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"One of the foremost 'it' writers of our time . . . Whatever ails you, Alderton can fix it with her intimate wisdom . . . There is no writer quite like Dolly Alderton working today."
--Lisa Taddeo, #1 New York Times best-selling author of Three Women
Andy loves Jen. Jen loved Andy. And he can't work out why she stopped.
Now he is. . .
Without a home
Waiting for his stand-up career to take off
Wondering why everyone else around him seems to have grown up while he wasn't looking
Set adrift on the sea of heartbreak, Andy clings to the idea of solving the puzzle of his ruined relationship. Because if he can find the answer to that, then maybe Jen can find her way back to him. But Andy still has a lot to learn, not least his ex-girlfriend's side of the story...
In this sharply funny and exquisitely relatable story of romantic disaster and friendship, Dolly Alderton offers up a love story with two endings, demonstrating once again why she is one of the most exciting writers today, and the true voice of a generation.
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(Spoilerfrei) Dieses Buch ist faszinierend. Also wirklich. Flüssiger Schreibstil, viel zu lachen, während wir Andy begleiten, der sein Leben nach der Trennung von Jen wieder auf die Reihe kriegen will. In Andy, dem nicht so ganz erfolgreichen Comedian, hat man einen Prota, der wirklich relatable ist. Mitte 30, plötzlich wieder Single, während alle Freunde ihrem Familienleben nachgehen. Was es so faszinierend macht, ist, dass eigentlich nicht so wirklich ein Spannungsbogen vorhanden ist. Man liest halt so dahin und wird dabei gut unterhalten, was ich echt erfrischend finde. Nicht jede Story braucht ein großes, mitreißendes „BOOM“, das den Prota in eine plötzliche Zwangslage versetzt. Ich habe gelacht, geweint habe ich nicht, aber ich habe es genossen. Ohne hier viel verraten zu wollen: das letzte Kapitel ist echt gut und ändert einiges an der Sicht des Ganzen.
Apr 27, 2024
(Spoilerfrei) Dieses Buch ist faszinierend. Also wirklich. Flüssiger Schreibstil, viel zu lachen, während wir Andy begleiten, der sein Leben nach der Trennung von Jen wieder auf die Reihe kriegen will. In Andy, dem nicht so ganz erfolgreichen Comedian, hat man einen Prota, der wirklich relatable ist. Mitte 30, plötzlich wieder Single, während alle Freunde ihrem Familienleben nachgehen. Was es so faszinierend macht, ist, dass eigentlich nicht so wirklich ein Spannungsbogen vorhanden ist. Man liest halt so dahin und wird dabei gut unterhalten, was ich echt erfrischend finde. Nicht jede Story braucht ein großes, mitreißendes „BOOM“, das den Prota in eine plötzliche Zwangslage versetzt. Ich habe gelacht, geweint habe ich nicht, aber ich habe es genossen. Ohne hier viel verraten zu wollen: das letzte Kapitel ist echt gut und ändert einiges an der Sicht des Ganzen.
Apr 27, 2024
96 Followers
I love Dolly Alderton, she's a genius! I already enjoyed the book Ghosts, but this one I loved even more. So cleverly written! Strangely, my feelings towards Andy changed every day, from "I love him! he's hilarious and so f*ing cute. Why on earth did she break up with him?" to "WTF Andy, stop obsessing, you pathetic loser" to "oh my God, why was I so mean yesterday, he's just adorable". Etc pp A real monster roller coaster of emotions just as Andy (and Jen) experienced it. This book leaves you happy and sad at times. Speaking of Jen, the 45 pages of her perspective at the end were so important and so relatable and so full of truth. I'm getting cheesy here, but I couldn't have asked for a better ending. I want everyone I know to read this book, but they have to buy it themselves cause I'm not gonna give my copy away to anyone in case it'll get lost! Sorry not sorry...
Oct 10, 2025
I love Dolly Alderton, she's a genius! I already enjoyed the book Ghosts, but this one I loved even more. So cleverly written! Strangely, my feelings towards Andy changed every day, from "I love him! he's hilarious and so f*ing cute. Why on earth did she break up with him?" to "WTF Andy, stop obsessing, you pathetic loser" to "oh my God, why was I so mean yesterday, he's just adorable". Etc pp A real monster roller coaster of emotions just as Andy (and Jen) experienced it. This book leaves you happy and sad at times. Speaking of Jen, the 45 pages of her perspective at the end were so important and so relatable and so full of truth. I'm getting cheesy here, but I couldn't have asked for a better ending. I want everyone I know to read this book, but they have to buy it themselves cause I'm not gonna give my copy away to anyone in case it'll get lost! Sorry not sorry...
Oct 10, 2025
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Ich habe irgendwie das Gefühl, dass Tash eigentlich Jen ist um zu schauen wie es ihm geht oder so 🤔
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