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Olive Brewster has arranged her life to avoid surprises. Then her best friend Birdie, who is dying, asks her to find an old love in New York. Olive sets off from England to look for Chuck, with no travel experience and a cocky television comedy writer soon taking an interest in her.
From the author’s blurb
“Olive Brewster is a scaredy cat.”Read the full description at Kirsty Greenwood, author description
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What makes it funny?
Olive’s attempt to stay inconspicuous goes badly when a man she meets on the flight uses her likeness in a television comedy show. Embarrassing encounters keep producing consequences she has to dodge around the city. Readers in romcom groups name it among their funniest picks.
The comedy at work
Olive wants the protection of a predictable routine. The trip repeatedly puts her where people can notice her mistakes, and getting away from an awkward moment doesn’t stop it catching up with her later.
Try this if…
An appetite for secondhand embarrassment helps with Olive’s trip. There’s romance, but the friendship that sends her to New York gives the journey its purpose. Romcom readers have suggested it to people who enjoy Portia Macintosh and Mhairi McFarlane.
Good to know
Birdie’s terminal illness is central to the story, with grief and the prospect of losing a friend alongside the comic mishaps. It’s a standalone.
A few distinguishing details
- A reluctant traveler searching New York for her friend’s first love
- Public embarrassment that follows Olive across the city
More funny contemporary romance
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