From the reliably hilarious (Entertainment Weekly) author ofLove, Nina: a brilliantly funny and heartbreaking story of growing up and finding the independence you might not actually want . . .Teenager Lizzie Vogel has a new job as a dental assistant. This is not as glamorous as it sounds. At least it means mostly getting away from her alcoholic, nymphomaniacal, novel-writing mother. But, if Lizzie thinks being independent means sex with her boyfriend (he prefers bird-watching), strict boundaries (her boss keeps using her loo) or self-respect (surely only actual athletes get fungal foot infections?) she's still got a lot more growing up to do.
The winner of the 2019 Bollinger Everyman Wodehouse Prize for Comic Fiction,Reasons to Be Cheerfulis a novel that lives up to its title, confirming Nina Stibbe's status as one of the most original and delightful writers at work today.Nina Stibbe is the author ofLove, Nina, Man at the Helm, Paradise Lodge,andAn Almost Perfect Christmas. She lives in England with her husband and their two children.
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REASONS TO BE CHEERFULWinner of the 2019 Bollinger Everyman Wodehouse Prize for Comic Fiction The reliably hilarious Stibbe may have outdone herself with this witty, '80s-England-set exploration of one woman's struggles in early adulthood.
David Canfield, Entertainment Weekly A quirky, charming novel about an uncertain young dental assistant's coming of age.
People Magazine So dense with amusing detail that I thought about holding the book upside down to see if any extra funny bits might spill from the creases between the page.
Susan Coll, The New York Times I read all of
Reasons To Be Cheerfulin one GLORIOUS gulp
and it's SUCH a joy - Nina Stibbe turns out more perfect, sharp, unique sentences than anyone else in the game.
It just CARTl/
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