Separation Anxiety

I enjoyed Separation Anxiety very much... It has a real freshness of voice and though it is very poignant, several parts also made me laugh out loud

Laura Barmett, author of The Versions of Us

What a gem of a novel. Separation Anxiety is wickedly funny, heartrending, poignantly wise, and hopeful. he main character, Judy, is hilariously offbeat, yet very easy to identify with, honest and thoughtful, and I loved spending time with her.

Diane Ackerman, author of The Zookeeper's Wife

Sometimes a book finds its way to you and you just know instantly that this is the book you need now. That’s how I feel about Separation Anxiety. I think it’s the book everyone needs right now. It is compassionate and funny, articulating with gentle humor the terrible things that we’re all grappling with. To steal a phrase from my daughter, it made me happy-cry.

Laura Lippman

Separation Anxiety is as hilarious and painful as life itself...a joy to read

Claire Messud, bestselling author of The Burning Girl and The Emperor’s Children

The light from Laura Zigman’s new novel, "Separation Anxiety," is generated by a kind of literary nuclear fusion: an intense compression of grief and humor.... [Zigman] has a great humorist’s eye for the comedy we’ve seen but overlooked

Washington Post

A triumph of friendship and storytelling . . . Separation Anxiety confronts the stark plateau of middle age with humor and grace. It’s a book that transforms fractured domesticity into a more honest sense of community and selfhood with great wit and enormous heart.

New York Observer

Separation Anxiety] imparts a life-affirming vigor... Judy is a natural comedian and Zigman has gifted her with a fiercely singular voice.

Boston Globe

Written with such humour and heart that’ll make you laugh out loud and have a little sob simultaneously.

STYLIST

Incisive, acerbic, but also a book that’s kind to its characters… a must-read.

RED magazine

A warm-hearted, acutely-observed and knowing revelation of what it feels like when everything starts to go south.

WI LIFE

There are some very funny moments, but it’s also insightful about midlife disappointment and starting over.

GOOD HOUSEKEEPING

‘So sweetly funny, so very touching.’

SAINSBURYS magazine

' Like its messy, flawed heroine, Separation Anxiety is so easy to relate to, and to love.’

CULTURE FLY

‘Both poignant and giggle-inducing, this is a wry look at what happens when life doesn’t quite pan out as you’d hoped’

FABULOUS magazine

‘I adored this wise, funny, sad, quirky story…It’s brilliant on the stories we tell ourselves and others in order to resist change, while beating ourselves up about not taking steps towards a happier future. Heartbreaking and life-affirming.'

DAILY MAIL

'A hilarious yet thought-provoking exploration of the middle-aged limbo.... With wit and tenderness, Zigman explores life's most important relationships as they develop and change over time.'

EMMA STRAUB