How it Works Out
How it Works Out by Myriam Lacroix, published by Overlook Press in 2024, is a thought-provoking exploration of love and relationships through a unique lens. This edition spans 218 pages and is presented in English. The narrative follows Myriam and Allison as they navigate their romance through a series of hypothetical scenarios, each revealing different facets of their connection and the complexities of their lives.
Readers will find a genre-bending story that delves into themes of queerness, love, and the desire for connection across multiple timelines. The book presents a blend of humor and poignancy, showcasing the characters’ journeys from early romance to the darker realities that challenge their relationship. With elements of erotica and literary fiction, How it Works Out offers an engaging and multifaceted portrayal of love’s promises and perils.
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** Shortlisted for the 2025 VCU Cabell First Novelist Award ** Shortlisted for the 2025 Amazon Canada First Novel Award ** Longlisted for the 2024 Story Prize **
“Audacious, breathtaking, and inspiring.” –GEORGE SAUNDERS
“Madcap, delirious, exhilaratingly good.” –KELLY LINK
“A delightfully bizarre and unabashedly queer revelation.” –TEGAN and SARA QUIN
“A beautifully brilliant, hilariously sad stunner of a debut that never forgets about the heart.” –NANA KWAME ADJEI-BRENYAH
What if you had the chance to rewrite the course of your relationship, again and again, in the hopes that it would work out?
When Myriam and Allison fall in love at a show in a run-down punk house, their relationship begins to unfold through a series of hypotheticals:
What if they became mothers by finding a baby in an alley? What if the only cure for Myriam’s depression was Allison’s flesh? What if they were B-list celebrities, famous for writing a book about building healthy lesbian relationships? How much darker–or sexier–would their dynamic be if one were a power-hungry CEO, and the other her lowly employee?
From the fantasies of early romance to the slow encroaching of violence that unravels the fantasy, each reality builds to complete a brilliant, painfully funny portrait of love’s many promises and perils.
Equal parts sexy and profane, unsentimental, and gut-wrenching, How It Works Out is a genre-bending, arresting, uncanny exploration of queerness, love, and our drive for connection, in any and all possible worlds.
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