How to Leave

I read this book as an ARC and am providing an honest review. Having lived in NYC for seven years and in several other states and a foreign country, I was intrigued by Erin Clune's story of moving from NYC to small town Madison, WI (where she grew up and still had family). Having found my paradise on earth five years ago, her tips and hints on assimilating in a new place were not of use to me; however, I found similarities with my past moves. What I loved was her (sometimes raunchy) style of writing and her humor. She is a funny lady and makes the book an enjoyable read. To be honest, see seemed more like a born and bred New Yorker than she did a girl raised in Madison, WI. So what I loved most about the book was the way she became a New Yorker with that love/hate relationship I know so well. And the angst about should I stay or should I go. I could identify with all that. And the fact that wherever I have moved to, most of my good friends also came from “away”. Yet, she and her family made the right move at the right time for them and have also made themselves part of the community. The book is funny and thoughtful.