The Status of All Things: A Novel

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What would you do if you could literally rewrite your fate on Facebook? This heartwarming and hilarious new novel from the authors of Your Perfect Life follows a woman who discovers she can change her life through online status updates.Kate is a thirty-five-year-old woman who is obsessed with social media. So when her fianc , Max, breaks things off at their rehearsal dinner to be with Kates close friend and coworker, no less she goes straight to Facebook to share it with the world. But somethings changed. Suddenly, Kates real life starts to mirror whatever she writes in her Facebook status. With all the power at her fingertips, and heartbroken and confused over why Max left her, Kate goes back in time to rewrite their history. Kate’s two best friends, Jules and Liam, are the only ones who know the truth. In order to convince them shes really time traveled, Kate offers to use her Facebook status to help improve their lives. But her attempts to help them dont go exactly as planned, and every effort to get Max back seems to only backfire, causing Kate to wonder if its really possible to change her fate. In The Status of All Things, Liz Fenton and Lisa Steinke combine the humor and heart of Sarah Pekkanen and Jennifer Weiner while exploring the pitfalls of posting your entire life on the Internet. They raise the questions: What if you could create your picture-perfect life? Would you be happy? Would you still be you? For anyone whos ever attempted or failed to be their perfect self online, this is a story of wisdom and wit that will leave you with new appreciation for the true status of your life.

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