Heartbreak Houseshare
By (Author) Emily Merrill
HarperCollins Publishers
HarperNorth
1st December 2022
7th July 2022
United Kingdom
General
Fiction
Humorous fiction
Family life fiction
Narrative theme: Love and relationships
Narrative theme: Sense of place
Narrative theme: Coming of age
Modern and contemporary fiction: general and literary
Contemporary lifestyle fiction
823.92
Paperback
320
Width 129mm, Height 198mm, Spine 23mm
240g
When moving on means moving out
Surely there should be a rule book to guide you through the tumultuous twenties, or a to do list at the very least
Fresh out of university in Manchester and struggling to climb the career ladder in London, Flicks devastated when her boyfriend dumps her with no warning and leaves her looking for a new place to live.
Being forced into a houseshare with three complete strangers isnt exactly how Flick saw things going. But the residents of Carlisle Avenue are quickly on hand to help her navigate the ups and downs of the life shes currently winging.
With their help, along with her big sister, Flick manages to focus her energy on ticking off items that shes added to her twenties list the perfect bucket list for any twenty-something reclaiming their life post-break up.
And all is going well, that is until her boss catches wind of it and asks her to create a new magazine column documenting her progress. Enter Teddy, a sweet guy who becomes Flicks friend after a tennis meet-cute. As the column finds its feet Flicks in way over her head, somehow managing to fake-date Teddy to please her boss and her readers.
But the further Flick gets into twenties life, the more she realizes: maybe shes not the only one following the fake it til you make it mantra.
What readers on NetGalley are saying about Heartbreak Houseshare:
I really connected with this book
A great read for the summer
Such a good feeling when you read this book
Very well written and I loved all the characters
I relived my twenties reading Heartbreak Houseshare
The characters were relatable and made me wish I had an opportunity like theirs when I was their age!
A cute book about moving on and finding love again
Emily is in her early twenties, and has lived in Leeds, Liverpool, and now York.