All Grown Up

by Jami Attenberg

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Pub Date 4 Jun 2017 | Archive Date 6 Jul 2017

Serpent's Tail / Profile Books | Serpent's Tail

Literary Fiction | Women's Fiction

Description

An enthralling confession of a woman contending with the outside world's expectations of who she should be.

Andrea is a single, childless 39-year-old woman who tries to navigate family, sexuality, friendships and a career she never wanted, but battles with thoughts and desires that few people would want to face up to.

Told in gut-wrenchingly honest language that shimmers with rage and intimacy, All Grown Up poses such questions as:

- What if I don't want to hold your baby?
- Can I date you without ever hearing about your divorce?
- What can I demand of my mother now that I am an adult?
- Is therapy pointless?
- At what point does drinking a lot become a drinking problem?
- Why does everyone keep asking me why I am not married?

Powerfully intelligent and wickedly funny, All Grown Up delves into the psyche of a flawed but mesmerising character. Readers will recognise themselves in Jami Attenberg's truthful account of what it means to be a 21st century woman, though they might not always want to admit it.

Advance Praise

‘Hilarious, courageous and mesmerizing from page one, ALL GROWN UP is a little gem that packs a devastating wallop. It's that rare book I'm dying to give all my friends so we can discuss it deep into the night. I'm in awe of Jami Attenberg.’ - Maria Semple, author of Where'd You Go Bernadette

‘One of the smartest and truest novels I've read about being a single woman.’ Hadley Freeman, Guardian

‘Jami Attenberg has written her frankest, funniest, and most riveting and heartbreaking book yet.’ Emily Gould, author of Friendship

‘Is all life junk - sparkly and seductive and devastating - just waiting to be told correctly by someone who will hold our hand and walk with us a while confirming that what we're living is true. This is a good proud urban book, a sad and specific blast for the fearless to read. Thank you Jami.’ Eileen Myles, author of Chelsea Girls

‘Jami Attenberg's Andrea is the most addicting female protagonist voice I have read in years, with her cutting observations on human relationships. This witty journey through a mess of men, female friendships, family and boozy urban existence positions the single girl not as object to be fixed but as contemporary sage and seer: the ultimate witness of truth in love today.’ Melissa Broder, author of So Sad Today

‘Hilarious, courageous and mesmerizing from page one, ALL GROWN UP is a little gem that packs a devastating wallop. It's that rare book I'm dying to give all my friends so we can discuss it...