Advance praise for Loved One:
“Loved One by Emmy-winning TV writer Aisha Muharrar poignantly examines loss while incorporating tons of humor and charm.”—Real Simple
“This warm, heartfelt novel teems with compassion for its characters, and rather than wallowing in sadness, it celebrates the joy of connections, especially those cut short.” —Oprah Daily
“Sumptuous.” —W Magazine
“Sly, irreverent, and emotionally sophisticated... A where-did-I-go-wrong style excavation. If you also love that structure—and nuanced depictions of heartbreak—let’s put a book club on the books.”—LitHub
“One of the summer’s most anticipated books.”—The Hollywood Reporter
“Muharrar explores the lies we tell ourselves with wry humor and compassion, equally adept at mining the inherent comedy of human nature while understanding why we keep secrets even from ourselves.”—Minneapolis Star-Tribune
“A multilayered exploration of the unreliability of memory, grief, loss, and complicated relationships told with humor and compassion”–Boston Globe
“Muharrar endears with her candid portrayal of messy emotions... This brims with insights into the blurry boundaries between love and friendship.”—Publishers Weekly
“Readers will be immediately... captivated by Muharrar’s skillful threading of alternating timelines to get the complete picture of [a] friendship... Muharrar’s descriptions and scene settings are decadent.”—Library Journal
“Loved One is special. This is the funniest book you’ll ever read about grief, and it’s full of wildly astute, delectably thorny questions about love and loss and possession.” —Maggie Shipstead, New York Times bestselling author of Great Circle
“Loved One shimmers with wit even as it explores deep loss. What does it mean to love and lose? How do we undo—and make—each other? Aisha Muharrar asks enduring questions while acknowledging how funny they can be, too. This is a book I will be pressing, urgently, into the hands of my own loved ones.” —Rachel Khong, New York Times bestselling author of Real Americans
“Aisha Muharrar has written the type of book you don’t just read, you consume. It’s equal parts hilarious, poignant, and thrilling. I was so engrossed I forgot to pick my kids up from school, so I’m also mad at her.” —Casey Wilson, actress, comedian, podcaster, and New York Times bestselling author of The Wreckage of My Presence
“Warm-hearted, funny, and written with style and panache, Loved One is both wise and a pleasure to read. I tore through it, from page one until its moving final pages. A terrific novel.” —Adelle Waldman, author of The Love Affairs of Nathaniel P.
