Really Good, Actually: The hilarious Sunday Times bestselling novel of the summer

THE NO. 2 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER LONGLISTED FOR THE COMEDY WOMEN IN PRINT PRIZE 2025 The Times Popular Fiction Book of the Year ‘A heartbreaker of a book’ THE TIMES 'Alarmingly relatable' MARIAN KEYES ‘Hilarious and profound’ DOLLY ALDERTON The hottest debut novel of 2023 from Schitt’s Creek and Smothered screenwriter and an Observer debut author of the year, Monica Heisey. Maggie’s marriage has ended just 608 days after it started, but she’s fine – she’s doing really good, actually. Sure, she’s alone for the first time and can’t afford her rent and her obscure PhD is going nowhere… but at the age of twenty-nine, Maggie is determined to embrace her new status as a Surprisingly Young Divorcée™. As Maggie throws herself headlong into the chaos of her first year of divorce, she soon finds herself questioning everything, including: Why do we still get married? Did I fail before I even got started? And how many 4am delivery burgers do I need to eat until I am happy? Really Good, Actually is an irresistible debut novel about the uncertainties of modern love, friendship and happiness. 'Hilarious, heart-warming, wise' PAULA HAWKINS ‘Heisey makes me laugh hard and often’ ROB DELANEY ‘A Sex and The City for social media-obsessed millennials … Irresistible’ METRO ‘Wry, modern, self-deprecating’ INDEPENDENT ‘One of the most talked-about releases for 2023’ EVENING STANDARD Monica Heisey, a new and electric voice in fiction, brings us the latest Sunday Times bestselling book, Really Good, Actually. This humorous and literary masterpiece explores the uncertainties of modern love, friendship, and happiness through the lens of a 'Surprisingly Young Divorcée™'. For fans of Caroline O'Donoghue (The Rachel Incident), Rufi Thorpe (The Knockout Queen), Dolly Alderton (Good Material), Gabrielle Zevin (Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow), and Sally Rooney (Beautiful World, Where Are You). HarperCollins 2023 'Hilarious, heart-warming, wise' Paula Hawkins, author of The Girl on the Train ‘Monica Heisey makes me laugh hard and often’ Rob Delaney ‘A Sex and The City for social media-obsessed millennials … Irresistible’ Metro ‘Wry, modern, self-deprecating’ Independent ‘Already one of the most talked-about releases for 2023’ Evening Standard