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Probably Nothing: An irresistibly warm, witty and hilarious novel

Autor Lauren Bravo
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 13 mar 2025

Ritmul acestui roman este unul stratificat, începând cu lejeritatea unei comedii de moravuri moderne și adâncindu-se treptat într-o explorare introspectivă a anxietăților contemporane. Apreciem modul în care Lauren Bravo reușește să transforme o premisă bizară — o femeie care este confundată cu „marea iubire” a unui bărbat abia cunoscut, după decesul acestuia — într-o meditație caldă despre onestitate și limitele amabilității. Subliniem finețea cu care autoarea navighează prin haosul unei familii excentrice, unde Bryony, protagonista noastră, ajunge să fie captivă nu doar într-o rețea de minciuni, ci și într-o schemă piramidală de wellness. Această tranziție de la observația socială ascuțită la vulnerabilitate emoțională este o semnătură a autoarei, vizibilă și în The Second Chance Store. Dacă Adult Virgins Anonymous de Amber Crewe v-a captivat prin modul onest și adesea amuzant în care tratează inadecvarea socială la vârsta adultă, Probably Nothing extinde această experiență în direcția analizei „people-pleasing-ului” dus la extrem. Stilul este impregnat de un umor britanic sec, similar cu spiritul din How Do You Like Me Now? de Holly Bourne, însă Lauren Bravo aduce o notă specifică de duioșie față de imperfecțiunile umane. Merită menționat cum experiența sa de jurnalist cultural se reflectă în satira subtilă la adresa obsesiilor moderne, oferind cititorului o oglindă în care se va recunoaște, probabil, cu un zâmbet vinovat.

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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9781398510722
ISBN-10: 1398510726
Pagini: 448
Dimensiuni: 130 x 198 x 26 mm
Greutate: 0.32 kg
Editura: Simon&Schuster
Colecția Simon & Schuster UK

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Descriere scurtă

'Without doubt, a future classic' DAISY BUCHANAN 

'Funny and charming' HOLLY GRAMAZIO 

Bryony doesn't actually mind being single. So she doesn't understand why she keeps seeing (ok, sleeping with) Ed, who is perfectly fine, but also only okay. After developing the ick on their fifth date, she resolves to end things – only to receive a call the next day telling her Ed has died. 

Worse yet, he seems to have represented her to his family and friends as his great love. Obviously, it would be cruel to correct them. Then she's invited to the funeral. It would be equally rude to refuse . . . right? 
 
Before she knows it, Bryony has been drawn in by the charisma and chaos of Ed's eccentric family and tangled in a web of her own lies. She's been guilted into signing up to his sister's pyramid scheme, she's in far too deep with several of his nearest and dearest – and to make matters worse she's experiencing a lot of physical symptoms that are becoming harder and harder to ignore . . . 

Probably Nothing is the answer to just how far sheer awkwardness can take someone. Peppered with Lauren Bravo's irresistible wit, it explores the relatable modern cults of wellness and people-pleasing, and digs into the eternal dilemma: life is short – so should you settle for perfectly fine?

Notă biografică

Lauren Bravo is an author, journalist and lifelong hypochondriac who has written about fashion, popular culture, food and feminism for titles including Grazia, Stylist, Vogue and Sunday Times Style. Her debut novel, Preloved, was named one of Red's best books of 2023. Her latest novel is Probably Nothing. She lives in London with her husband and daughter.

Recenzii

'Gorgeous, generous, silly, tender, thoughtful, and just brutal enough to be genuinely laugh-out-loud funny, I truly loved this novel about guilt and grief and wanting what you haven’t got'
‘Witty, sweet . . . a novel after my own heart’ 
'A book so genuinely hilarious, so deeply human, so cleverly observed, and so recognisable that I feel like I'm one of Bryony's friends who she sees for dinner a couple of times a year, sitting across a table from her going "oh pal, you didn't..."'
'Probably Nothing is clever, funny, and has real depth and heart on family, friendships, and falling apart. Lauren’s books are like a Robyn happy-sad floor filler. Bangers that will lift you and devastate you in a heartbeat. I can’t think of a higher compliment.'
'So funny. And, so much fun.'
'Probably Nothing hums with heart, humour, and insight. Filled with smart, addictive prose and scarily relatable observations, nobody writes life quite like Lauren Bravo. An absolute banger!' 

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'So fun and funny and charming: it's the perfect balance of gentle and desperate, loving and awkward, and it carries you along with every one of Bryony’s quirks and questionable decisions'
'Probably Nothing is wildly, ferociously funny, and so brilliantly observed. It’s also beautiful. Bravo’s book explores every complicated facet of modern family life in a way that feels vivid, warm and real. Finally, someone has written a novel that speaks directly to the recovering people pleaser. This is, without doubt, a future classic. I’m going to be buying people copies of this brilliant book for years to come' 
‘As a people-pleaser but mostly just as a reader . . . I LOVED THIS BOOK’ 
'Hilarious and relatable with a tenderness at its heart, Probably Nothing is a warm, wonderful read' Jennie Godfrey

'Imbued with warmth and wit . . . this is the story you never knew you needed in your life. Don’t miss it!' People's Friends

Descriere

Probably Nothing is the answer to just how far sheer awkwardness can take someone. Peppered with Lauren Bravo’s irresistible wit it explores the relatable modern conditions of both health anxiety and people-pleasing.