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‘Acutely smart’ – Elizabeth Day, author of Magpie
‘Completely addictive’ – Taylor Jenkins Reid, author of Daisy Jones and the Six
‘Funny, sexy, unafraid, completely unputdownable’ – India Knight, author of Darling

An instantly addictive should-they, shouldn’t they romance set against the backdrop of New York during Trump’s first presidential campaign, this book will make you question everything you thought you knew.

Jess first meets Josh at university. He is an entitled white guy in chinos, ready to inherit the world. She is almost always the only Black woman in their class. And she’s not expecting to inherit anything.

After graduation, Jess and Josh end up working at the same bank. They share lunch, they share sparring matches, they share ambitions. And suddenly they’re sleeping together . . .

Cecilia Rabess’ Everything’s Fine is hilarious, heartbreaking and impossible to put down.

‘Spectacular’ – Curtis Sittenfeld, author of Romantic Comedy
‘Addictive and extremely funny’ -Jenny Colgan, author of The Summer Skies
‘Stunning’ – Meg Mason, author of Sorrow and Bliss
‘Plain funny as hell’ – Zakiya Dalila Harris, author of The Other Black Girl
‘I loved this. One Day with teeth’ – Naomi Wood, author of This Is Why We Can’t Have Nice Things
‘Our most explosive discussion yet . . . The PERFECT book club book’ – Casual Readers Book Club

*A Times 100 Best Books of the Summer and Guardian Book of the Year*

Publisher Review

A stunning debut — Meg Mason, bestselling author of Sorrow and Bliss Truly brilliant . . . incredible dialogue and characters so real that I felt preoccupied with them when I wasn’t reading. I couldn’t have loved it more — Curtis Sittenfeld, author of Romantic Comedy Does love conquer all? Does it now? Did it ever? These are questions Cecilia Rabess asks in her nimble, discerning debut . . . The ending of Everything’s Fine is one of the best I’ve read in years * The New York Times * A whip smart, sexy, biting love story about how what unites us does not always overcome what divides us — Kiran Millwood Hargrave, author of The Mercies A subtle, ironic, wise state-of-the-nation novel, sharp enough to draw blood, hidden inside a moving, intimate, sincere and very real love story – or vice versa — Nick Hornby Everything’s Fine poses incisive questions about love, identity, and the countless ways these things can both bruise and bolster one another. Cecilia Rabess has crafted an extraordinarily brave debut that’s painfully real-but plain funny as hell, too — Zakiya Dalila Harris, bestselling author of The Other Black Girl Do not have anything planned for the day you start this because it is impossible to put down and will provoke discussion with anyone else that has read it. Book Clubs – this is your next pick . . . deeply funny, razor sharp * Glamour Magazine * Addictive and extremely funny — Jenny Colgan, Guardian, Five of the best romance books of 2023 Original, confident, hilarious — Sathnam Sanghera, author of Empireland A love affair that turns inferno…. You’ll be riveted * People Magazine * Warm, funny and romantic but it’s also sharp and full of nuance * ELLE * An assured debut that provides an honest look into the fraught terrain of a mixed-race, mixed-politics romance . . . Rabess is at her best when she is shining a light on the subtle mores that exclude Black women from conventions of desirability * Guardian * A brilliantly observed novel about what it means to lose yourself as a young woman. So funny but also incredibly true — Nina Stibbe, author of Love, Nina With the 2016 election looming, a volatile cultural and political landscape forces Jess and Josh to reckon with a relationship defined by their differences, and they find that the closer you are to someone the harder it is to villainize them * The Washington Post * Fans of Such A Fun Age will enjoy this nuanced, witty read that’s about race, privilege and loving someone but not always liking them * Red Magazine, 10 best books in June 2023 * Funny, felt, and riveting, all at once-a story for anyone who’s ever fallen in love that’s less than straightforward. Cecilia Rabess is equal parts comedian and sorcerer, reminding us that none of us are (only) as we appear — Rachel Khong, author of Goodbye, Vitamin Both entertaining and wise, a page-turner that explores race, class, sex, and ambition and how love and compromise work (or don’t) in our current political climate — Jennifer Close, bestselling author of Girls in White Dresses Clean, crisp and charismatic — Hena J. Bryan, Bookish Babe A hot book on a hot topic, well worth reading and arguing about * Kirkus * A breezy yet unsettling debut… Rabess’s humor is on-point, and the chemistry between the leads is electric; each scene involving them is fraught with a double-edged sword * Publisher’s Weekly * [A] thought-provoking debut…An intriguing cliffhanger makes this an excellent pick for book clubs that enjoy rousing debate * Booklist * Rabess’s ability to sit with difficult questions should be applauded * Sunday Times * Observant, thought-provoking and sharply funny * Daily Express * Deserves to be one of the most-talked about reads of the summer * Mirror * This timely novel explores weighty topics with a clear eye and a light touch * The Scotsman * A funny, painful, poignant dissection of modern love, society and politics that delivers right through to its final lines * Marie Claire * [An] opposites-attract story bound to elicit plenty of book-club conversation * New York Post, Best books of 2023 * I loved this. One Day with teeth — Naomi Wood