Following a disastrous night out that began with steaks and martinis and ended in a trip to A&E, Julie Jenson decides that she and her four single friends are doing something wrong. Between them, there's more dysfunction and disappointment than she can handle.
So Julie quits her job and sets off to discover how women around the world deal with the dreaded phenomenon of the Single Life. From proud Parisiennes to intense Italians, from ice-cool Icelanders to brazen Brazilians, Julie attempts to learn the secrets of these women's success.
Will she come back with the answers? Or will her journey of self-discovery take her in another direction entirely...
About the Author
A former story editor on Sex And The City and co-author (with Greg Behrendt) of the bestselling He's Just Not That Into You, Liz Tuccillo lives and dates in New York City.
Industry Reviews
"Praise for How to Be Single:A captivating debut novel...familiar territory for readers of Elizabeth Gilbert's memoir Eat, Pray, Love...Tucillo proves to be a gifted and sparkling writer. Conversational, witty and kind, she's a joy to read."
– The Miami Herald
"From former Sex and the City writer Liz Tuccillo, co-author of He’s Just Not That Into You, comes How To Be Single, a summer read that, for once, accurately depicts the hopes, fears, and bad dates of a single woman looking for love."
– Parade
"In her first novel, Tuccillo offers witty insights and true-to-life tales."
– Entertainment Weekly
"Is Julie Jenson the new Carrie Bradshaw? Sex and the City writer Liz Tuccillo (who also cowrote He's Just Not That Into You) introduces readers to 38-year-old looking-for-love Jenson, who travels the world to see how other single women cope."
– US Weekly
"In her energetic fiction debut, [Tuccillo] follows the dating lives of five single New York women, one of whom, narrator Julie, is writing a book about how bachelorettes across the world manage. The subsequent stories of courtship, marriage and romantic expectations …are revealing and compelling."
– Publishers Weekly
"Part novel, part travelogue, part advice on matters of the heart--and an engaging read."
– The Hartford Courant
"Tuccillo, author of the enormously popular He’s Just Not That Into You (2004), ventures into fictional territory that distinctly echoes Sex and the City…Both entertaining and thoughtful, Tuccillo’s debut is a must read for women navigating the sometimes treacherous dating world."
– Booklist
"Tuccillo, a former story editor of HBO’s Sex and the City, shows that she can tell a story on the page as well as she can on the small screen. Her novel cleverly moves back and forth between the heroine’s travels all over the world to her friend’s dealing with the everyday minutiae back home in New York City."
– Romantic Times
"When Tuccillo captures the surprising contradictions of relationships, as when Jensen discovers the unlikely happiness of an Indian woman's arranged marriage, she soars. ...reminiscent of Sex and the City."
– Kirkus Reviews
"A hilarious look at one single woman's quest to unlock the mysteries of single life."
– Complete Woman
"A fun read that reminds single girls everywhere that it's fabulous to be single."
– Plum Sykes, author of Bergdorf Blondes
"This book is a celebration of the magnificent, cruel, sublime, heart-breaking party that is love. I'm quoting one of my favorite lines from How to Be Single there, and you'll be doing the same as soon as you crack open this delicious feast of a first novel that examines how it is to be single around the world. Liz articulates the quest for love and the nuance of friendship in such a fresh,soulful, humorous, modern, honest voice, you can't help but fall in love with her characters, and with Liz as well."
– Cindy Chupack, author of The Between Boyfriends Book and a writer/executive producer of Sex and the City
"With brutal honesty and an outrageous sense of humor, Liz Tuccillo achieves the impossible--she gives a fresh new voice to the world of single-and-looking-for-love. Tuccillo forces us to think outside the box while taking us on a trip around the world and into the lives of single women everywhere. She has created a new genre: the chick-lit travelogue."
– Josh Safran, coexecutive producer of Gossip Girl
"Liz Tuccillo’s debut novel is part fascinating, hands-and-lips-on anthropological study and part whirlwind trip around the world. But most of all, How to Be Single is a tribute to female friendship with a double dose of hilarity and heart!"
– Claire Cook, author of Summer Blowout and Must Love Dogs
