The Burnout

Sparks fly in this delightful novel about two burned out professionals who meet at a ramshackle resort on the British seasideΓÇöfrom the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Party Crasher. ΓÇ£I devoured The Burnout in one greedy gulp. ItΓÇÖs funny,sadrelatableand brilliantly done. Sophie Kinsella is the queen of romantic comedy.ΓÇ¥ΓÇöJojo Moyes She can do anything . . . just not everything. Sasha has had it. She cannot bring herself to respond to another inaneΓÇ£urgentΓÇ¥ (but obviously not at all urgent) email or participate in the corporate employee joyfulness program. She hasnΓÇÖt seen her friends in months. Sex? Seems like a lot of effort. Even cooking dinner takes far too much planning. Sasha has hit a wall. Armed with good intentions to drink kale smoothiestry yogaand find peaceshe heads to the seaside resort she loved as a child. But itΓÇÖs the off seasonthe hotel is in a dilapidated shamblesand she has to share the beach with the only other occupant: a grumpy guy named Finnwho seems as stressed as Sasha. How can she commune with nature when heΓÇÖs sitting on her favorite rockwatching her? Nor can they agree on how best to alleviate their burnout (Sasha: manifestingwild swimming; Finn: drinking whiskygetting pizza delivered to the beach). When curious messagesseemingly addressed to Sasha and Finnbegin to appear on the beachthe two are forced to talkΓÇöabout everything. How did they get so burned out? Can either of them remember something they used to love? (Answer: surfing!) And the question they try and fail to ignore: what does the energy between themΓÇöflaring even in the face of their bone-deep exhaustionΓÇösignify?