The Temporary Roomie: A Romantic Comedy (It Happened in Nashville Book 2 of 2)

From the New York Times best-selling author of Ghosts & Everything I Know About Love: a story of heartbreak and friendship & how to survive both“One of the foremost ‘it’ writers of our time . . . Whatever ails you, Alderton can fix it with her intimate wisdom . . . There is no writer quite like Dolly Alderton working today.” — Lisa Taddeo, #1 New York Times best-selling author of Three WomenAndy 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 & exquisitely relatable story of romantic disaster & friendship, Dolly Alderton offers up a love story with two endings, demonstrating once again why she is one of the most exciting writers today, & the true voice of a generation.°°°“With distinct notes of Helen Fielding, Richard Curtis & Nick Hornby....Warm & generous....Alderton captures the myopia & obsessiveness that sudden heartbreak can bring, using both satire & compassion....A writer very much in control of her material.” — Michael Donkor, The Guardian°°°DOLLY ALDERTON is an award-winning author, screenwriter & journalist based in London. She is a columnist for the Sunday Times Style magazine & has also written for GQ, Red, Marie Claire, & Grazia. She is the former co-host & co-creator of the podcast The High Low. Her books include Ghosts, Dear Dolly, & Everything I Know About Love, which was a New York Times best seller, won a National Book Award (UK) for Autobiography of the Year & was made into a TV series. 'Made me laugh while punching me in the gut . Loved this book' AISLING BEA 'This is the greatest. You'll cry and laugh. I read it though the night. And I never, ever avoid sleep' CLAUDIA WINKLEMAN ' I award it 13/10 on my QWJ scale (stands for Queasy With Jealousy that I didn't write it)' MARIAN KEYES —- Every relationship has one beginning. This one has two endings. Andy loves Jen. Jen loved Andy. And he can't work out why she stopped. Now he is. . . 1. Without a home 2. Waiting for his stand-up career to take off 3. Wondering why everyone else around him seems to have grown up while he wasn't looking Set adrift on the sea of heartbreak at a time when everything he thought he knew about women, and flat-sharing, and his friendships has transformed beyond recognition, Andy clings to the idea of solving the puzzle of their broken relationship. Because if he can find the answer to that, then maybe Jen can find her way back to him. Andy still has a lot to learn, not least his ex-girlfriend's side of the story. From the bestselling author of Ghosts and Everything I Know About Love : a sharply funny, beautifully observed and exquisitely relatable story of heartbreak and friendship, and how to survive both. 'The most book-based fun I had this year ... It's the most I've laughed while reading about heartbreak since Nick Hornby's High Fidelity . A complete delight' The Sunday Times, Critics' favourite books of the year Sunday Times bestseller, November 2023 From the bestselling author of Ghosts and Everything I Know About Love : a story of heartbreak and friendship and how to survive both. Andy's story wasn't meant to turn out this way. Living out of a suitcase in his best friends' spare room, waiting for his career as a stand-up comedian to finally take off, he struggles to process the life-ruining end of his relationship with the only woman he's ever truly loved. As he tries to solve the seemingly unsolvable mystery of his broken relationship, he contends with career catastrophe, social media paranoia, a rapidly dwindling friendship group and the growing suspicion that, at 35, he really should have figured this all out by now. Andy has a lot to learn, not least his ex-girlfriend's side of the story. Warm, wise, funny and achingly relatable, Dolly Alderton's highly-anticipated second novel is about the mystery of what draws us together - and what pulls us apart - the pain of really growing up, and the stories we tell about our lives.