The Mutual Friend

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"This is a rare thing: an original, intelligent novel thats not just a perfect summer beach read, but one that deserves serious awards consideration as well. Put down your phone and pick it up… A major accomplishment.Kirkus (starred)From the co-creator of How I Met Your Mother, a hilarious and thought-provoking debut novel set in New York City, following an unforgettable cast of characters as they navigate life, love, loss, ambition, and spiritualitywithout ever looking up from their phones. Its the summer of 2015, and Alice Quick needs to get to work. Shes twenty-eight years old, grieving her mother, barely scraping by as a nanny, and freshly kicked out of her apartment. If she can just get her act together and sign up for the MCAT, she can start chasing her dream of becoming a doctor . . . but in the Age of Distraction, the distractions are so distracting. Theres her tech millionaire brothers religious awakening. His picture-perfect wifes emotional breakdown. Her chaotic new roommates thirst for adventure. And, of course, theres the biggest distraction of all: Love. From within the story of one summer in one womans life, a tapestry of characters is unearthed, tied to one another by threads both seen and unseen. Filled with all the warmth, humor, and heart that gained How I Met Your Mother its cult following, The Mutual Friend captures in sparkling detail the chaos of contemporary life, a life lived simultaneously in two different worldsthe physical one and the one behind our screensand reveals how connected we all truly are.