Really Good, Actually by Monica Heisey

Maggie is fine. She's doing really good, actually. Sure, she's broke, her graduate thesis on something obscure is going nowhere, and her marriage only lasted 608 days, but at the ripe old age of twenty-nine, Maggie is determined to embrace her new life as a Surprisingly Young Divorce.

Now she has time to take up nine hobbies, eat hamburgers at 4 am, and "get back out there" sex-wise. With the support of her tough-loving academic advisor, Merris; her newly divorced friend, Amy; and her group chat (naturally), Maggie barrels through her first year of single life, intermittently dating, occasionally waking up on the floor and asking herself tough questions along the way.

Laugh-out-loud funny and filled with sharp observations,Really Good, Actuallyis a tender and bittersweet comedy that lays bare the uncertainties of modern love, friendship, and our search for that thing we like to call "happiness". This is a remarkable debut from an unforgettable new voice in fiction. (From HarperCollins)

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Monica Heisey is a comedian, writer and screenwriter who has written for print and television, including shows like Schitt's Creek and Baroness Von Sketch Show. She currently lives in London, England.

Interviews with Monica Heisey

The Next Chapter15:34Monica Heisey on Really Good, Actually

The comedian Monica Heisey on mixing heartbreak and humour in her debut novel Really Good, Actually.

Q14:41Monica Heisey on finding the humour in divorce for her novel, Really Good, Actually

Last month, the TV writer Monica Heisey (Schitts Creek, Baroness Von Sketch Show) released her highly anticipated debut novel, Really Good, Actually, which follows the devastating and often absurd journey of a 28-year-old going through the first year of her divorce. Hear Monica open up about navigating divorce at a young age, and how she found humour in heartbreak.

Because News34:49Bestselling author Monica Heisey takes the news quiz

Jan Caruana, Andrew Phung, and Monica Heisey take the news quiz with host Gavin Crawford.