‘Deft, witty and profound, this is a true story about how to let go, and when to hold on. Jean Hannah Edelstein’s writing glows with a peerless clarity that had me turning the pages all night. A stunning book.’ Jessie Burton, author of The Miniaturist

‘Jean Hannah Edelstein is one of the most brilliant writers of her generation, as witty, wry and unsentimental as Nora Ephron. This is a magnificent book, about families, mortality, love and the hard, necessary work of becoming an adult.’ Olivia Laing, author of Crudo

‘A most magnificent, beautifully written memoir. Unsentimental but heartbreaking, the voice – true and clear. Brilliant.’ Nina Stibbe, author of Love, Nina

‘Jean Hannah Edelstein is an exceptional writer, simultaneously wry and heartbreaking. She has this incredible ability to extrapolate moments of grace and sadness from the everyday. And this memoir about cancer, mortality, shifting ideas of home and love is no exception.’ Nikesh Shukla, editor of The Good Immigrant

‘This Really Isn’t About You really isn’t about me, but it resonated in all sorts of ways: as a woman, as a writer, as a daughter. It is funny and serious, moving yet entirely unsentimental, and bracingly truthful. Jean Hannah Edelstein considers life in all its complexity with great clarity, grace and wit.’ Lisa Owens, author of Not Working

‘It’s a wonderful, warm and funny dissection of grief and life that left me feeling like Jean was a friend I never made, and wishing I had.’ David Whitehouse, author of The Long Forgotten

‘Insightful and charming, this is a breathtaking exploration of grief and becoming.’ Laura Jane Williams, author of Ice Cream For Breakfast

‘This isn’t the heroic narrative about a fight for life against the odds, but instead it’s about getting on with things, maybe not in the most heroic way, but in a way that’s funny and real and quietly profound. This Really Isn't About You is wry and poignant and true, and I loved it.’ Julie Cohen, author of Together

‘A very funny and charming and bittersweet book.’ Jami Attenberg, author of The Middlesteins

‘A bold and unusual meditation on loss, instability, freedom and home. Engrossing, funny and brave.’ Kate Murray-Browne, author of The Upstairs Room

‘[This] book does everything I love about memoir: it hits you with the truth, it reads as enthrallingly as fiction can, and it leaves you changed.’ ELLE

‘Read if you’re into: memoirs, powerful tales written by Jewish women, and heartbreakingly funny writing.’ Alma magazine