.

  Arts Hub

• Fascinating, insightful and empathetic, it’s a more compelling read than many novels and considerably funnier.

  Literarysofa.com

• A brilliantly wise combination of humour and science.

  Psychologies

• The Breakup Monologues is utterly readable and engaging. It cleverly delves into a universal rite of passage, analysing it from a scientific and psychological angle while also being moving and invoking laughter.

  The Wee Review

• An absolute joy to read, The Breakup Monologues will no doubt make anyone who reads it think more deeply and empathetically about their former and current relationships. And laugh. A lot.

  Morning Star

• Rosie is the most amiable, trustworthy, and soul-searching of narrators. Anyone in need of supportive hand-holding in the love department should read this. Still, it’s far more than a self-help book. The Break-up Monologues is a bittersweet laugh from start to finish – my new literary best friend.

  Perspective

• Her wit and compassion make this a joyful read

  Matthew D'Ancona

• Unflinchingly honest…reassuring, relatable and surprisingly hopeful.

  Psychologies