Really Good, Actually
By Monica Heisey
Harry Hartog's review
From one of the writers of the hit show Schitt's Creek, comes this brilliant, sardonic tale of a surprisingly young divorcee struggling to find her feet after the abrupt end to her 608 day marriage. There are mixed opinions about this one, some found the sometimes unhinged and cringe post-breakup coping behaviours of the protagonist unbearable, while others, like myself, found it hilarious and comforting (what that says about me? I'd rather not think about). But if you too, are in your mid to late twenties and have had to pick up the pieces of your broken heart and try to mend them back together while everyone else seems to be making strides up the escalator of life, I think you might enjoy this one. - Joyce, Harry Hartog Marrickville
Description
THE NO. 2 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER
LONGLISTED FOR THE COMEDY WOMEN IN PRINT PRIZE 2025
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
- ISBN:
- 9780008511760
- Format:
- Paperback / softback
- Pages:
- 384
- Published:
- Publisher:
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Imprint:
- Fourth Estate Ltd
- Weight:
- 340 g