{"product_id":"sad-girl-novel-9781399723572","title":"Sad Girl Novel","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSad, happy, deluded, genius:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003emeet Kimberly.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''Unique and smart''\u003c\/b\u003e Emma Gannon\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''I loved it''\u003c\/b\u003e Laura Kay\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Weird and witty''\u003c\/b\u003e Chloë Ashby\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Comic'' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMaybe my main character will slowly lose their mind too. Novels usually need an abandoned woman going crazy in them. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn Australian expat in Berlin, Kim is jobless, rootless, and - as she''s slowly discovering - somewhat useless.\u003cbr\u003eThat is until a chance encounter with Matthew, a hotshot New York literary agent, gives Kim the direction she''s been craving. This year she will:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e*   Finally write her novel\u003cbr\u003e*   Decide what said novel is actually about\u003cbr\u003e*  Romantically pin down the increasingly flighty Matthew\u003cbr\u003e* Be less jealous of sharing attention with best friend Bel''s baby\u003cbr\u003e*   Convince her therapist that the amount of artichokes she eats doesn''t classify as an eating disorder\u003cbr\u003e* Stay sane in the process of achieving t\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTake Hannah Horvarth's endearing naivety and Kirstin Wiig's loveable kookiness and you have the hilarious new protagonist Kim -  you can't help but root for her. Unique and smart with wry humour that will make you laugh out loud. I enjoyed following (and re-living) the trials and tribulations of being a 20-something writer desperate to prove herself to the world -- Emma Gannon\u003cbr\u003ePip Finkemeyer has drawn such a unique, funny and painfully astute character in Kim. I could keep reading her inner monologue forever. It is rare to pick up a novel so simultaneously hilarious and moving. I loved it. -- Laura Kay, author of The Split\u003cbr\u003eWhat a voice - weird, witty, wonderfully unique. SAD GIRL NOVEL will make you laugh and move you, too. A winning combination. -- Chloe Ashby, author of Wet Paint\u003cbr\u003eWhile Kimberley Mueller spends a lot of time wondering whether she's talented, Finkemeyer need have no such doubts. Finkemeyer's narrator--with her gift for both self-delusion and self-awareness--is a stroke of genius. Sad Girl Novel achieves all we can ask of contemporary fiction: it mocks and sympathises in equal measure. I closed it feeling better able to laugh at myself -- Diana Reid, author of Love \u0026amp; Virtue\u003cbr\u003eTold through the eyes of Kim, a twenty-something Australian navigating the complexities of love, friendship, and mental health in Berlin, this novel will have you laughing, crying and wanting more. A book about finding yourself, losing yourself and everything in between, Finkemayer will draw you in with her stark realism and heartbreaking honesty. * The Urban, Australia *\u003cbr\u003eA captivating novel . . . Finkemeyer has an irreverent voice that will have you reaching for a pen to underline every second sentence. \u003ci\u003eSad Girl Novel\u003c\/i\u003e will appeal to literary fiction readers who enjoyed Ottessa Moshfegh's \u003ci\u003eMy Year of Rest and Relaxation\u003c\/i\u003e and Sally Rooney's \u003ci\u003eBeautiful World, Where Are You.\u003c\/i\u003e * Books + Publishing *\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hodder \u0026 Stoughton","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49407782584663,"sku":"9781399723572","price":9.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781399723572.jpg?v=1730500522","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/sad-girl-novel-9781399723572","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}