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Book SynopsisTrade ReviewWe all know about the joys of love and relationships, but there's so much more to discover about the glorious benefits of breakups. Rosie reassures and entertains you through brilliant stories and fabulous facts, about what can be gained from the end of a relationship. This is a hilarious, honest and brilliant book! -- Helen Thorn * Scummy Mummies podcaster *
piercingly honest… witty… wonderful * The Observer *
For anyone who has ever been disenchanted by idealised romantic fairytales, this book will make you feel less alone. Rosie Wilby unearths the hope and hilarity that can come from heartbreak. -- Abigail Tarttelin
My favourite way to learn is when a funny, clever, honest person is teaching me - that's why I love Rosie Wilby! -- Sara Pascoe
Funny, sweet, entertaining, insightful, life-affirming... this book is all the things a breakup is not. Rosie’s wisdom is balm for the soul for anyone who has ever been in love. -- Viv Groskop
[a] gem of a book * Red Magazine *
Comedian Rosie Wilby deftly blends her own experiences with insights from therapists, sociologists and scientists to explore why heartbreak can be so devastating. * Therapy Today *
If you’ve ever been heartbroken, this will help you heal. Plus it’s FUNNY -- Nichi Hodgson
... wise, funny and clever -- Lucy-Anne Holmes
I unexpectedly found this really brilliant. It’s about how heartbreak can be a real turning point and the creativity that comes with the depths of depression. It’s a really new take on it. -- Lorraine Candy
The smartest and most thought-provoking book about breakups in recent memory… expertly blends comedy, personal memoir and science to create the most essential book of the season * The Maritime Edit *
The Breakup Monologues is a book to go back to, again and again. It’s smart, funny, and wise. Buy it for all your friends, single, coupled, or otherwise. -- Liza Delfouli * Arts Hub *
Fascinating, insightful and empathetic, it’s a more compelling read than many novels and considerably funnier. * Literarysofa.com *
A brilliantly wise combination of humour and science. * Psychologies *
The Breakup Monologues is utterly readable and engaging. It cleverly delves into a universal rite of passage, analysing it from a scientific and psychological angle while also being moving and invoking laughter. * The Wee Review *
An absolute joy to read,
The Breakup Monologues will no doubt make anyone who reads it think more deeply and empathetically about their former and current relationships. And laugh. A lot. * Morning Star *
Rosie is the most amiable, trustworthy, and soul-searching of narrators. Anyone in need of supportive hand-holding in the love department should read this. Still, it’s far more than a self-help book.
The Break-up Monologues is a bittersweet laugh from start to finish – my new literary best friend. * Perspective *
Her wit and compassion make this a joyful read -- Matthew D’Ancona
Unflinchingly honest…reassuring, relatable and surprisingly hopeful. * Psychologies *
Table of ContentsIntroduction Prologue: The Butterfly Painting Part One: Backwards 1 Wired for Love 2 The Lexicon of Breakups 3 I Thought I'd been Ghosted but He'd Just Gone to Prison 4 Great Expectations 5 Stuck in the Middle 6 It's All Downhill from Here 7 The Moths of Doom 8 'Just Scream!' 9 The Bisexual Comedian 10 Hormonal Hell 11 Summer Freeze 12 The Friendship Breakup 13 Only Child Syndrome 14 Unwanted Snapshots 15 Sex and Death
Part Two: Bonus Breakup Content Breakup Playlist Bite-Sized Breakup Stories A Few of my Favourite Breakup Films
Part Three: Forwards 16 Beginnings are Endings and Endings are Beginnings 17 A Fart in a Graveyard … and the Value of Arguing 18 The Professional Breakup 19 Shared Values and Experiences 20 ’Til Dog Us Do Part 21 We Are Family 22 Keeping it Together, Moving On 23 Healthy Space … and a bit about Attachment Theory 24 The Good Breakup 25 Poly Breakups 26 My Chemical Romance? 27 Towards a Growth Mindset 28 Recovery and Reprogramming 29 Happy Endings 30 We're Gonna Need a Bigger Bed Epilogue: Love in the Time of Corona Conclusion: How Breakups Keep Us Together
Acknowledgements Further Reading
