Everything's Fine

Everything's Fine by Cecilia Rabess is about Jess, a young Black woman, and Josh, a preppy white conservative, who fall reluctantly, complicatedly, deeply in love. For fans of Such a Fun Age and Normal People, this sharply funny and hugely moving debut asks whether love can overcome two very different ways of seeing the world.

What''s at stake when you fall in love? When Jess first meets Josh at their Ivy League college she dislikes him immediately. Josh stands for everything that Jess opposes: a handsome white guy in chinos, ready to take over the world. Meanwhile Jess is almost always the only black woman in their class. She''s sick of the casual racism, the class debates about affirmative action, and she''s especially sick of insensitive, know-it-all, Josh, who isn''t shy about broadcasting his infuriating opinions. But when, after graduating, Jess and Josh end up working together in the same bank, talking about the things they both love, equally despising their awful boss, it seems their connection might be deeper than Jess ever could have imagined. As their tempestuous friendship turns into an electrifying romance that shocks them both, Jess begins to question who she is and what she''s really willing to compromise for love. ''A stunning debut'' - Meg Mason, author of Sorrow and Bliss ''Original, confident, hilarious'' - Sathnam Sanghera, author of Empireland

Autorentext

Cecilia Rabess previously worked as a data scientist at Google and as an associate at Goldman Sachs. Her non-fiction has been featured in McSweeneys, FiveThirtyEight, Fast Company, and FlowingData, among other places. Everything's Fine is her debut novel.

Klappentext

In 2011, Jess is a senior at an Ivy League college. She drinks far too much, she dates the wrong men and spends her days adopting the values of her privileged friends whilst painfully aware that she isn't like them - all too often the only Black woman in the room. Jess craves belonging and acceptance, but she's fed up with the casual racism, the class debates about affirmative action, and she's particularly fed up with one know-it-all, Josh, who isn't shy about broadcasting his infuriating and insensitive opinions.

The years turn and Jess and Josh move in and out of each other's lives, working at the same investment bank, and slowly, tentatively forming a mismatched friendship. He is sure of his place in the world, she is just beginning to discover hers - but the momentum of being young and, soon, in love propels their relationship forward. That is, until 2016. Trump is approaching office and the cultural landscape is shifting. Jess is forced to finally ask whether they are meant to be, and if, in fact, everything's fine.

Zusammenfassung
When Jess, a liberal Black woman, falls reluctantly, complicatedly, deeply in love with Josh, a preppy white conservative, she is forced to ask herself whether love can overcome two very different ways of seeing the world.