Cherry Baby is the latest book from Rainbow Rowell, who has popped up on this blog a bunch of times with things like Fangirl, Carry On, Scattered Showers and Pumpkinheads. This is her new adult novel, about Cherry whose husband is off in Hollywood making a movie while she is back in Omaha. Tom wrote a semi-autobiographical webcomic – and so Cherry is in it as Baby. Baby is so closely based on Cherry that she gets recognised in the supermarket. But what most people don’t know is that Tom isn’t coming back and Cherry needs to figure out who she is without him. I’ve seen some mixed reviews of this because of the way that Cherry – who is fat – is written, but also a lot of positivity about it too, so I’m hoping that I’m going to like it.
If you’re in the UK, this is out today – if you’re in the US this came out on Tuesday. It should be pretty easy to get hold of – I had it pre-ordered from Waterstoneswhich is usually a good sign of availabilty – and it turned up a few days early which was an added bonus. Obviously it’s also in Kobo and Kindle as well.
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