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All That Life Can Afford absolutely sparkles. It's somehow completely romantic even as it plays with the conventions of romance; it's luminous while questioning luminousness; and it's a book with the tenderness of grief at its heart. Emily Everett is a massive talent. I can't wait to read more."
--Catherine Newman,
New York Times bestselling author of
Sandwich and
We All Want Impossible Things "There's no one who romanticizes her life better than Anna Byrne, who has lived her whole life wishing she was a quirky Austenian heroine, and then suddenly, with some luck and a lot of nerve, she is. Languid, escapist, romantic, and just so fun to read,
All That Life Can Afford feels like an amalgam of all the most interesting Austenian protagonists - except in this novel she is a millennial American from Massachusetts thrust into the wealthiest, most fashionable set of contemporary London. Emily Everett captures, with a wry smirk, the optimism and confusion of coming of age, of falling in love, and of trying to fit in - while everything threatens to fall apart. She asks the age-old question - if you change what you appear to be, can you change who you really are? Jane Austen would be proud."
-- Vanessa Chan, internationally bestselling author of
The Storm We Made "With a satisfying nod to Dickens and Austen, Everett's engrossing novel reminds us that we still live in a world stratified by class and money, where a young woman can easily lose her bearings to the seduction of belonging."
--Nicola Kraus, #1
New York Times bestselling co-author of
The Nanny Diaries "A SoHo
House of Mirth for the 21st century, an American expat takes the low road to fit in with England's jet set, resulting in a story that's all the more delightful for its misadventures and wrong turns. Charming, witty and heartfelt, Everett's writing goes down as easy as a Pimm's Cup. You'll want another round!"
-- Courtney Maum, author of
I Am Having So Much Fun Here Without You
