{"product_id":"9781250103482","title":"Twenty-one Truths About Love : A Novel","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eTwenty-one Truths About Love\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Matthew Dicks\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the beloved author of Memoirs of an Imaginary Friend comes a wonderful new novel about a struggling man, written entirely in lists.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDaniel Mayrock's life is at a crossroads. He knows the following to be true:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1. He loves his wife Jill... more than anything.  \u003cbr\u003e2. He only regrets quitting his job and opening a bookshop a little (maybe more than a little)\u003cbr\u003e3. Jill is ready to have a baby.\u003cbr\u003e4. The bookshop isn’t doing well. Financial crisis is imminent. Dan doesn't know how to fix it.\u003cbr\u003e5. Dan hasn’t told Jill about their financial trouble.\u003cbr\u003e6. Then Jill gets pregnant.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis heartfelt story is about the lengths one man will go to and the risks he will take to save his family. But Dan doesn’t just want to save his failing bookstore and his family’s finances:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1. Dan wants to do something special.\u003cbr\u003e2. He’s a man who is tired of feeling ordinary.\u003cbr\u003e3. He’s sick of feeling like a failure.\u003cbr\u003e4. He doesn't want to live in the shadow of his wife’s deceased first husband.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDan is also an obsessive list maker; his story unfolds entirely in his lists, which are brimming with Dan’s hilarious sense of humor, unique world-view, and deeply personal thoughts. When read in full, his lists paint a picture of a man struggling to be a man, a man who has reached a point where he’s willing to do anything for the love (and soon-to-be new love) of his life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn Indie Next List - \"Great Reads from Booksellers You Trust\" - pick for 2019!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNovember 2019's LibraryReads pick!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eOne of Chatelaine's \"Best Romance's to Cozy Up With This Fall\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"It's not quite enough to say that \u003ci\u003eTwenty-one Truths About Love\u003c\/i\u003e is original, it is radical and extraordinary. I have no idea how Matthew Dicks made a story comprised entirely of lists feel so human but that's exactly what this story is: honest, vulnerable, hilarious, and profoundly human.\"—Taylor Jenkins Reid, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eDaisy Jones and the Six\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eTwenty-one Truths About Love \u003c\/i\u003eby Matthew Dicks is a fresh, humorous exploration of what makes us vulnerable and what makes us responsible, and you can't help but root for Daniel Mayrock even when he's at his most mistaken. This is a love story of great pathos and beauty.\"—Sharma Shields, author of\u003ci\u003e The Cassandra\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"An unconventional, endearing tale of impending fatherhood.\"—\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e (\"18 Books to Read this Fall\")\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A pleasure.\"—\u003ci\u003eThe Seattle Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Funny, sad, uplifting but always relatable. A must read for fans of Rachel Joyce and Gabrielle Zevin.\"—Shelf Awareness\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Often moving, sometimes shocking, always entertaining, this superbly crafted work emphasizes the incalculable variety of the novel form.\"—\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"These lists—and the silences they outline—conjure a tense world. Dan's lists reflect his increasing desperation, ratcheting up the tension until life throws a potentially devastating curveball at him that pushes him to reassess everything he had thought to be true. A clever, genre-bending portrait of a man under pressure.\"—\u003ci\u003eKirkus\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Dicks has impeccable comedic timing and touchingly renders family dynamics.\"—\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A sometimes wild, sometimes serene, and always heartfelt ride.\"—\u003ci\u003eThe Harvard Crimson\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Recurring themes, including a pregnancy, money woes, and a developing friendship, give the novel momentum.\"—\u003ci\u003eMinneapolis Star-Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Reasons we love\u003ci\u003e Twenty-One Truths About Love\u003c\/i\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e1. It's deeply moving and full of emotion.\u003cbr\u003e2. The protagonist is relatable (he quit his job to open a bookshop!) and so are his struggles.\u003cbr\u003e3. It's a thoughtful reflection about love and what it means to be a good person.\u003cbr\u003e4. Did we mention the protagonist owns a bookshop?\u003cbr\u003e5. It's one of the most unique books out today, because:\u003cbr\u003e6. It's written entirely in lists.\"—BookBub\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"The most phenomenally entertaining and clever novel of the year. Poignant and hilarious...Grab a Little Debbie snack cake (or four) and curl up with what is sure to be a singular sensation in the literary world.\"—BookWeb\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A fresh, original new novel. Blending humorous and witty takes on life's idiosyncrasies with a raw and deeply human main character, dicks pens the perfect between-the-holidays book for readers who enjoyed \u003ci\u003eMr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eHow Hard Can it Be?\u003c\/i\u003e\"—BookReporter\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"If you're looking for a fun, fresh, and—I cannot stress this enough—incredibly heartwarming book about themes like fatherhood, family, and living up to one's potential, Matthew Dicks has crafted the perfectly imperfect character in Dan Mayrock, and his ingenious list-format makes this a can't-be-missed read.\"—The Young Folks\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9781250103482\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"St. Martin's Press","offers":[{"title":"Hardback","offer_id":40708915036366,"sku":"9781250103482","price":26.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/getimage_94d419c3-5f97-4115-93b1-ac568c9858d9.jpg?v=1640667706","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9781250103482","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}