Andrew is an easy character to like: an introspective and kind loner who’s suffocating under the weight of his own grief. What could be an overwhelmingly grim premise is much sweeter and funnier than it sounds. Telling her the truth would put everything in jeopardy-but it might be the only way he can truly be happy.
The problem, of course, is that she thinks he’s a married father. As they sort through apartments, Andrew and Peggy become closer, and for the first time in quite a while, Andrew starts to form a connection with another person. Their job is an unusual one: visiting the apartments of people who died alone, examining their belongings to see if they had next of kin. Andrew thinks it’s just more comfortable to be by himself-but then Peggy starts working at his office. His only friends are members of an online model train forum, and his only relative is a faraway sister with whom he has a strained relationship. It was all a misunderstanding, but now his office thinks he has a loving wife and two children even though Andrew lives alone. It started innocently enough-he misspoke when his boss asked if he had kids, so he made up an entire family to get out of an awkward conversation. Maybe it's time for him to start.In Roper’s quirky and heartfelt debut, a lonely man learns to step outside the confines of his safe but stifling comfort zone.Īndrew never meant to get caught up in a lie at work. For twenty years, Andrew has worked to keep his heart safe, forgetting one important thing: how to live. When new employee Peggy breezes into the office like a breath of fresh air, she makes Andrew feel truly alive for the first time in decades.Could there be more to life than this?But telling Peggy the truth could mean losing everything. At least, that's what his coworkers believe.Then he meets Peggy.A misunderstanding has left Andrew trapped in his own white lie and his lonely apartment.
Luckily, he goes home to a loving family every night.
Smart, darkly funny, and life-affirming, How Not to Die Alone is the bighearted debut novel we all need, for fans of Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine, it's a story about love, loneliness, and the importance of taking a chance when we feel we have the most to lose.Andrew's been feeling stuck.For years he's worked a thankless public health job, searching for the next of kin of those who die alone.
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