The release date for the English version of 'Really Good, Actually' by
Monica Heisey is Jan 2023. If you enjoy this novel, it is available for buy as a paperback from Barnes & Noble or Indigo, as an ebook on the Amazon Kindle store, or as an audiobook on Audible.
The messy quest for happiness and purpose after an unexpected breakup is the subject of this humorous and achingly realistic first book by comedian, essayist, and award-winning screenwriter Monica Heisey.
Maggie seems OK. Really, she's doing really well. Sure, she’s broke, her graduate thesis on something obscure is going nowhere, and her marriage only lasted 608 days, but at the ripe old age of twenty-nine, Maggie is determined to embrace her new life as a Surprisingly Young Divorcée™.
She may now pursue nine new interests, eat hamburgers at four in the morning, and "get back out there" in terms of dating. Maggie storms through her first year of single life, dating sporadically, sometimes waking up on the floor and asking herself challenging questions along the way. She is supported by her tough-loving academic adviser, Merris; her recently divorced buddy, Amy; and her group chat, of course.
Funny to the point of tears and rife with insightful remarks, Really Good, Actually is a tender and bittersweet comedy that lays bare the uncertainties of modern love, friendship, and our search for that thing we like to call “happiness”. This outstanding novel by a captivating new literary voice is a spectacular debut.