How to Be Single

by Liz Tuccillo

Julie Jenson, a single thirty-eight-year-old book publicist in New York, gets a hysterical phone call from her friend Georgia. Reeling from her husband's announcement that he is leaving her, Georgia convinces Julie to organize a fun girls' night out. But the night, which ends with a trip to the hospital, becomes a wake-up call for Julie. Fed up with the dysfunction and disappointments of being single, Julie quits her job and sets off to find out how women around the world are dealing with this dreaded phenomenon.

Chappie’s discussion starters

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Which character stayed with you after you turned the last page, and why?
Was there a moment where you disagreed with a character’s choice? What would you have done?
What theme did this book keep circling back to — and did it earn its ending?
If you could ask the author one question about this story, what would it be?
Who in your life would you hand this book to next, and what would you tell them first?