Good Material
(Libby/OverDrive eBook, Kindle)
Author
Contributors
Alderton, Dolly Author
Published
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group , 2024.
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Checked Out
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Description
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • ONE OF THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW'S 10 BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR • A TODAY SHOW #ReadWithJenna BOOK CLUB PICK • 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 TimesAndy loves Jen. Jen loved Andy. And he can't work out why she stopped.Now he is. . .Without a homeWaiting for his stand-up career to take offWondering why everyone else around him seems to have grown up while he wasn't lookingSet 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.
More Details
Format
eBook, Kindle
Street Date
01/30/2024
Language
English
ISBN
9780593801314
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Alderton, D. (2024). Good Material . Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Alderton, Dolly. 2024. Good Material. Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Alderton, Dolly. Good Material Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, 2024.
Harvard Citation (style guide)Alderton, D. (2024). Good material. Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Alderton, Dolly. Good Material Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, 2024.
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Copy Details
| Collection | Owned | Available | Number of Holds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Libby | 23 | 0 | 97 |
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