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Julia has landed a fresh start—at a 'pan-European' restaurant. 'Imagine that,' says her mother. 'I'm imagining.' Nick is flirting with sobriety, and nobody else. Did you know: adults his age are now more likely to live with their parents than a romantic partner? Life should have started to take shape by now—but instead, we're trying on new versions of ourselves, swiping left and right, and searching for a convincing answer to that question: 'what do you do?'

AN OBSERVER BEST DEBUT NOVELIST OF 2026 'Prepare to see this everywhere.' Elle 'I was totally invested.' Saba Sams 'I was utterly enthralled.' Leslie Jamison 'Jem Calder is my new favourite writer.' Andrew O'Hagan 'Will appeal to Cleopatra And Frankenstein fans, and the setting and themes is...

“THE SALLY ROONEY-APPROVED BOOK OF THE SUMMER.” —DAZED NAMED 'A BEST DEBUT NOVELIST' BY THE OBSERVER A NEW YORK TIMES JULY BOOKS PICK NAMED A MOST ANTICIPATED NOVEL BY THE TIMES GQ THE GUARDIAN GOOD HOUSEKEEPING “I Want You to Be Happy is an irresistible novel that...