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ABBEY'S BOOKSELLER PICK ----- I picked this up thinking I was going to while away a wet afternoon with a fluffy and inconsequential read, only to be thoroughly beguiled and charmed by a delightful tale with a lot of heart! Jane has moved to a small town in Michigan to take up a teaching job at the local primary school. She's 26 and a truly nice if somewhat socially awkward woman, and finds herself falling in love with Duncan, a man in his 40s - a charismatic, easy-going handyman-carpenter who has cheerfully and non-commitedly slept with nearly every woman in the district, and is still on call to his domineering supremely capable ex-wife Aggie. Despite that, Duncan has retained his reputation as a thoroughly good man, willing to help anyone and everyone, and no-one more than his offsider, the sweetly childish boy-man Jimmy Jellico, whose life becomes inextricably twined with theirs after tragedy strikes. Taking place over nearly twenty years, this is a novel with believable characters and situations that had me crying tears of laughter (a particularly hilarious scene at a petting zoo with Jane's young pupils) and a few quieter tears of sympathy, and was thoroughly satisfying! Lindy
'Gorgeous. Very, very funny in a knowing wry way but so tender, so beautiful. I loved all the characters.' Marian Keyes 'Warm, witty, touching - and frequently hilarious' David Nicholls, author of Sweet Sorrow 'You put the book down and feel glad to be alive' India Knight, Sunday Times Jane easily falls in love with Duncan: he's charming, good-natured, and handsome. He has also slept with nearly every woman in Boyne City, Michigan.
Katherine Heiny's fiction has been published in The New Yorker, Ploughshares, Narrative,Glimmer Train, and many other places. She lives in Washington, D.C., with her husband and children. This is her first book.
ABBEY'S BOOKSELLER PICK ----- I picked this up thinking I was going to while away a wet afternoon with a fluffy and inconsequential read, only to be thoroughly beguiled and charmed by a delightful tale with a lot of heart! Jane has moved to a small town in Michigan to take up a teaching job at the local primary school. She's 26 and a truly nice if somewhat socially awkward woman, and finds herself falling in love with Duncan, a man in his 40s - a charismatic, easy-going handyman-carpenter who has cheerfully and non-commitedly slept with nearly every woman in the district, and is still on call to his domineering supremely capable ex-wife Aggie. Despite that, Duncan has retained his reputation as a thoroughly good man, willing to help anyone and everyone, and no-one more than his offsider, the sweetly childish boy-man Jimmy Jellico, whose life becomes inextricably twined with theirs after tragedy strikes. Taking place over nearly twenty years, this is a novel with believable characters and situations that had me crying tears of laughter (a particularly hilarious scene at a petting zoo with Jane's young pupils) and a few quieter tears of sympathy, and was thoroughly satisfying! Lindy
‘Gorgeous. Very, very funny, but so tender, so beautiful. I loved all the characters, I cared deeply’ Marian Keyes, author of Grown Ups ‘Glorious. I love how it evokes the rhythm of life in all its joy and ordinariness and chaos. I loved the dialogue, the relationships. I love the one-liners, the humour, the gorgeous detail, the food, the innermost thoughts, and the love.’ Nina Stibbe, author of Reasons to Be Cheerful ‘Charming and tender, an offbeat and original gem that cracks your heart wide open’ Pandora Sykes, author of How Do We Know We’re Doing It Right? 'Wise, sad and barkingly funny. Katherine Heiny writes brilliantly about what we mean by the word 'family' and her novel is loving without being soppy and warm without being cosy – I didn't want it to end’ Lissa Evans, author of V for Victory ‘Katherine Heiny’s books feel like spending time with a smart, funny and beloved friend who always has a million interesting things to talk about but always wants to know about you, too. She is a charming and insightful and unique writer and Early Morning Riser is every bit as good as Standard Deviation, if not better’ Lisa Jewell, author of Invisible Girl ‘Warm, witty, touching – and frequently hilarious’ David Nicholls, author of Sweet Sorrow ‘Heaven. Everything I have ever craved in a novel’ Daisy Buchannan, author of Insatiable ‘Heiny has smart and serious things to say about care and responsibility, even as she keeps things bubbly with a steady stream of comedy provided by the novel's gossipy close-knit community’ DAILY MAIL ‘Early Morning Riser is tender, funny and affecting, a charming friend of a book to ease the Covid blues’ THE BIG ISSUE ‘It’s a heart-warming tale of flawed, fragile, funny characters who battle unruly emotions and disappointments to seize the chance of happiness when it comes their way’ DAILY EXPRESS
