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What Was I Thinking?: 58 Bad Boyfriend Stories

These are true stories, often funny and always recognisable, about the moment a woman realises a relationship is over, even when part of her still wants it to work. Some romances end before lunch, others drag on for years, but the realisation tends to arrive the same way. The collection brings together short pieces by many women writers and artists, some sad, some sweet, some outright strange. Each one reminds the reader that walking away from a bad boyfriend takes nerve, and that the stories are worth telling.

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