She is about to dump her latest obnoxious beau, Jasper, when she gets the telephone call that changes her life: her father has collapsed with a massive heart attack and is dead. Helen's world begins to crumble around her -- her mother attempts suicide, her boyfriend confesses to infidelity, and her beloved cat, Fatboy, suddenly becomes sick. Yet in coming to terms with her father's death, Helen learns a great deal about facing the unexpected and living her own life. After a series of comic encounters, she finds her way to true love, at last.

Humorous, poignant, and a compulsive read, Getting Over It is the freshest, boldest women's novel of the season.