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Everything I Know about Love

A Memoir
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Everything I Know about Love is a witty and heartfelt memoir by British journalist Dolly Alderton, chronicling the chaotic journey of her twenties. Through a mix of personal stories, satirical observations, and playful vignettes, Alderton explores themes of love, friendship, and self-discovery. Readers follow her through bad dates, wild nights, heartbreaks, and the unwavering support of close girlfriends, all illuminated with sharp humour and touching insight.
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First published in 2018 by Fig Tree, an imprint of Penguin Random House UK.

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New York Times Bestseller

Like Bridget Jones' Diary but all true β€” a wildly funny, occasionally heartbreaking coming-of-age memoir from the funny, sharp British journalist and podcast host, who Elizabeth Gilbert calls "a sparkling Roman candle of talent."

"The older you get, the more baggage you carry. When you date at twenty-five, everyone walks into the bar with a very neat, light carry-on. When you date from thirty onwards, get ready to meet someone absolutely brimming with history, complications and demands."

When it comes to the trials and triumphs of becoming an adult, writer Dolly Alderton has seen and tried it all. In her memoir, she vividly recounts falling in love, finding a job, getting drunk, getting dumped, and that absolutely no one can ever compare to her best girlfriends. Everything I Know about Love is about bad dates, good friends and β€” above all else β€” realising that you are enough.

Glittering with wit and insight, heart and humour, Dolly Alderton's unforgettable debut memoir about navigating your twenties weaves together personal stories, satirical observations, a series of lists, recipes, and other vignettes that will strike a chord of recognition with women of every age.

Perfect for fans of Nora Ephron and Caitlin Moran, this book is a hilarious and heartfelt look at the messiness of growing up:

  • Female Friendship: A loving celebration of the ride-or-die girlfriends who get you through bad dates, terrible jobs, and the times you forget that you are enough.
  • Relatable Humour: Dolly Alderton's wildly funny and painfully honest stories of getting drunk, getting dumped, and figuring it all out will have you laughing with recognition.
  • Dating Disasters: From MSN Messenger flirtations to disastrous first dates, a sharp and witty look at the trials and triumphs of looking for love in all the wrong places.
  • Humorous Memoir: More than just stories, this debut includes satirical observations, lists, and even recipes for when your heart (or head) is aching.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780062968791

Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Inc

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 09 February 2021

Country: United States

Imprint: Collins

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 22.0mm

Width: 133.0mm

Height: 203.0mm

Weight: 281g

Pages: 368

About the Author

Dolly Alderton is an award-winning author and screenwriter. She has written four Sunday Times bestselling books. Her memoir, Everything I Know About Love, became a top five Sunday Times bestseller, won a National Book Award (UK) for Autobiography of the Year, and spent sixty-five weeks on The New York Times bestseller list. Her first novel, Ghosts, was nominated for the Bolinger Everyman Wodehouse Prize and a British Book Award. Her latest novel, Good Material, was a New York Times bestseller and named one of their ten best books of the year. She has written a column for The Sunday Times Style for ten years and is their resident agony aunt.

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