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Notes on Your Sudden Disappearance: A Novel

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Notes From Your Bookseller
Notes From Your Bookseller

In turns heartbreaking and hilarious, Notes On Your Sudden Disappearance is both a coming of age novel and a love story about two people who find themselves inexplicably drawn to each other after a tragedy. This is a moving novel dotted with glimmers of joy that will stick with readers long after they've turned the last page.

Named a Best Book of the Year by NPR and The Chicago Tribune
An Indie Next pick for June 2022
A USA Today "Must Read"

Named a Most Anticipated Book of May by The Millions


A vividly felt love story from the bestselling author of The Wedding People.

“Heartbreaking and funny, often in the same sentence—a deeply felt, finely wrought, and highly satisfying novel. Alison Espach has created a family whose every sorrow, joy, and idiosyncrasy is utterly, vibrantly real.”—The New York Times bestselling au...

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