Now Is Not a Good Time for a Breakdown

A refreshing and boldly human story of one woman’s personal reckoning andsubsequent self-discovery—from a debut novelist to watch. Jess has everythingshe thought she wanted: a thriving career, a packed social calendar, and a NewYork City apartment with her best friend.On paper, she’s thriving; in reality, she’s unraveling—stuck between the lifeshe imagined and the one she’s living. When her best friend falls in love,Jess’s sense of stability begins to slip as the cracks in her seemingly perfectlife begin to show. Torn between stability and desire, Jess finds herselfcaught between two men: Greg, a picture-perfect architect, whose version ofadulthood promises comfort and security, and Taylor, a magnetic bartender,who awakens the opportunity for exhilaration and escape.Th en the world shuts down… As the Covid-19 pandemic spreads to New YorkCity, the fragile vices holding Jess’s life together collapse leaving her alone withquestions she’s been avoiding.Cue a breakdown, as Jess takes stock of her life beyond its successful exterior:excess, avoidant ambition, situationships, and insincerity; and, instead ofunraveling, considers the terrifying freedom of starting over.Darkly funny and emotionally raw, Now is Not a Good Time for a Breakdownis an empowering coming-of-age novel examining what it means to come intoyour own when visible markers of success aren’t enough to stifl e the feelingof quietly falling apart. Read more