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Title details for The Ex-Boyfriend Yard Sale by Haley McGee - Available

The Ex-Boyfriend Yard Sale

Finding a Formula for the Cost of Love

by Haley McGee
Haley McGee
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In this hilarious and heartfelt memoir, Haley McGee sets out to calculate—with mathematical precision—the exact cost of love, and whether all of her former relationships were worth it.
Haley McGee is in debt. The solution? A yard sale of gifts from her ex-boyfriends.
 
But when it comes to pricing, she gets stuck. Surely the ways we invest in our romantic relationships should be reflected in the price. But how? Is the mixtape from your first love worth more than the vintage typewriter from a philanderer? Does sitting on an X-Acto knife wedged between seats on a bus to see the boyfriend you lost your virginity to increase or decrease the value of the necklace he gave you? Should you be compensated for the miserable times or do they render an item worthless?
 
Haley decides to gamble on a larger payout. She interviews her exes and enlists the help of a mathematician to create a formula—with eighty-six variables—for the cost of love. As she's searching for answers, the one that got away reappears with a new proposition.
 
Female desire, heartbreak and the chance for integrity in the aftermath of both are held up in this whipsmart, original and daringly candid memoir. As Haley McGee interrogates her romantic triumphs and failures with unflinching detail and hilarity, her exquisite prose elevates this all too human conundrum: Is love worth it?

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  • Release date

    February 1, 2022

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    • OverDrive Listen audiobook

      • ISBN: 9780385680417
      • File size: 305778 KB
      • Duration: 10:37:02

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • Booklist

      February 25, 2022
      Riddled with credit-card debt and fresh off the plane from Canada after a break-up, McGee, a quick-witted playwright and comedian, is trying to find a path towards becoming financially solvent while living in London. Armed with the memory of past loves, McGee jokingly pitches a proposal to her credit-card company to raise cash to pay down her balance: an ex-boyfriend yard sale. McGee doesn't actually host a yard sale, but the proposal does spark an idea. She creates equations to make a formula calculating the cost of love. In this debut, McGee shares the tally of her ex-boyfriend-related assets and liabilities, which ends up being a cathartic exercise that leads to healthier relationships, better finances, an award-winning play, and peace within--this last item proving to be the most valuable gift of all. McGee's assessment of love is honest, entertaining, and filled with anecdotes that are sure to satisfy anyone who's ever had to pick up the pieces after heartbreak.

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