![]() ![]() The novel centers upon the nebulous idea of adulthood - what does it mean to be an adult? And why is society's idea of being grown up so tied to not being single? Andrea ponders this question as the world around her begins to shift: her best friend, Indigo, is getting married her brother, somehow unscathed by their traumatic childhood, and sister-in-law are having a baby and her friend, Matthew, is single-mindedly devoted to his art. ![]() "I just wanted to see this fully realized person that was confident in her desires."Īndrea, is, indeed more than her singleness, though sometimes even she has difficulty accepting that. "I feel like you see more in nonfiction as a thing to be reported," author Jami Attenberg tells Bustle. In other words, she's exactly the kind of woman that doesn't get much love in literature. ![]() Andrea Bern, the 39-year-old protagonist of All Grown Up, is single, childless, and has never been married. ![]()
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