New York Times bestseller

"Strikes the golden mean between hard truths and entertainment" - Sunday Times

"A development novel full of sensitive observations, in a pungent style" - Observer

Casey returns to Massachusetts after a huge disappointment in love. She recently lost her mother, the pain comes as a shocking shock, she is lonely, she works as a waitress in an elite Harvard hall and rents a damp room. At the age of thirty-one, the only meaning of his life is creativity, and he has been working on his novel for six years. He feels that the years of searching for a way should have passed by now, unlike him, his contemporaries are adults and know what they want.

One evening, she meets a handsome, nice boy named Silas. Then, a few weeks later, Oscar, who has two small sons, appears in the restaurant. Oscar is older, mourning his wife, but his career is already on track. Casey suddenly finds herself on the brink of a love triangle, and realizes that these two very different relationships hold the promise of two completely different futures.

"Reading this novel is like waiting for the clouds to clear - a kind of glorious agony." - Guardian

"Irresistible." - Elizabeth Strout

"A sensitive and inventive novel." - Marian Keyes

"Writers and loves made me happy." - Ann Patchett