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Everything's fine : a novel / Cecilia Rabess.
Jess and Josh are polar opposites - she's Black, he's white; she's liberal, he's conservative; she thinks he's a racist jerk, he finds her extremely immature - whose mutual hatred transforms into mutual attraction and love in this hilarious, thought-provoking debut novel about whether love really can trump all.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781982187705 (hardcover)
- Physical Description: 326 pages ; 24 cm
- Edition: First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.
- Publisher: New York : Simon & Schuster, 2023.
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| Genre: | Political fiction. Psychological fiction. Novels. |
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- 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Lakeshore Branch | FIC Rabes | 31681010325793 | FICTION | Available | - |
- Baker & Taylor
"On Jess's first day at Goldman Sachs, she's less than thrilled to learn she'll be on the same team as Josh, her white, conservative sparring partner from college. Josh loves playing the devil's advocate and is just ... the worst. But when Jess finds herself the sole Black woman on the floor, overlooked and underestimated, it's Josh who shows up for her in surprising--if imperfect--ways. Before long, an unlikely friendship--one tinged with undeniable chemistry--forms between the two. A friendship that gradually, and then suddenly, turns into an electrifying romance that shocks them both. Despite their differences, the force of their attraction propels the relationship forward, and Jess begins to question whether it's more important to be happy than right. But then it's 2016, and the cultural and political landscape shifts underneath them. And Jess, who is just beginning to discover who she is and who she has the right to be, is forced to ask herself what she's willing to compromise for love and whether, in fact, everything's fine"--Provided by publisher. - Baker & Taylor
Overlooked and underestimated as the sole Black woman on the trading floor at Goldman Sachs, Jess finds an unlikely ally in a preppy, white conservative man she knows from college as the 2016 cultural and political landscape shifts. - Simon and Schuster
âDoes love conquer all? Does it now? Did it ever? These are questions Cecilia Rabess asks in her nimble, discerning debutâ¦The ending of Everythingâs Fine is one of the best Iâve read in years.â âThe New York Times
A painfully funny, painfully real love story for our time that doesnât just ask will they, butâ¦should they?
Jess is a senior in college, ambitious but aimless, when she meets Josh. Heâs a privileged preppy in chinos, ready to inherit the world. Sheâs not expecting to inherit anything.
A year later, theyâre both working at the same investment bank. And when Jess finds herself the sole Black woman on the floor, overlooked and underestimated, Josh shows up for her in surprisingâif imperfectâways. Before long, an unlikely friendship forms, tinged with undeniable chemistry. It gradually, and then suddenly, turns into an electrifying romance that shocks them both.
Despite their differences, the force of their attraction propels the relationship forward. But as the cultural and political landscape shifts underneath them, Jess is forced to consider if their disagreements run deeper than she can bear, what sheâs willing to compromise for love, and whether, in fact, everythingâs fine.
A stunning debut about âa love affair that turns infernoâ (People), that is âextraordinarily braveâ¦funny as hell,â (Zakiya Dalilah Harris) Cecilia Rabessâs Everythingâs Fine is an incisive and moving portrait of a young woman who is just beginning to discover who she is and who she has the right to be. It is also a âsubtle, ironic, wise, state-of-the-nation novelâ (Nick Hornby) that asks big questions about the way we live now and âwhether our choices stop and end with usâ (The New York Times).
