The Roxy Letters, Mary Pauline Lowry
The Roxy Letters, Mary Pauline Lowry
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The Roxy Letters

Author: Mary Pauline Lowry

Narrator: Jayme Mattler

Unabridged: 9 hr 39 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 04/07/2020


Synopsis

Meet Roxy. For fans of Where’d You Go, Bernadette and Bridget Jones’s Diary comes “just the kind of comic novel we need right now” (The Washington Post) about an Austin artist trying to figure out her life one letter to her ex-boyfriend at a time.

Bridget Jones penned a diary; Roxy writes letters. Specifically: she writes letters to her hapless, rent-avoidant ex-boyfriend—and current roommate—Everett. This charming and funny twenty-something is under-employed (and under-romanced), and she’s decidedly fed up with the indignities she endures as a deli maid at Whole Foods (the original), and the dismaying speed at which her beloved Austin is becoming corporatized. When a new Lululemon pops up at the intersection of Sixth and Lamar where the old Waterloo Video used to be, Roxy can stay silent no longer.

As her letters to Everett become less about overdue rent and more about the state of her life, Roxy realizes she’s ready to be the heroine of her own story. She decides to team up with her two best friends to save Austin—and rescue Roxy’s love life—in whatever way they can. But can this spunky, unforgettable millennial keep Austin weird, avoid arrest, and find romance—and even creative inspiration—in the process?

With timely themes and hilarious, laugh-out-loud moments, Roxy Letters is a smart and clever story that is “bursting with originality, quirky wit, and delightful charm” (Hannah Orenstein, author of Playing with Matches).

About Mary Pauline Lowry

Mary Pauline Lowry is a native of Austin, Texas. She received her MFA from Boise State University. The author of the novels The Roxy Letters and Wildfire, she’s also a regular contributor to O, The Oprah Magazine. Her work has appeared in The New York Times MagazineThe New York TimesThe Millions, and other publications.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Miranda

Just released my Worst 2020 Books Video - now that you know this one made the list, click the link to find the rest!The Written ReviewStop complaining. Stop being so wishy-washy. You want power? Take it.Roxy - a quasi-vegan, dog-loving perpetually broke artist- has hit yet another......more

Goodreads review by Tucker

Many thanks to INSERT for sending me a copy in exchange for an honest review Dear Everett… If I could describe this book in one word, it would be “sigh”. A very long, relatively annoyed sigh. When I requested this book, it was because the publishers seemed to be putting so much faith in it......more

Goodreads review by Theresa

I didn’t like the first couple chapters of this book because the narrator is writing letters to her ex-boyfriend who has moved in with her, and it took me some getting used to this style. I’m so glad I stuck with it because I FELL IN LOVE WITH THIS NOVEL. The narrator, Roxy, is a vegan who works at t......more

AVAILABLE APRIL 7th Uh...this was no Bridget Jones's Diary. Yes, both Bridget and Roxy are quirky, but where Bridget was quick, precise, and hilarious...Roxy is long, rambling, and sometimes mildly amusing. Roxy enjoys writing letters to her ex-boyfriend, who, for a short portion of the story, is also......more

Goodreads review by Frank

3.5 Stars, rounded down. I thoroughly enjoyed this refreshing debut, it was a blast! I found myself laughing out loud more than once while listening to this audio-book, imagining myself in some of the outrageous situations Roxy found herself in. I will say that Roxy came off a bit needy and 'extra,'......more


Quotes

"Jayme Mattler's throaty, laid-back presentation is the perfect foil for this quirky audiobook. It's a smart glimpse of a millennial's take on the changing city of Austin, Texas, and her examination of her underachieving life. It's all triggered by a Lululemon store opening up near the Whole Foods where she works. Through a series of letters to her former boyfriend/roommate that she writes but doesn't deliver, Roxy explores life, love, activism, feminism, and the 'joys' of having meth heads living next door. Veering from the absurd to the sublime, from the hilarious to the poignant, this audiobook is a pleasure to hear. Mattler keeps to a steady cadence that makes the listener experience the story in a personal way."