The Bookish Life of Nina Hill

InstantUSATodaybestseller!“AbbiWaxmanisbothirreverentandthoughtful.”—#1NewYorkTimesbestsellingauthorEmilyGiffin“Meetourbookishmillennialheroine—amodern-dayElizabethBennet,ifyouwill…Waxman’switandwryhumorstandout.Sheisfunnyandimaginative,and“Bookish”landsastepaboverun-of-the-millromanticcomedyfare.”—TheWashingtonPostTheauthorofOtherPeople’sHousesandTheGardenofSmallBeginningsdeliversaquirkyandcharmingnovelchroniclingthelifeofconfirmedintrovertNinaHillasshedoesherbesttoflyundereveryone'sradar.MeetNinaHill:Ayoungwomansupremelyconfidentinherown...shell.Theonlychildofasinglemother,Ninahasherlifejustasshewantsit:ajobinabookstore,akick-butttriviateam,aworld-classplannerandacatnamedPhil.Ifshesometimessuspectstheremightbemoretolifethanreading,shejustshrugsandpicksupanewbook.WhenthefatherNinaneverknewexistedsuddenlydies,leavingbehindinnumerablesisters,brothers,nieces,andnephews,Ninaishorrified.Theyalllivecloseby!They'reall—ormostlyall—excitedtomeether!She'llhavetoSpeak.To.Strangers.It'sadisaster!Andasifthatwasn'tenough,Tom,hertrivianemesis,hasturnedouttobecute,funny,anddeeplyinterestedingettingtoknowher.Doesn'therealizewhataterribleideathatis?Ninaconsidersheroptions.1.Completelychangehernameandappearance.(Toodrastic,plusshelikesherhair.)2.Fleetoadesertedisland.(Hardpass,see:coffee).3.Hideinacornerofherapartmentandrockbackandforth.(Alreadydoingit.)It'stimeforNinatocomeoutofhercomfortableshell,butsheisn'tconvincedreallifecouldeverliveuptofiction.It'sgoingtotakeabrand-newfamily,apersistentsuitor,andthecombinedeffectsoficecreamandtriviatomakeherturnherownfreshpage.