As Young as This
Published on 20. March 2025
Book
Paperback/Softback
288 pages
978-0-241-63273-4 (ISBN)
Description
'One for Dolly Alderton fans' The Times
Girl meets boy. Girl meets another boy. And another boy. And another.
But this is not their story, it's Margot's.
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Boyfriend. House. Marriage. Kids. This is how Margot pictured her life would play out. But seventeen years after her first kiss, she still keeps falling at the first hurdle.
So she's about to take a different kind of leap. As Margot prepares to make the biggest decision of her life, she can't help looking back on the relationships that shaped her. From situationships that sizzled to others that fizzled, from youthful infatuations to grown-up dilemmas, to the one she thought might be her happily ever after.
What would you do if the life you'd always imagined for yourself didn't materialize? Would you keep to the script, or would you write a new one?
'With glorious attention to detail and emotional fluency, Dunn charts the ways in which we are built and broken by love' Pandora Sykes
'An achingly relatable novel about the dreams we have for our lives, and what happens when we open ourselves up to letting them go' Harper's Bazaar
Girl meets boy. Girl meets another boy. And another boy. And another.
But this is not their story, it's Margot's.
****
Boyfriend. House. Marriage. Kids. This is how Margot pictured her life would play out. But seventeen years after her first kiss, she still keeps falling at the first hurdle.
So she's about to take a different kind of leap. As Margot prepares to make the biggest decision of her life, she can't help looking back on the relationships that shaped her. From situationships that sizzled to others that fizzled, from youthful infatuations to grown-up dilemmas, to the one she thought might be her happily ever after.
What would you do if the life you'd always imagined for yourself didn't materialize? Would you keep to the script, or would you write a new one?
'With glorious attention to detail and emotional fluency, Dunn charts the ways in which we are built and broken by love' Pandora Sykes
'An achingly relatable novel about the dreams we have for our lives, and what happens when we open ourselves up to letting them go' Harper's Bazaar
Reviews / Votes
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 * As Young As This is raw, funny and beautiful - Roxy has such a lyrical and perceptive voice, this is a really gorgeously observed novel about youth and womanhood and I can't wait to see it fly * Daisy Buchanan * 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 * What a treat to spend time with a character like Margot - warm, witty, wise (at least most of the time). A thoughtful and moving portrait of a young woman as she feels her way through life and love that made me laugh and cry * Chloe Ashby, author of Wet Paint *More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Penguin Books Ltd
Product notice
Paperback (UK-B)
Dimensions
Height: 196 mm
Width: 126 mm
Thickness: 21 mm
Weight
209 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-241-63273-4 (9780241632734)
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E-Book
04/2024
Fig Tree
€8.99
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Person
Roxy's debut novel, As Young as This (published by Fig Tree, Penguin) was sold at auction and was a Best Book of 2024 in The Independent, Harper's Bazaar, Stylist, Cosmopolitan, and Sunday Times Style. She is also a screenwriter and alumna of the BBC Comedy Room. Her scripts have been optioned by several production companies and her pilot Useless Millennials was commissioned and broadcast on BBC Radio 4. Wants and Needs is her second novel.