An NPR Books We Love 2025
One of Brooklyn Public Library’s Books We Love 2025
It’s spring of 2020 and Rachel Bloomstein—mother of three, recent divorcée, and Brooklynite—is stuck inside. But her newly awakened lust for a new life refuses to be contained. Frustrated with the existing dating options, Rachel creates Frankie, the AI chatbot she programs with all the good parts of dating in middle age . . . and some of the bad. But perhaps real life has more in store...
Praise for
Amy Shearn's writing
"Shearn is gifted, crafting quirky and charming prose."
—Publishers Weekly
"Shearn’s narrative is delightfully manic and extremely witty."
—Kirkus Reviews
“She has a glorious way of description, conjuring vivid images with brevity and wit…This is an author to read now and definitely watch in the future.”
—Dallas Morning News