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How to fall out of love madly : a novel / Jana Casale.
"Joy and Annie are friends and roommates with decent jobs, crushing student loans, and an extra bedroom in need of an occupant--ideally someone they don't hate. Theo instantly fits the bill, and soon, Joy and Theo are platonically nesting over movie nights and midnight hijinks. When Annie moves out, Joy happily gets to work creating a cozy home for Theo and herself. Then he brings home Celine, a girlfriend he's never mentioned and quite possibly the most perfect woman Joy has ever seen. Joy is soon tying herself in knots trying to maintain her fantasy that she and Theo are meant to be. Annie is worried about Joy, but she has her own troubles. After moving in with her boyfriend, she realizes that she's become an actress constantly performing his approved-of version of herself. Then, when she receives an anonymous letter accusing her brilliant, supportive boss of sexual assault, she is forced to decide who and what she's willing to stand up for. Meanwhile, Celine may look perfect on the outside, but she's wrestling with some inner demons of her own"-- Provided by publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780593447727 (hardcover)
- Physical Description: 335 pages ; 22 cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York : The Dial Press, [2022]
- Copyright: ©2022
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| Subject: | Friendship > Fiction. Man-woman relationships > Fiction. Roommates > Fiction. Sexual harassment > Fiction. |
| Genre: | Psychological fiction. Novels. |
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- Baker & Taylor
"Joy and Annie are friends and roommates with decent jobs, crushing student loans, and an extra bedroom in need of an occupant-ideally someone they don't hate. Theo instantly fits the bill, and soon, Joy and Theo are platonically nesting over movie nights and midnight hijinks. When Annie moves out, Joy happily gets to work creating a cozy home for Theo and herself. Then he brings home Celine, a girlfriend he's never mentioned and quite possibly the most perfect woman Joy has ever seen. Joy is soon tying herself in knots trying to maintain her fantasy that she and Theo are meant to be. Annie is worried about Joy, but she has her own troubles. After moving in with her boyfriend, she realizes that she's become an actress constantly performing his approved-of version of herself. Then, when she receives an anonymous letter accusing her brilliant, supportive boss of sexual assault, she is forced to decide who and what she's willing to stand up for. Meanwhile, Celine may look perfect on the outside, but she's wrestling with some inner demons of her own"-- - Baker & Taylor
A woman settling into a comfortable domesticity with her male roommate after their third roommate leaves is stunned, and vows to hold onto him no matter what, when he brings home the gorgeous girlfriend heâs never mentioned. - Random House, Inc.
âThree relatable thirty somethings drive this ode to womanhood. Learning the hard way to love themselves, the women teach invaluable lessons.ââPeople
âEveryone who loves Sally Rooney should be reading Jana Casale!ââJulie Buntin, author of Marlena
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Three women confront the compromises theyâve made to appease the men they love.
Joy and Annie are friends and roommates whose thirty-something lives arenât exactly what theyâd imagined. To make ends meet, they decide to rent their extra bedroom to Theo, who charms Joy with his salt-and-pepper hair and adoration of their one-eyed cat. When Annie goes to live with her boyfriend, Theo and Joy settle into a comfortable domesticity. Then Theo brings home Celine, the girlfriend heâs never mentioned, who is possibly the most stunning woman Joy has ever seen. Joy resolves to do whatever it takes to hold on to him, falling ever deeper into an emotional hellscape of her own making. She is too obsessed to realize that Celineâs beauty doesnât protect her from pain. Haunted by an event from her past, Celine canât escape her shame and finds herself in an endless cycle of self-sabotage.
Annie is baffled by Joyâs senseless devotion to Theo, but sheâs consumed by her own obsessions: she canât stop parsing her commitment-phobic boyfriendâs texts in an exhausting mission to maintain his approval. At work, where she fully embraces her natural assertiveness, Annie is a star. But when an anonymous letter lands on her desk accusing her esteemed and supportive boss of sexual misconduct, she is forced to decide who and what sheâs willing to stand up for.
Perceptive, mordantly funny, and full of heart, How to Fall Out of Love Madly examines womenâs many relationshipsâwith one another, their mothers, their work, men, and themselvesâto reveal their underlying power and complexity. It asks, why do so many smart, compassionate, otherwise empowered women tolerate egregious behavior from the men they love? And what will it take for them to reclaim control?
