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Monica Heisey is ready to publish the anti-romantic comedy. The Canadian writer and comedian, who previously worked on Schitt's Creek, has created a tender yet sharp novel that tells the heartbreaking and hilarious tales of a young woman going through a divorce.

There’s nothing funny about divorce, unless you’re reading Canadian comedian and writer Monica Heisey’s debut novel, Really Good, Actually. Heisey captures all the trauma and humor of the situation through the story of her 29-year-old protagonist, Maggie, whose marriage, the culmination of a 10-year relationship, ends after 608 days (yes, she’s counting).

Fourth Estate has snapped up a "devastatingly funny and sharply bittersweet" debut novel from comedian and Schitt's Creek screenwriter Monica Heisey in a 48-hour pre-empt.