Maggie’s going Nowhere, by Rose Hartley

Maggie Cotton embodies every cliché of the entitled millennial. At 29, she is in the 10th year of her three-year degree and she sponges off her long-suffering mother and inadequate boyfriend. She thinks she’s smarter, cooler and knows better than everyone else. Her saving grace is her best friend Jen, who is about to marry a total creep despite Maggie’s best efforts. Her mother cuts her off, her boyfriend dumps her and her Uni kicks her out, so resourceful Maggie moves into a caravan and starts volunteering for a charity to claim Centrelink benefits. What could possibly go wrong? Well, plenty of course and finding out just how low Maggie can go and how she lifts herself back up again is an entertaining read. Despite her awful behaviour to family and friends Maggie does have a good heart and talents beyond blow jobs, when she puts her mind to it. You can’t help liking her, event though you she needs a kick up the arse. Hartley paints a realistic and colourful picture of true friendship, family dysfunction and the minefield of modern relationships in a way that is smart and funny. Quality chick lit.