Standard Deviation
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'I have rarely seen modern marriage reproduced so faithfully in print. It's about love once the early romance has subsided. Hilarious' Jojo Moyes, Woman and Home 'Standard Deviation is a marvel' Kate Atkinson 'Addictive reading' Mail on Sunday 'A comic masterpiece' Observer
A divinely funny novel about the challenges of…
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Standard Deviation by Katherine Heiny takes on the question of how much should we hold on and how much can we let go when we love somebody? This unconventional family is trying to make a second marriage work while taking care of an autistic son and a still-present ex-wife. Heiny writes with wit as well as compassion about an ordinary couple trying to get it right.
From Margaret's list on to get what it is like to be anxious.
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