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Monica Heisey finds the humour in divorce for her novel, Really Good, Actually

Last month, the TV writer Monica Heisey (Schitt’s Creek, Baroness Von Sketch Show) released her highly-anticipated debut novel, Really Good, Actually, which follows the devastating and often absurd journey of a 28-year-old going through the first year of her divorce.

The author opens up about navigating divorce at a young age, and how she found humour in heartbreak

A composite photo of a cook cover featuring an illustration of a woman with lots of red hair crying and a photo of the author, a young woman with a lot of red hair and bangs.
Really Good, Actually is a novel by Monica Heisey. (Yuli Scheidt, HarperCollins)

In her highly-anticipated debut novel Really Good, Actually, writer and comedian Monica Heisey unveils the devastating and often absurd journey of a 28-year-old going through the first year of her divorce.

Heisey has spent much of her career in TV writers' rooms – working on shows like Baroness Von Sketch Show and Schitt's Creek. Now, she talks about navigating divorce at a young age, and how to find humour in heartbreak.

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