Aheartfeltanddelicatelycrafteddebutnovelabouttwoyoungwomenwhobecomeentangledinoneanotherandembarkonasurprisingjourneyofself-discoveryandmodernlove.AislingandMaya’sconnectionisunexpected.MayahasrecentlyreturnedtotheUniversityofEdinburghforhersecondyear,confidentinherplacethereandinherfirstproperrelationshipwithherchildhoodbestfriend,Ethan.Finally,sheisoneofthem,thosehappycouples,self-satisfiedintheknowledgethattheyareonehalfofsomethingsolid.Aislingisafirst-yearstudentfromIreland,readytoleavehercontrollingfamilybehind.Butdespitethedistance,shestillfeelsclaustrophobic,stillfeelswatched.Reelingfromherbreak-upwithherex-girlfriend,shestrugglestomakefriendsandfindsherselfisolated.Thatis,untilAislingjoinsthePoetrySociety.That’swhereshemeetsMaya,andeverythingchanges.MovingbetweenIreland,Scotland,andLondon,SomethingAboutHerisastoryaboutthefragilityandtransformativepoweroffirstlove.Withvividinsightandtenderness,itexposesthefear,hope,andlongingthatcanconsumeus,particularlywhenthere’ssomuchyoustilldon’tknowaboutlove,aboutlife,andaboutyourself.
