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Title details for The Friendship Breakup by Annie Cathryn - Available

The Friendship Breakup

by Annie Cathryn
Brenda Scott Wlazlo
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Fallon Monroe, mother of one, self-help book junkie, and budding chocolatier, has always relied on her mom friends in the Chicago suburbs to get her through the trials of adulthood. So when her bestie Beatrice inexplicably starts ghosting her and takes all their mutual friends with her, Fallon's left wondering how everything went so wrong. Pushing down a lifetime of insecurities, Fallon doubles down and decides to win them back. First, she hosts an epic Mexican fiesta that goes epically wrong. Then she joins a friendship app but discovers a disturbing secret about one of her new friends. Just when she's about to throw in the towel on the whole friendship mess, Fallon reads a recently unearthed letter she'd refused to deal with decades earlier—and reading it forces her to finally face the deep-seated fears she'd desperately tried to bury. Now, looking at her friendships through fresh eyes, she must decide between hanging on and letting go. A plucky protagonist who's far from figuring it all out but who powers through with wit and determination, Fallon is a heroine listeners—especially millennial moms—will instantly connect with as they join her on an emotional journey through the hopes and fears of adulthood.

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  • Release date

    February 7, 2023

  • Formats

    • OverDrive Listen audiobook

      • ISBN: 9781666628746
      • File size: 239334 KB
      • Duration: 08:18:36

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • AudioFile Magazine
      Brenda Scott Wlazlo captures a pivotal time in Fallon Monroe's life. As she turns 40, she hits early menopause, undergoes a shift in her friend group, and aspires to shift from suburban housewife to boutique chocolatier. Suddenly, her best friend, Beatrice, along with other housewives she knows, stop inviting Fallon and her 7-year-old daughter to social gatherings, and Fallon is clueless as to why. Wlazlo captures the rather vapid and often frazzled voice of Fallon as she methodically makes lists in her head and considers her social interactions. But the generic voices Wlazlo assigns to the infrequent men and children in the story fail to provide them with recognizable vocal personalities. S.S. © AudioFile 2023, Portland, Maine
    • Library Journal

      May 1, 2023

      Cathryn's charming debut asks, "What's a person to do if their best friend breaks up with them?" Fallon Monroe is an almost 40-year-old mom who is starting a chocolate business, adores self-help books, and now is trying to figure out why her bestie of seven years has ghosted her and why the rest of her mom friends are turning against her. As she tries to repair the relationships, she realizes that people come into one's life for "a reason, a season, or a lifetime." As Fallon deals with mom-drama and addresses long-standing (and largely ignored) challenges from her past, she has to figure out who she is and what her priorities are. Brenda Scott Wlazlo's narration is a perfect tonal match for the novel. Initially, the pace may seem slow, but it soon becomes apparent that it is in tune with the story's message, to slow down and reflect. Cathryn's narrative about an oft-experienced but little-discussed situation will surely strike a chord. VERDICT Cathryn's thought-provoking debut may be billed as a "mom-com," but one need not be a mom to appreciate it. A sure bet for fans of Jennifer Weiner.--Donna Bachowski

      Copyright 2023 Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

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