Publication Date: 28/09/2023 ISBN: 9780008511760 Category: Tag:

Really Good, Actually

Monica Heisey

Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Publication Date: 28/09/2023 ISBN: 9780008511760 Category: Tag:
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Maggie’s marriage has ended 608 days after it began. Now a Surprisingly Young Divorcee (trademark still pending) diving headfirst into the terror of online dating, Maggie’s taking terrible advice from her mates, engaging in ill-advised threesomes, and trying not to think too hard about where it all went wrong. Laugh-out-loud funny and painfully relatable, this sharp debut from a writer of Schitt’s Creek will have you in stitches.

Written with startlingly frank humour and great tenderness this debut novel is for anyone who has ever had their heart broken. A modern tale of messy lives and breaking-up, seen through the lens of the social-media pressure to be perfect!- Sue

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THE NO. 2 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER

The Times Popular Fiction Book of the Year

‘A heartbreaker of a book’ THE TIMES

‘Alarmingly relatable’ MARIAN KEYES

‘Hilarious and profound’ DOLLY ALDERTON

The hottest debut novel of 2023 from Schitt’s Creek and Smothered screenwriter and an Observer debut author of the year, Monica Heisey.

Maggie’s marriage has ended just 608 days after it started, but she’s fine – she’s doing really good, actually. Sure, she’s alone for the first time and can’t afford her rent and her obscure PhD is going nowhere… but at the age of twenty-nine, Maggie is determined to embrace her new status as a Surprisingly Young Divorcee (TM).

As Maggie throws herself headlong into the chaos of her first year of divorce, she soon finds herself questioning everything, including: Why do we still get married? Did I fail before I even got started? And how many 4am delivery burgers do I need to eat until I am happy?

Really Good, Actually is an irresistible debut novel about the uncertainties of modern love, friendship and happiness.

‘Hilarious, heart-warming, wise’ PAULA HAWKINS

‘Heisey makes me laugh hard and often’ ROB DELANEY

‘A Sex and The City for social media-obsessed millennials … Irresistible’
METRO

‘Wry, modern, self-deprecating’
INDEPENDENT

‘One of the most talked-about releases for 2023’
EVENING STANDARD

Publisher Review

‘Heisey’s adroit control of her narrative and wickedly funny turns of phrase mean Maggie can become monstrous as she flails from one disastrous choice to the next, but remains heartbreakingly relatable’ The Times

‘A smart and funny coming-of-divorce novel … with a likeable heroine to root for… full of millennial witticisms and reliably regular deadpan turns’ Guardian

‘Wise and funny … Heisey … announces herself not only as a comic literary voice who articulates the absurdity of finding yourself alone, again, but also as a deft satirist of the many ridiculous trappings of modern life’ Dazed

‘The book’s insistence on friendship being just as, if not more, important than romantic love is itself beautifully rendered… this book will be a balm’ i Newspaper

‘Wry, modern, self-deprecating’ Independent

‘Sharp and fast, the funniest book I’ve read in a long time’ Raven Leilani, author of Luster

‘You will fall in love with this protagonist and you will fall in love with Monica Heisey’s writing. I couldn’t put it down’ Dolly Alderton, author of All I Know About Love

‘An absolute effing delight … wildly funny and almost alarmingly relatable’ Marian Keyes, author of Again, Rachel

‘I absolutely loved it … Hilarious, heartwarming, wise’ Paula Hawkins, author of Slow Fire Burning

‘A rare and delicious treat. Monica Heisey is a genius’ Nina Stibbe, author of Reasons to be Cheerful

‘Monica Heisey is one of the most exciting new voices in fiction’ Kirsty Capes, author of Careless

‘Heisey makes me laugh hard and often’ Rob Delaney

‘A smart, funny and warm debut with such a strong voice’ Cathy Rentzenbrink, author of Everyone Is Still Alive

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