Praise includes:

"THIS IS NOT A LOVE SONG is an electrifying novel, reading like it could be sung and strummed from an intimate stage in your favorite bar. Always raw, rhythmic, and true, and unmistakably original."-Jennifer Paddock, author of A SECRET WORD

"It takes tremendous honesty and courage to create characters this real. Fresh, innovative, the sneakily addictive novel they inhabit will stay with you long after you turn the final page."
-Diane Thomas, author of THE YEAR THE MUSIC CHANGED

"[Purcell] delivers again in This is Not a Love Song. Melodrama meets reality in this terrific love story." -BOOKMAN/BOOKWOMAN

From the Editors at Atria:

"From the author of LOVE IS THE DRUG, the wickedly funny, pull-no-punches story of Julia, a hip, young writer whose life is thrown completely out of whack when her free-spirited soulmate secedes to free himself from her, leaving her reeling.

A veritable female counterpart to Nick Hornby, Sarahbeth Purcell combines witty melodramatics with her own brand of hard-edged, tough-girl cadences in THIS IS NOT A LOVE SONG, a fantastic new novel filled with characters who are idealistic enough for readers to relate to and just cynical enough to respect.

When Julia, a beautiful and high-strung young writer, first met Chase one February day two years ago, she knew something was different. An intelligent, free-spirited artist, Chase was not like the other guys Julia had dated. He was her soulmate. At least for two blissful years. And then, with nothing more than a single note left on her bedside table, he was gone-following his life-long search for peace and inspiration on another road trip across the country. But this time, he wasn't coming back.

Devastated and depressed, Julia turns to her friend Delia, a gorgeous and tortured alcoholic who approaches life with the spirit of a warrior. Through terse phone calls and late night crying jags, Deila helps Julia navigate her heartbreaking loss. Hilarious and heart-wrenching, THIS IS NOT A LOVE SONG is a story about hope, healing, and that endless search for the truest form of affection-loving yourself. "