Good material: a novel
(Book)
Author:
Published:
New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2024.
Format:
Book
Edition:
First edition.
Physical Desc:
336 pages ; 23 cm
Status:
Description
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A TODAY SHOW #ReadWithJenna BOOK CLUB PICK • NAMED A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR SO FAR FOR 2024 BY THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW • From the best-selling author of Ghosts and Everything I Know About Love: a story of heartbreak and friendship and how to survive both
“Like Nora Ephron, with a British twist….Delivers the most delightful aspects of classic romantic comedy—snappy dialogue, realistic relationship dynamics, humorous meet-cutes and misunderstandings—and leaves behind the clichéd gender roles and traditional marriage plot.”
—The New York Times
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.
“Like Nora Ephron, with a British twist….Delivers the most delightful aspects of classic romantic comedy—snappy dialogue, realistic relationship dynamics, humorous meet-cutes and misunderstandings—and leaves behind the clichéd gender roles and traditional marriage plot.”
—The New York Times
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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Boulder Junction Adult Fiction
FIC ALD
Available
Jul 9, 2024
Cable Adult Fiction
FIC ALD
Available
Jul 1, 2024
Land O Lakes Adult Fiction
FIC ALD
Available
Jul 11, 2024
Mellen Adult Fiction
FIC ALD
Available
Jun 20, 2024
Spooner Adult Fiction
F ALD
Available
Aug 29, 2024
Superior Adult Fiction
NEW FICTION Alderton, Dolly
Due Sep 20, 2024
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Language:
English
ISBN:
9780593801307, 059380130x, 9780593686959, 0241523672
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Description
"Jen has dumped Andy, and he's handling the breakup in exactly the way all his friends and family might have expected: very, very badly. Crashing at his mother's house and obsessively photographing his hairline, Andy embraces the rites and rituals of every breakup-the ill-advised decision to move onto a houseboat, the forced merriment of a lads' night out, the accidental late-night text to the ex-all resulting in a never-ending shame spiral. Even as Andy tests the waters of a new relationship, he finds himself drawn back to Jen, revisiting old texts and emails, trying to figure out what truly went wrong."--,Provided by publisher.
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APA Citation (style guide)
Alderton, D. (2024). Good material: a novel. First edition. New York, Alfred A. Knopf.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Alderton, Dolly. 2024. Good Material: A Novel. New York, Alfred A. Knopf.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Alderton, Dolly, Good Material: A Novel. New York, Alfred A. Knopf, 2024.
MLA Citation (style guide)Alderton, Dolly. Good Material: A Novel. First edition. New York, Alfred A. Knopf, 2024.
Note! Citation formats are based on standards as of July 2022. Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy.
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