You'll Love It Here
A Novel
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- Expected Aug 11, 2026
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Publisher Description
From the bestselling author of I Hope This Finds You Well comes a sharply funny, surprisingly tender novel about a woman stuck in place, her nosy neighbours and the journey to find where she belongs—with all the heart of a grown-up The Breakfast Club
Mona thought her living situation was bad . . . but the real mess is just beginning.
One day is all it takes for Mona’s life to implode. After years of climbing at her marketing firm, she was supposed to be getting promoted and finally moving out of her crumbling apartment building. Instead, she’s jobless, aimless and still stuck in a space barely big enough for a yoga mat.
Then her eccentric landlady takes a tumble and asks Mona to step in as the building’s reluctant super. The deal is simple: help prep the place for sale, and she can secure the upgrade she’s been chasing. But that’s easier said than done when the neighbours treat “boundaries” as optional. There’s the shouting couple, the mysterious shut-in, a possible panty thief in the laundry room—and Sami, the relentlessly cheerful diner owner who keeps showing up with coffee and unsolicited ideas about community. As Mona gets pulled deeper into the building’s chaos—and closer to the people inside it—she’s forced to confront what, and who, she’s really been trying to outrun. Sometimes, the place you’re desperate to leave is the one that finally shows you who you are.
Wise, heartfelt and laugh-out-loud funny, Natalie Sue’s sophomore novel is a story about burning out, starting over and finding your people in the most unexpected places—perfect for fans of The Wedding People and Anxious People.
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Residents of a Calgary apartment building attempt to fight gentrification in the unexceptional latest from Sue (I Hope This Finds You Well). Living at Valleyview Apartments wasn't supposed to last long for Mona, a mid-level employee at a marketing firm. But at 31, five years after moving in, she's still awaiting her big promotion and can't afford to move. Amid her mounting frustration, Mona sasses an important client and gets put on leave. Then she drunkenly trashes the apartment building's lobby, leaving an obstacle for the landlady, Irene, to trip on. While Irene recovers from her injury, Mona steps up to care for Irene's dog, and Irene's realtor niece, Lana, taps Mona to serve as temporary super and help ready the building for sale behind Irene's back. Mona agrees, if Lana will consider moving her business to Mona's firm, which would give her a chance for a triumphant comeback. But as Mona makes improvements to the building, she gets to know the other tenants and comes to value her newfound sense of community. Of special interest is Sami, a cook at the diner across the alley, who spearheads resistance to the sale, hoping to keep the neighborhood quirky and intact. Sue delivers solid character work—Mona's transformation feels genuine—but the story is largely predictable. For the most part, this paints by numbers.
