Separation Anxiety: ‘Exactly what I needed for a change of pace, funny and charming' - Judy Blume

One Of The Most Anticipated Books For 2020 In Entertainment Weekly, Cosmopolitan, Vogue, Good Morning American, Glamour, Usa Today, Parade, Real Simple, Buzzfeed, And The Millions Have You Ever Wondered If You Love Your Dog Better Than Your Partner? Life Hasn't Gone According To Judy's Plan. Her Career As A Children's Book Author Has Taken An Embarrassing Nose Dive. Her Teenage Son Teddy Treats Her With A Combination Of Mortification And Indifference. Her Best Friend Is Dying. And Her Husband, Gary, Has Become A Pot-addled 'snackologist' Who She Can't Afford To Divorce. On Top Of It All, She Has A Painfully Ironic Job Writing Articles For A Self-help Website--a Poor Fit For Someone Seemingly Incapable Of Helping Herself. Gleefully Irreverant And Genuinely Touching, Separation Anxiety Is A Novel That Celebrates The 'squeezed Generation'; A Book Filled With Heart And Humour For Anyone Fumbling Their Way Towards Happiness. _____________________________________ Praise For Separation Anxiety 'i Enjoyed Separation Anxiety Very Much... It Has A Real Freshness Of Voice And Though It Is Very Poignant, Several Parts Also Made Me Laugh Out Loud' - Laura Barnett, Author Of The Versions Of Us 'what A Gem Of A Novel...it's Laced With Moments Of Self-doubt And Marital Mayhem, But Also The Many Small Daily Acts Of Mercy And Heroism That Love Inspires.' - Diane Ackerman 'laura Zigman Is Able To Home In On The Most Tender, Revealing, Exquisitely Painful Aspects Of Our Relationships With Others And With Ourselves. And Somehow She Manages To Come Out The Other End With Hope.' - Chelsea Handler 'my Advice: Start Reading And Don't Stop Until You Get To The Last Page Of This Wise And Wonderful Novel.' - Alice Hoffman '[separation Anxiety] Is Compassionate And Funny, Articulating With Gentle Humor The Terrible Things That We're All Grappling With. To Steal A Phrase From My Daughter, It Made Me Happy-cry.' - Laura Lippman 'i Never Imagined That The Crossroads Of Mid-life - With Family Bereavement, A Divorce On The Horizon And A Son Reaching Puberty - Could Be This Hilarious And This Heartbreaking. Laura Zigman's Separation Anxiety Made Me Laugh Again And Again.' - Dorthe Nor, Man Booker International Shortlisted Author Of Mirror, Shoulder, Signal