Maggie

<p><b>Winner of the 2025 Barnes & Noble Discover Prize.</b><br><b>A <i>New York Times</i> Book of the Year.</b><br><b>A <i>TIME</i>'s 100 Must-Read Book of 2025.</b><br><br><b>'The best divorce novel I've read for years.'</b><br><i>The Times</i><br><br><b>'A gem of a novel, one that will make you think, make you feel, and make you laugh.' ALISON ESPACH,</b> author of<i> The Wedding People</i><br><br>'<b>One of the most delightful debuts I've read in a long time.' </b><i>The New York Times</i><br><br>A man and a woman walk into a restaurant.<br>The woman hopes they will order the best wine on the menu.<br>Instead, her husband tells her he is having an affair with a woman called Maggie.<br><br>When her chest starts to ache, the woman goes to a doctor who tells her the pain in her breast isn't just heartbreak - but - cancer. She decides to call the tumour Maggie and begins to strike up a conversation with it.<br><br>In turns wildly funny and devastatingly tender, <i>Maggie</i> takes place during a pause -between divorce and marriage, sickness and health, the unknown and the status quo. In reaction to the unfolding chaos, the heartbroken woman creates 'A Guide to My Husband: A User's Manual' filled with a thousand facts for the real Maggie about the man they both love. In the tradition of Nora Ephron's writing on heartbreak and womanhood, <i>Maggie</i> is set to be the divorce novel of our age.<br><br>"Katie Yee's debut novel...is full of resentment-tinged wit, <b>just like Nora Ephron's classic.</b>" <i><b>The Times</b></i><br><br><b>'Katie Yee is a storyteller extraordinaire.' DELIA EPHRON, </b>sister of Nora Ephron and author of<i> Siracusa</i><br><br><b>'An absolutely delightful debut! An inspiring story of growth and wonder. Highly recommend!' ELIN HILDERBRAND, </b>author of <i>The Perfect Couple</i>, now a major <i>Netflix</i> series<br><br><b>'Stands out as one of the most unusual literary debuts of the summer.' <i>Washington Post</i></b><br><br><i>'</i><b>A wry meditation on grief, healing, and reclaiming one's identity.' </b><i>TIME Magazine</i><br><br><b>'A stand-out and must-read debut... Every paragraph is perfect' WEIKE WANG, </b>author of<i> Joan Is Okay</i><br><br><b>Summer's Best Beach Reads by <i>The New York Times</i> * Books You Should Read This July by <i>New York</i> magazine * Books We're Most Excited About by <i>Today *</i> Best Beach Reads by <i>Harper's Bazaar *</i> Best Books of Summer by <i>ELLE</i> * Most Anticipated Books of the Summer by <i>Time</i> * Best Summer Reads by <i>Oprah Daily *</i> Books to Read this Summer by <i>The Washington Post</i></b></p>