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THE SUNDAY TIMES TOP TEN BESTSELLER

Winner of Autobiography of the Year at the National Book Awards 2018
Shortlisted for the Waterstones Book of the Year 2018

'This is the book we will thrust into our friends' hands, the book that will help heal a broken heart. Her pages wrap…

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2 authors picked Everything I Know about Love as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

I laughed, I cried, I felt deeply understood, and could not put this book down.

Dolly Alderton captures the messy, funny, and often disorienting transition from post-college freedom into the reality of adulthood with remarkable honesty. She has a gift for poking fun at the chaos of that stage of life while also honoring its beauty and heartbreak.

What I love most is how the book centers female friendship as the real emotional backbone of life, gently pushing romance out of the spotlight where it so often dominates these stories. It’s a reminder that the relationships that shape us most…

In the beginning, I found Dolly shallow and ridiculous. I reminded myself that she was in her late teens and twenties. I am so glad I withheld my judgment. I loved watching her grow as a human. It was like seeing my own daughter learn from her mistakes.

Her honest and authentic storytelling had me in hysterics. When she experienced her first and subsequent heartbreak, I cried. Her loneliness broke my heart. Any single woman, regardless of age, can relate. I loved her female friendships and the importance and value she gave them. I related to every bit of her…

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