Everything I Know About Love

Name: Everything I Know About Love
Brand: Penguin Books Ltd
SKU: 9780241982105
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By Dolly Alderton

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Summary

Everything I Know About Love by Dolly Alderton chronicles her experiences navigating friendship, love, and career in her twenties. Through a series of humorous and heartfelt anecdotes, Alderton offers a candid and relatable exploration of growing up and the highs and lows that come with it. It's a celebration of self-discovery and the importance of relationships.
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You might enjoy this book if you love candid and hilarious memoirs about friendship, romance, and the ups and downs of life in your 20s. It's perfect for anyone who appreciates heartfelt storytelling mixed with relatable anecdotes and wit.

Everything I Know About Love

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Everything I Know About Love by Dolly Alderton is a sparkling memoir capturing the highs and lows of navigating love and life in your twenties. This Sunday Times bestseller unfolds like a delightful conversation with an old friend, full of humour, heartbreak, and hope. Dolly Alderton takes readers on an unforgettable journey through her own experiences, revealing the messy, beautiful reality of growing up and finding oneself in an ever-changing world.

From the excitement of young love and the agony of heartbreak to the awkward first steps into adulthood, Alderton's stories resonate with anyone who has ever questioned the path they're on. Her vivid recollections weave together moments of joy and despair, like throwing a disastrously themed Rod Stewart house party, wrestling with self-sabotage, getting drunk, and dealing with the sometimes devastating reality of breakups.

But Everything I Know About Love is more than just a collection of anecdotes; it’s a heartfelt celebration of friendship. Amidst the chaos of early adulthood, Alderton finds solace and strength in her close-knit group of friends. Whether it's Ivan from the corner shop, the only man she feels she can truly rely on, or her loyal mates who stand by her side at the end of every tumultuous night out, the memoir highlights how love in all its forms shapes our lives.

With gleaming wit, insightful introspection, and an abundance of humour, Alderton explores the profound bond between friends and the enduring power of love. Her perceptive observations shine a light on the universal struggles of finding a job, establishing independence, and ultimately, recognising that true love often comes from those who have stood by us through every trial and triumph.

Brimming with nuggets of wisdom wrapped in delightful prose, Everything I Know About Love is an essential read for anyone grappling with the unpredictability of early adulthood. Dolly Alderton's witty and candid memoir will make you laugh, cry, and feel a little bit less alone on your own journey to self-discovery.

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Everything I Know About Love by Dolly Alderton is praised as poignant, witty, and self-deprecating. It offers a comic and lightning-quick journey through the years that resonate with anyone who has been young and in love. Compared to Sex and the City for millennials, it is described as very funny and holds high praise. Readers love it so much that they wish it could go on forever, admiring Alderton's rare talent for making people care deeply about her stories. She is considered a wonderful writer who inspires her generation.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780241982105

Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 07 February 2019

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Penguin Books Ltd

Audience: General / adult, Tertiary education, Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 25.0mm

Width: 129.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 274g

Pages: 384

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About the Author

Dolly Alderton is an award-winning author, screenwriter and journalist based in London. She is a columnist for the Sunday Times Style magazine and has also written for GQ, Red, Marie Claire and Grazia. She is the former co-host and co-creator of the podcast The High Low. Her first book, Everything I Know About Love, became a top-five Sunday Times bestseller in its first week of publication, won a National Book Award (UK) for Autobiography of the Year and was made into a BBC One TV series. Ghosts, her first novel, was an instant Sunday Times bestseller. Dear Dolly, a collection of her agony aunt columns from the Sunday Times Style magazine, was published in 2022 and was also a Sunday Times bestseller.