About the book
\"It’s part 'Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants,' part 'American Pie,' with a dry humor that’ll keep you flipping.\" –The Skimm
A poignant, hilarious novel that Maggie Shipstead calls \"charming... witty and insightful,\" about a woman who still has her virginity at the age of twenty-six, and the summer she's determined to lose it—and find herself.
“A candid yet funny take on just what desire and love mean.” –The Millions
Julia Greenfield has a problem: she's twenty-six years old and she's still a virgin. Sex ought to be easy. People have it all the time! But, without meaning to, she made it through college and into adulthood with her virginity intact. Something's got to change.
To re-route herself from her stalled life, Julia travels to spend the summer with her mysterious aunt Vivienne in North Carolina. It's not long, however, before she unearths a confounding secret—her 58 year old aunt is a virgin too. In the unrelenting heat of the southern summer, Julia becomes fixated on puzzling out what could have lead to Viv's appalling condition, all while trying to avoid the same fate.
For readers of Rainbow Rowell and Maria Semple, and filled with offbeat characters and subtle, wry humor, Losing It is about the primal fear that you just. might. never. meet. anyone. It's about desiring something with the kind of obsessive fervor that almost guarantees you won't get it. It's about the blurry lines between sex and love, and trying to figure out which one you're going for. And it's about the decisions—and non-decisions—we make that can end up shaping a life.
Editions of Losing It
- Hardcover
- ISBN 9781594634772
- Paperback
- ISBN 9781594634789
- EBook
- ISBN 9780698408760
- AudioStreaming
- ISBN 9780735208810
- AudioStreaming
- ISBN 9780735208834
- AudioDisc
- ISBN 9780735208827
- AudioDisc
- ISBN 9780735208803
Read an Excerpt
\"It’s part 'Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants,' part 'American Pie,' with a dry humor that’ll keep you flipping.\" –The Skimm
A poignant, hilarious novel that Maggie Shipstead calls \"charming... witty and insightful,\" about a woman who still has her virginity at the age of twenty-six, and the summer she's determined to lose it—and find herself.
“A candid yet funny take on just what desire and love mean.” –The Millions
Julia Greenfield has a problem: she's twenty-six years old and she's still a virgin. Sex ought to be easy. People have it all the time! But, without meaning to, she made it through college and into adulthood with her virginity intact. Something's got to change.
To re-route herself from her stalled life, Julia travels to spend the summer with her mysterious aunt Vivienne in North Carolina. It's not long, however, before she unearths a confounding secret—her 58 year old aunt is a virgin too. In the unrelenting heat of the southern summer, Julia becomes fixated on puzzling out what could have lead to Viv's appalling condition, all while trying to avoid the same fate.
For readers of Rainbow Rowell and Maria Semple, and filled with offbeat characters and subtle, wry humor, Losing It is about the primal fear that you just. might. never. meet. anyone. It's about desiring something with the kind of obsessive fervor that almost guarantees you won't get it. It's about the blurry lines between sex and love, and trying to figure out which one you're going for. And it's about the decisions—and non-decisions—we make that can end up shaping a life.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Losing It about?
\"It’s part 'Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants,' part 'American Pie,' with a dry humor that’ll keep you flipping.\" –The Skimm
A poignant, hilarious novel that Maggie Shipstead calls \"charming... witty and insightful,\" about a woman who still has her virginity at the age of twenty-six, and the summer she's determined to lose it—and find herself.
“A candid yet funny take on just what desire and love mean.” –The Millions
Julia Greenfield has a problem: she's twenty-six years old and she's still a virgin. Sex ought to be easy. People have it all the time! But, without meaning to, she made it through college and into adulthood with her virginity intact. Something's got to change.
To re-route herself from her stalled life, Julia travels to spend the summer with her mysterious aunt Vivienne in North Carolina. It's not long, however, before she unearths a confounding secret—her 58 year old aunt is a virgin too. In the unrelenting heat of the southern summer, Julia becomes fixated on puzzling out what could have lead to Viv's appalling condition, all while trying to avoid the same fate.
For readers of Rainbow Rowell and Maria Semple, and filled with offbeat characters and subtle, wry humor, Losing It is about the primal fear that you just. might. never. meet. anyone. It's about desiring something with the kind of obsessive fervor that almost guarantees you won't get it. It's about the blurry lines between sex and love, and trying to figure out which one you're going for. And it's about the decisions—and non-decisions—we make that can end up shaping a life.
What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in Losing It?
Fiction > Fiction: literary and general non-genre
Where can I read a sample of Losing It?
You can read an official preview of the few pages here https://www.book2look.com/book/9781594634772
Who is/are the Author/s of the book Losing It?
Emma Rathbone
What are the ISBN numbers for the physical and digital editions?
Losing It is available as hardcover(ISBN 9781594634772) and paperback(ISBN 9781594634789) and ebook(ISBN 9780698408760) and audiostreaming(ISBN 9780735208810) and audiostreaming(ISBN 9780735208834) and audiodisc(ISBN 9780735208827) and audiodisc(ISBN 9780735208803)
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