{"product_id":"life-after-yes-a-novel-isbn-9780061894473","title":"Life After Yes: A Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003e“[A] funny and a wickedly accurate picture of the life of a particular breed of Manhattanites—and it’s also thought-provoking and deeply moving.”\u003cbr\u003e—Gretchen Rubin, \u003cem\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/em\u003ebestselling author of \u003cem\u003eThe Happiness Project\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA young woman deals with the aftermath of her father’s death while she struggles to commit to a future with her fiancé in \u003cem\u003eLife After Yes, \u003c\/em\u003ethe poignant, wry, and very accomplished debut novel from Aidan Donnelley Rowley. A story of hope and light in the darkness in the bestselling vein of Juliette Fay, Cecilia Ahearn, and Jacqueline Sheehan, newcomer Rowley has captured all the angst and pain of truly becoming an adult, and has done so with unusual heart and grace, inspiring Julie Buxbaum to rave, “Her flawed and complex characters will stick with you long after \u003cem\u003eLife After Yes\u003c\/em\u003e’s final pages.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cblockquote\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Music plays. Dad appears. I walk with him, eyes fastened to the floor. When I look up, something is very wrong. There are three grooms.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is the story of Quinn—born Prudence Quinn O'Malley—a confused young Manhattan attorney who loses her father on that tragic September morning that changed everything. Now, at an existential crossroads in her life, Quinn must confront impossible questions about commitment and career, love and loss. Her idealistic beau desperately wants a wedding, and whisks her away to Paris just to propose. But then Quinn has a dream featuring judges and handcuffs and Nietzsche and Britney . . . and far too many grooms. Suddenly, her future isn't so clear. Quinn's world has become a minefield of men—some living, some gone, and traversing it safely is going to take a lot more than numerous glasses of pinot grigio.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eLife After Yes\u003c\/em\u003e is a blisteringly honest, thoroughly modern tale of life and love in chaos, marking the arrival of a truly exciting new voice in contemporary fiction.\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003e“A must-read modern love story for any woman wondering which man, and which direction, is the right one.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTatiana Boncompagni\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA resounding yes! to Life After Yes—a novel that explores, with charm and humor, life after loss. Readers will root for its endearing narrator, Quinn, as she confronts the road not taken and navigates the conflicting and complicated intersections of head and heart. - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMameve Medwed\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRowley skillfully dissects the myth of having it all in this unputdownable late coming of age story set in rarefied Manhattan.  Her flawed and complex characters will stick with you long after Life After Yes’s final pages since they are all too human as they struggle with love and loss. - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eJulie Buxbaum\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAidan Donnelley Rowley’s compelling debut novel Life After Yes is funny, and a wickedly accurate picture of the life of a particular breed of Manhattanites – and it’s also thought-provoking and deeply moving. - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGretchen Rubin, author of The Happiness Project\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFirst-novelist Rowley creates credible characters and situations with sharp dialogue and apt descriptions, and wisely lets a personal perspective embody the story of a national disaster. - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"William Morrow Paperbacks","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44887939612901,"sku":"NP9780061894473","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780061894473.jpg?v=1730227785","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/life-after-yes-a-novel-isbn-9780061894473","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}