Getting Rid of Matthew - Hardcover
A fabulous debut about a long-suffering nearly 40-something woman, Helen, and her affair with a family man named Matthew, who is not so surprisingly her boss. Just at the moment she decides it's time to dump him and get on with her life, she opens the front door to find Matthew on her doorstep. "I've done it!" he announces triumphantly. "I've left her. I'm yours!" he tells her, and proceeds to move in. She is not brave enough to throw him out. She then discovers how much she can't bear him, wherein ensues a zany plot that involves figuring out that the best way to get rid of Matthew is to befriend his wife and convince her to take him back. The only problem is that Helen discovers she really likes Sophie, Matthew's wife--a lot more than she likes Matthew. And on top of that, she has a rather dishy stepson. . . . Light as a feather but about real issues, Getting Rid of Matthew is a deliciously funny novel that proves the peril of getting what you ask for.
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"Sparking and unpredictable, a brilliant first novel."
"This is better than reading your best friend's diary, it's like reading your worst enemy's diary; which is, of course, impossible to resist."
"A hugely satisfying novel of tables being turned. Smart and funny, it has an underlying tinge of melancholy which adds depth and resonance plus an understanding of just how complicated human relationships are."
"Fallon leads us through a hysterical maze of mistaken identities, office high-jerks, and true love. Immensely relatable and gently moving, it will leave you full and smiling like the best of novels do. A dazzling debut."
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"This is better than reading your best friend's diary, it's like reading your worst enemy's diary; which is, of course, impossible to resist."
"A hugely satisfying novel of tables being turned. Smart and funny, it has an underlying tinge of melancholy which adds depth and resonance plus an understanding of just how complicated human relationships are."
"Fallon leads us through a hysterical maze of mistaken identities, office high-jerks, and true love. Immensely relatable and gently moving, it will leave you full and smiling like the best of novels do. A dazzling debut."
The first novel from the producer who brought us THIS LIFE and TEACHERS. Abridged edition.
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- PublisherHachette Books
- Publication date2007
- ISBN 10 140130320X
- ISBN 13 9781401303204
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages336
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