Tender, devastating and sharply funny, As Young as This is a beautiful depiction of the ways people shape us, the plans we make for our lives, and what it means to let go of them, from an incredible new talent.
Elliot. Joe. Tommy. Nathanael. Wren. Oliver. Malik. Zach. Frank. Patrick. Noah. These are the men Margot has loved, liked, lusted over.
Since she was seventeen, she's pictured them like stepping stones - each one bringing her closer to finding someone to share her life with and, eventually, father the children she's always imagined in her future.
From her first sexual encounter, to her first love, from grown-up dilemmas to spontaneous thrills, she's soaked up every experience available to her, discovering friendship, joy and despair. Through all of this she's refined her search until she believes she's arrived at 'the ending' to her story.
So how did she find herself here, single at thirty-four, and about to make the biggest decision of her life?
Tender, devastating and sharply funny, As Young as This is a beautiful depiction of the ways people shape us, the plans we make for our lives, and what it means to let go of them, from an incredible new talent.
Elliot. Joe. Tommy. Nathanael. Wren. Oliver. Malik. Zach. Frank. Patrick. Noah. These are the men Margot has loved, liked, lusted over.
Since she was seventeen, she's pictured them like stepping stones - each one bringing her closer to finding someone to share her life with and, eventually, father the children she's always imagined in her future.
From her first sexual encounter, to her first love, from grown-up dilemmas to spontaneous thrills, she's soaked up every experience available to her, discovering friendship, joy and despair. Through all of this she's refined her search until she believes she's arrived at 'the ending' to her story.
So how did she find herself here, single at thirty-four, and about to make the biggest decision of her life?
Roxy Dunn is a Writer/Performer and graduate of the BBC Comedy Writersroom. She's acted in multiple television sitcoms and her shows have received sell-out runs at the Edinburgh Fringe and SOHO Theatre. Her scripts have been optioned by several production companies and her pilot Useless Millennials was commissioned and broadcast on BBC Radio 4. As Young as This is her first novel.
This debut novel about womanhood and expectations will be one of
the most exciting of the year
*The Independent, best fiction books to read in 2024*
This buzzy debut is a beautiful look at how love shapes us
*inews, Best New Books to Read in April 2024*
A vividly sketched, intense evocation of how we're shaped by those
we know - one for Dolly Alderton fans
*The Times*
A young woman's life, told through the men she has dated. With
glorious attention to detail and emotional fluency, Dunn charts the
ways in which we are built and broken by love
*Pandora Sykes*
Beautifully written ... The second person narration lends an
authenticity to Margot's nostalgic reminiscences and honest look
back at her past ... It's brilliant on comparisons, self-sabotage,
social expectations, fear and settling. Wonderful
*Daily Mail*
Anyone who's ever experienced the slog of modern dating will love
As Young As This, an achingly relatable novel that focuses on the
dreams we have for our lives, and what happens when we open
ourselves up to letting them go
*Harper's Bazaar, The 10 Best Novels to Read in 2024*
Relatable, poignant and gripping, told with great originality. Roxy
Dunn is a fresh and exciting new voice in fiction ... I read it in
a single day
*Libby Page, author of The Lido*
This will really speak to you if you've ever had to let go of what
you thought your life would look like, readjust, and let a new life
take hold
*The Sunday Times Style*
I love love loved As Young as This ... I wanted to live inside it,
wallowing in that gorgeous prose. And that ending! Well, I was not
prepared.
*Laura Pearson, author of I Wanted You to Know*
Dunn's debut novel, which combines lyrical writing with a very
relatable main character, marks her out as a rising star
*Good Housekeeping*
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