A dazzling literary debut, Everyone and Everything will make you laugh, cry and call your sister.
When Yael Silver’s world comes crashing down, she looks to the past for answers and finds solace in surprising places. An unconventional new friendship, a seaside safe space and an unsettling amount of dairy help her to heal as she wrestles with her demons – and some truly terrible erotic literature.
Funny and tender, Everyone and Everything is about friendship, grief and the deep, frustrating bond between sisters. It asks what makes us who we are and what leads us onto ledges. Perfect for fans of Meg Mason, Nora Ephron and Victoria Hannan, this is an intimate, wry and wise exploration of one woman’s journey to the brink and back.
Walk past the bookstore of any major airport in the country and you will see Everyone and Everything [NM1] front-and-centre of the bestseller display – and for good reason. This moving debut is the best company you could have on a flight – or anywhere, actually.
Nadine J. Cohen is a writer and refugee advocate from Sydney. Her activism has seen her found a volunteer-run not-for-profit serving refugees and asylum seekers affected by offshore detention, and her insightful musings can be found all over the internet. A brilliant expansion on her highly popular social media pursuits, Cohen has gifted us with Everyone and Everything, her debut novel.
Cohen’s debut is a journey into self-healing while dealing with the onslaught of life, inherited trauma, heart-breaking grief and existential curveballs. Smart without being smug, insightful and hysterically funny, this novel is destined to be one of the most-loved releases of the year.
Everyone and Everything is a sassy, soulful, current, conversational and truly delightful read. Written in the first person, the heart of the story is its compelling, adorable, flawed and deeply relatable protagonist. Yael Silver is a thirty-something Jewish hot mess of hope. She’s an instant best friend to us as she travels through various life stages on a journey to healing, post a traumatic episode.
We also come to know Liora, Yael’s powerhouse loyal sister, Liora’s family, Yael’s fashion-forward psychiatrist Priya, and a new friend, Shirley. These are all superbly and richly drawn characters with their own rhythms and quirks.
‘Welcome to the multicultural, semi-nude, body positive utopia you never knew you needed.’ This line relates to Yael’s experience at the women’s pool she’s been introduced to, but it sums up how I feel about Everyone and Everything. It’s the novel I never knew I needed but now know I’ll never forget.
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