Sweetener, (Paperback)

<b>From the author of <i>A Good Happy Girl</i>, a lesbian screwball comedy following two exes who turn to online dating after their dramatic split--only to end up seeing the same woman</b> <p>In <i>Sweetener</i>, recently separated wives, both named Rebecca, can't seem to disentangle their lives. Lonely and depressed, Rebecca is scraping by as a part-time cashier at an organic grocery store. Despite having less than ten dollars in her bank account, she lists herself as a sugar mama on a lesbian hookup app. Enter Charlotte, a charismatic artist who, unbeknownst to Rebecca, is also dating her wife. </p><p>Meanwhile, the other Rebecca, a newly sober doctoral student, has renewed her efforts to foster a child. The catch? Because the Rebeccas are still legally married, she needs her wife to attend parenting classes with her as part of the approval process. </p><p>Neither of them asks whether this means they're getting back together, but the idea alone sends Charlotte into a tailspin. As Charlotte navigates her desire for each Rebecca--or her desire for attention--her world becomes more and more Gumby-like and surreal. It doesn't help that she's been wearing a fake pregnancy belly to all of her dates, and only one of the Rebeccas knows it isn't real. </p><p>Sumptuous, sticky, and slightly absurd, <i>Sweetener</i> brings together three women fixated on the fantasy of motherhood, and trying to figure out what kind of mother, partner, or sugar mama they want to be.</p>

• Sweetener, (Paperback)
• Author: Marissa Higgins
• ISBN: 9781646223435
• Format: Paperback
• Publication Date: 2026-08-18
• Page Count: 272