Early Morning Riser- A novel by Katherine Heiny

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Alternately bittersweet and laugh-out-loud funny, a wise, bighearted novel of love, disaster, and unconventional family, from the acclaimed author of Standard Deviation, who has been called the "literary descendant of Jane Austen, sharing Austen's essentially comic world view" NPR. Jane falls in love with Duncan easily. He is charming, good-natured, and handsome but unfortunately, he has also slept with nearly every woman in Boyne City, Michigan. Jane sees Duncan's old girlfriends everywhere, at restaurants, at the grocery store, even three towns away. While Jane may be able to come to terms with dating the world's most prolific seducer of women, she wishes she did not have to share him quite so widely. His ex-wife, Aggie, a woman with shiny hair and pale milkmaid skin, still has Duncan mow her lawn. His coworker, Jimmy, comes and goes from Duncan's apartment at the most inopportune times. Sometimes Jane wonders if a relationship can even work with three people in it, never mind four. Five if you count Aggie's eccentric husband, Gary. Not to mention all the other residents of Boyne City, who freely share with Jane their opinions of her choices. But any notion Jane had of love and marriage changes with one terrible car crash. Soon Jane's life is permanently intertwined with Duncan's, Aggie's, and Jimmy's, and Jane knows she will never have Duncan to herself.

  • Product Features

    • Format- Paperback
    • Product dimensions- 5.5" W x 7.7" H x 0.7" D
    • Genre- Personal growth and development
    • Publisher- Hearst Home Books, Publication date- 06-07-2022
    • Page count- 208
    • ISBN- 9781950785872
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3 years ago
from Dallas, TX

Great Story

Early Morning Riser might not be for everyone, however I found the plot quite interesting, very different and the characters seem to me to be true to life. I thoroughly enjoyed the book. In my opinion, Katherine Heiny is a brilliant author.

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3 years ago
from Washington State

5 Stars!!

I’m giving this 5 stars for how much I was surprised by this novel and how much I ended up loving it. I'll admit, the first few chapters had me skimming some additional reviews for encouragement to stay on the path. Once I decided to commit, I was taken on an adventure. Not an action-packed ride, but a highly satisfying journey. At first glance, Early Morning Riser merely ambles along, depicting Jane's world after she moves to Boyne City and meets the people that will entangle themselves into her life and essentially remain there for the duration. Whether she wants them or not. There's a plot and a message, but they're subtle and nuanced, allowing the reader to become one of the slowly entangled. The story was full of small, but relevant moments. Not thrilling or awe-inducing in the normal sense, but moments that were relatable and had me feeling fond. Even when experiencing a few sad or frustrating instances, I still felt an all-encompassing joy being in this world. It was also full of wit and laugh-out-loud humor, but the author managed to insert flashes of deeper poignancy that wrapped me up in its tenderness and humanity. I’ll end this by saying again, that it was a lovely surprise. If not all the details, I will at least remember how the story and characters made me feel.

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