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McGee, Haley, 1985- -- Relations with men.
Actors and actresses -- Canada -- Biography.
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McGee, Haley, 1985-
McGee, Haley, 1985-
McGee, Haley, 1985- -- Relations with men.
Actors and actresses -- Canada -- Biography.
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The ex-boyfriend yard sale : finding a formula for the cost of love /
Haley
McGee
.
by
McGee
,
Haley
,
1985-
Doubleday Canada, 2022.
Call #:
792.028092 M478e
Subjects
McGee
,
Haley
,
1985-
McGee
,
Haley
,
1985-
--
Relations
with
men
.
Actors and actresses
--
Canada
--
Biography.
ISBN:
9780385694766 (pbk.)
Description:
380 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Summary:
"In this hilarious and heartfelt memoir,
Haley
McGee
sets out to calculate--with mathematical precision--the exact cost of love, and whether all of her former relationships were worth it.
Haley
McGee
is in debt. The solution? A yard sale of gifts from her ex-boyfriends. But when it comes to pricing, she gets stuck. Surely the ways we invest in our romantic relationships should be reflected in the price. But how? Is the mixtape from your first love worth more than the vintage typewriter from a philanderer? Does sitting on an X-Acto knife wedged between seats on a bus to see the boyfriend you lost your virginity to increase or decrease the value of the necklace he gave you? Should you be compensated for the miserable times or do they render an item worthless?
Haley
decides to gamble on a larger payout. She interviews her exes and enlists the help of a mathematician to create a formula--with eighty-six variables--for the cost of love. As she's searching for answers, the one that got away reappears with a new proposition. Female desire, heartbreak and the chance for integrity in the aftermath of both are held up in this whip smart, original and daringly candid memoir. As
Haley
McGee
interrogates her romantic triumphs and failures with unflinching detail and hilarity, her exquisite prose elevates this all too human conundrum: Is love worth it?"--From publisher.
Genre:
Memoirs.
Creative nonfiction.
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