Everything I Know About Love
Dolly Alderton
Alderton's memoir of her twenties — the parties, the disasters, and the friendships that actually held her up. Hilarious and then, out of nowhere, moving.
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★ 5Ghosts
Dolly Alderton
Its narrator, 32-year-old Nina Dean, is more established than Rooney’s heroines but just as relatable, quick-witted, and candid. Nina’s life is complete in all ways but one — her career as a food writer is thriving, she lives in a beautiful London apartment, and her platonic relationships are wonderful. She doesn’t, however, have a partner. Then she meets the perfect guy, and we’re off to the races. Until he ghosts her…
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A comedian falls apart after a breakup he doesn't understand, until the last act flips your whole read of it. Funny and true about heartbreak.
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Ann Patchett is one of my favorite authors for a reason; I couldn't put this down.
★ 5Heart the Lover
Lily King
A college love triangle from the '80s reignites decades later when crisis pulls the three back together. Turns out it's Casey from Writers & Lovers all grown up, and King just keeps getting better.
★ 5Clock Dance
Anne Tyler
A woman who's spent her life being useful to others suddenly drops into a family of strangers who need her. One of Tyler's most tender.