“I really feel like I simply actually needed to put it down,” Rebecca continued. “There was a lot I needed to say about what it means to be single in your 20s—I believe in all probability extra particularly in your 30s. And I am actually glad I bought to as a result of now I am in a special story.”
Within the novel, Daphne’s courting life is formed by these mysterious slips of paper telling her the identify of her subsequent paramour and the way a lot time they’ve collectively—their expiration date, because it have been—be it a yr, months or perhaps a whirlwind weekend. Till in the future she is presented with only a identify, no expiration date in sight.
“I believe each relationship nevertheless transient informs what comes subsequent to a sure diploma,” Rebecca famous. “I believe, as anybody is aware of who’s tried to maneuver on from a relationship, generally a weekend may be extra impactful than two years.”