Really Good, Actually: A Novel

Really Good, Actually: A Novel

National BestsellerEvery Sentence Of Monica HeiseyS Writing Is A Treat. No One Makes Me Laugh Like She Does. -Dolly Alderton, New York Times Bestselling Author Of Everything I Know About Loverecommended By Los Angeles Times Washington Post Gq Elle Good Morning America People Guardian The Times E! News Online The Globe And Mail Toronto Star The Week New York Post Shondaland And Many More!A Hilarious And Painfully Relatable Debut Novel About One WomanS Messy Search For Joy And Meaning In The Wake Of An Unexpected Breakup, From Comedian, Essayist, And Award-Winning Screenwriter Monica Heiseymaggie Is Fine. SheS Doing Really Good, Actually. Sure, SheS Broke, Her Graduate Thesis On Something Obscure Is Going Nowhere, And Her Marriage Only Lasted 608 Days, But At The Ripe Old Age Of Twenty-Nine, Maggie Is Determined To Embrace Her New Life As A Surprisingly Young Divorce.Now She Has Time To Take Up Nine Hobbies, Eat Hamburgers At 4 Am, And Get Back Out There Sex-Wise. With The Support Of Her Tough-Loving Academic Advisor, Merris; Her Newly Divorced Friend, Amy; And Her Group Chat (Naturally), Maggie Barrels Through Her First Year Of Single Life, Intermittently Dating, Occasionally Waking Up On The Floor And Asking Herself Tough Questions Along The Way.Laugh-Out-Loud Funny And Filled With Sharp Observations, Really Good, Actually Is A Tender And Bittersweet Comedy That Lays Bare The Uncertainties Of Modern Love, Friendship, And Our Search For That Thing We Like To Call Happiness. This Is A Remarkable Debut From An Unforgettable New Voice In Fiction.A Prime Example Of How A Storyteller'S Voice Can Pull You Right In And Keep You Clinging To Every Sentence. . . . This Is A Book I Will Give To My Closest Girlfriends And Say, You Have To Read This. - Zibby Owens, Goodmorningamerica.ComTremendously Funny And Thoughtful. -Gq