Maggie

Or, A Man and a Woman Walk into a Bar

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Beschreibung

<p><b>Longlisted for the 2026 PEN / Hemingway Award for Debut Novel</b><br><b>Winner of the 2025 Barnes &amp; Noble Discover Prize.</b><br><b>A <i>New York Times</i> Book of the Year. </b><br><b>A <i>TIME'</i>s 100 Must-Read Book of 2025.</b><br><br><b>'The best divorce novel I've read for years.'</b><br><i>The Times</i><br><br><b>'A gem of a novel, one that will make you think, make you feel, and make you laugh.' ALISON ESPACH,</b> author of The Wedding People<br><br>'<b>One of the most delightful debuts I've read in a long time.' </b><i>The New York Times</i><br><br>A man and a woman walk into a restaurant.<br>The woman hopes they will order the best wine on the menu.<br>Instead, her husband tells her he is having an affair with a woman called Maggie.<br><br>When her chest starts to ache, the woman goes to a doctor who tells her the pain in her breast isn't just heartbreak - but - cancer. She decides to call the tumour Maggie and begins to strike up a conversation with it.<br><br>In turns wildly funny and devastatingly tender, <i>Maggie</i> takes place during a pause -between divorce and marriage, sickness and health, the unknown and the status quo. In reaction to the unfolding chaos, the heartbroken woman creates 'A Guide to My Husband: A User's Manual' filled with a thousand facts for the real Maggie about the man they both love. In the tradition of Nora Ephron's writing on heartbreak and womanhood, <i>Maggie</i> is set to be the divorce novel of our age.<br><br>"Katie Yee's debut novel...is full of resentment-tinged wit, <b>just like Nora Ephron's classic.</b>" <i>The Times</i><br><br><i>'</i><b>A wry meditation on grief, healing, and reclaiming one's identity.' <i>TIME Magazine</i></b><br><br><b>'Katie Yee is a storyteller extraordinaire.' DELIA EPHRON, </b>sister of Nora Ephron and author of<i> Siracusa</i><br><br><b>'An absolutely delightful debut! An inspiring story of growth and wonder. Highly recommend!' ELIN HILDERBRAND, </b>author of <i>The Perfect Coup

Artikeldetails

EAN

9781840918793

Sprache

Englisch

Einband / Art

Taschenbuch

Maße

211 x 132 x 16 mm

Erscheinungsjahr

2025

Verlag / Hersteller

Octopus Publishing Ltd.