LIFE AFTER YES
Life After Yes (HarperCollins/Avon May 18, 2010) is the story of Quinn—born Prudence Quinn O’Malley—a confused young Manhattan attorney who loses her father on that tragic September morning that changed everything. Now, at an existential crossroads in her life, Quinn must confront impossible questions about commitment and career, love and loss. Her idealistic beau desperately wants a wedding, and whisks her away to Paris just to propose. But then Quinn has a dream— featuring judges and handcuffs and Nietzsche and Britney . . . and far too many grooms. Suddenly, her future isn’t so clear. Quinn’s world has become a minefield of men—some living, some gone, and traversing it safely is going to take a lot more than numerous glasses of pinot grigio.
Advance Praise for Life After Yes:
“Aidan Donnelley Rowley’s compelling debut novel Life After Yes is funny, and a wickedly accurate picture of the life of a particular breed of Manhattanites – and it’s also thought-provoking and deeply moving.” – Gretchen Rubin, author of #1 New York Times’ bestseller The Happiness Project
“Life After Yes is a hilarious and heartbreaking story that explores the halfway-there terrain between accepting the proposal and saying “I do.” A tale of love, grief, confusion, and the quest for certainty, this brave debut explores the choices we make, and the ones we must forgo to keep moving.” –J. Courtney Sullivan, author of Commencement
“Rowley skillfully dissects the myth of having it all in this unputdownable late coming of age story set in rarefied Manhattan. Her flawed and complex characters will stick with you long after Life After Yes’s final pages since they are all too human as they struggle with love and loss.” – Julie Buxbaum, author of The Opposite of Love and After You
“A moving look at post 9/11 life, love and loss. Aidan Donnelley Rowley writes with a deft hand. A great new talent.” – Molly Jong-Fast, author of Normal Girl
“Aidan Donnelley Rowley paints a tender portrait of life post 9/11 Manhattan through the eyes of a confused, grieving yuppie who should be happy and doesn’t know why she’s not. Quinn O’Malley’s search for meaning is touching and universal.” Kristina Riggle, author of Real Life & Liars
“A resounding yes! to Life After Yes—a novel that explores, with charm and humor, life after loss. Readers will root for its endearing narrator, Quinn O’Malley, as she confronts the road not taken and navigates the conflicting and complicated intersections of head and heart.”—Mameve Medwed, author of Of Men and Their Mothers
“A must-read modern love story for any woman wondering which man, and which direction, is the right one. “—Tatiana Boncompagni, author of Hedge Fund Wives
