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A Good Morning America Buzz Pick, and a BuzzFeed and New York Post Best Book of 2022 

If you’ve ever felt tempted to ‘keep tabs on’ a partner’s ex on Instagram and then found yourself down a rabbit hole of their vacation posts from three years ago, this debut novel—which follows a 24-year-old New Yorker named Naomi who becomes obsessed with her boyfriend’s former girlfriend—is for you.—Vogue, “Best New Beach Reads”

Twenty-four-year-old New York bookseller Naomi Ackerman is desperate to write a novel, but struggles to find a story to tell. When, after countless disastrous dates, she meets Caleb—a perfectly nice guy with a Welsh accent and a unique patience for all her quirks—she thinks she''s finally stumbled onto a time-honored subject: love. Then Caleb''s ex-girlfriend, Rosemary, enters the scene. 
 
Upon learning that Rosemary is not safely tucked a

A Novel Obsession

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    A Paperback / softback by Caitlin Barasch

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      Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 15/03/2022
      ISBN13: 9780593185599, 978-0593185599
      ISBN10: 0593185595

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      Book Synopsis
      A Good Morning America Buzz Pick, and a BuzzFeed and New York Post Best Book of 2022 

      If you’ve ever felt tempted to ‘keep tabs on’ a partner’s ex on Instagram and then found yourself down a rabbit hole of their vacation posts from three years ago, this debut novel—which follows a 24-year-old New Yorker named Naomi who becomes obsessed with her boyfriend’s former girlfriend—is for you.—Vogue, “Best New Beach Reads”

      Twenty-four-year-old New York bookseller Naomi Ackerman is desperate to write a novel, but struggles to find a story to tell. When, after countless disastrous dates, she meets Caleb—a perfectly nice guy with a Welsh accent and a unique patience for all her quirks—she thinks she''s finally stumbled onto a time-honored subject: love. Then Caleb''s ex-girlfriend, Rosemary, enters the scene. 
       
      Upon learning that Rosemary is not safely tucked a

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