The Uncoupling

Delightful and heartbreaking – David Baddiel * The Times *Her writing is effortlessly readable – Lucy Scholes * Sunday Times *A novel that tingles with playfulness and wicked observation * Independent *There are lots of sharp insights on the generation gap, the pseudo-intimacy generated by the internet, and American high-school life; Wolitzer displays perfect comic timing in her awkward chats between jocular teachers and mortified teens * Guardian *Highly entertaining and a serious page-turner. Wolitzer’s humour and language create a compelling read * Aesthetica *The Uncoupling is wittily done, with an attention to the minutiae of lives worthy of John Updike – Christina Koning * The Times *There aren’t many writers who manage to handle bedroom scenes as blithely as comic novelist Meg Wolitzer… In a novel that tingles with playfulness and laugh-out-loud observation, she poses questions about long-term intimacy and the death of desire – Emma Hagestadt * Independent *This is a gentle novel about gentle things…a delight to read – Hermione Hoby * Observer *Thoughtful and touching, The Uncoupling is also very funny – Jincy Willett * Scotsman *Endearing light comedy – Carla McKay * Daily Mail *

Meg Wolitzer is the author of several acclaimed novels, most recently The Wife (‘has you howling with recognition’ Allison Pearson), The Position (‘one of the best and most human books I’ve read all year’ Erica Wagner) and The Ten-Year Nap (‘wickedly, terrifically funny… a true delight’ Independent). She is married with two sons and lives in New York City.

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