The Flatshare: A Novel by Beth O'Leary

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What if your roommate is your soul mate? A joyful, quirky romantic comedy, Beth O'Leary's The Flatshare is a feel-good novel about finding love in the most unexpected of ways. Tiffy and Leon share an apartment. Tiffy and Leon have never met. After a bad breakup, Tiffy Moore needs a place to live. Fast. And cheap. But the apartments in her budget have her wondering if astonishingly colored mold on the walls counts as art. Desperation makes her open minded, so she answers an ad for a flatshare. Leon, a night shift worker, will take the apartment during the day, and Tiffy can have it nights and weekends. He'll only ever be there when she's at the office. In fact, they'll never even have to meet. Tiffy and Leon start writing each other notes – first about what day is garbage day, and politely establishing what leftovers are up for grabs, and the evergreen question of whether the toilet seat should stay up or down. Even though they are opposites, they soon become friends. And then maybe more. But falling in love with your roommate is probably a terrible idea…especially if you've never met.

  • Product Features

    • Suggested age range - adult
    • Format - paperback
    • Product dimensions - 8.2" W x 5.3" H x 1" D
    • Genre - romance
    • Publisher - Flatiron Books, Publication date - 01-05-2021
    • Page count - 352
    • ISBN - 9781250295651
    • Author - Beth O'Leary

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2 years ago
from Massachusetts

A bit flat

Broke and broken hearted Tiffy is desperate to find a place to live. An unconventional flatshare ad crosses her path and much to her friends' horror she accepts. Agreeing to share not only a flat but also a bed with a stranger doesn't seem to bother Tiffy, it's not like they will ever cross paths. Per their ground rules, Leon gets the flat during the day and Tiffy has it at night while Leon is at work, what could go wrong? However, as the two get to know each other through post-it notes, the roommates find out that maybe some rules were made to be broken. I have really liked the previous books that I've read by O'Leary but "The Flatshare" fell, well, a bit flat for me. There are a lot of darker themes in this story that could be triggering for some (abusive relationships, stalking, wrongful imprisonment, alcoholism, parent issues) it's not the light rom-com I thought I was sitting down with.

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4 years ago
from Boston, MA

Funny, Complex and Romantic

I have read this more than once, and I have listened to the audiobook twice (so far! -- highly highly recommend the audio book). It is delicious, and the story arc of the two main characters outside of their relationship is complex and true to life.

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5 years ago
from new york, ny

a good read

This is a sweet and enjoyable read about Tiffy and Leon. They are going to be flatmates. She needs a place to live and he is looking for a rent share. The twist is that, for a while, the two do not meet. Leon works nights while Tiffy works days; they plan never to be in their home at the same time. How do they get from this agreement to a relationship? Read this one to find out. It is a nice story. Many thanks to NetGalley and the publisher. All opinions are my own. s.”

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