Book description
Lori Gottlieb suggests the unthinkable: what if she, and single women
everywhere, need to stop chasing the elusive Mr Perfect and instead opt
for Mr Good Enough?
Embarking on her own journey to find the ideal partner, Lori explores a
prevalent issue facing women today - how do you reconcile a strong
desire for a husband and family without wanting to settle for anything
less than the perfect package…?
After interviewing a range of people from behavioural therapists to
marriage counsellors, neuropsychologists to divorce lawyers, as well as
single and married men and women from their twenties right up to their
sixties, Lori is well placed to offer an answer
Mr Good Enough is this year's intelligent, eye-opening insight into
modern relationships - a fast, funny read which 'might just be a formula
for marital bliss' The Times
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that appeared in the original print version. 'If it's a conventional
happy ending you want…then I urge you to take heed of what Lori Gottlieb
has to say.' Charlotte Metcalf, Daily Mail.
'Wow, has this one divided the Grazia office! Romantics versus
Realists…' Grazia Daily
'She's certainly on to something…' Ed West, Daily Telegraph
'Part The Rules and part Malcom Gladwellian sociopop, Mr Good Enough is
surprisingly, unnervingly convincing.' Oprah Magazine
'We cut our coat according to our cloth in life and should do exactly
the same in love. Of course, the miraculous thing about opting for Mr
Second Best is that the moment you open your heart to the possibility of
loving him…you'll wonder why you didn't realise he was a top of the
range model all along.' Vanessa Feltz, Daily Express
'What Lori Gottlieb is saying isn't subversive - it's smart. A
thoroughly entertaining reality check, it will make single women laugh
and squirm, and married people appreciate their spouses even more.'
Diablo Cody, Oscar-winning screen writer of Juno. Lori Gottlieb is an
American author and journalist who writes for New York Times, Elle and
Glamour amongst others and is a regular radio commentator. She attended
Yale and Stanford Medical School before settling as a writer. Mr Good
Enough is her fourth book.
