--- product_id: 442799050 title: "How to Walk Away: A Novel" price: "€ 38.83" currency: EUR in_stock: true reviews_count: 5 url: https://www.desertcart.be/products/442799050-how-to-walk-away-a-novel store_origin: BE region: Belgium --- # 4.6/5 stars - highly rated by 931 readers 0.7 lbs - lightweight for easy carry #1,015 Romantic Comedy rank - trending read How to Walk Away: A Novel **Price:** € 38.83 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Summary > 🔥 Dive into the love story everyone’s talking about! ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** How to Walk Away: A Novel - **How much does it cost?** € 38.83 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.be](https://www.desertcart.be/products/442799050-how-to-walk-away-a-novel) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Key Features - • **Light as a Feather:** At just 0.7 pounds, perfect for your daily commute or weekend escape. - • **Critically Acclaimed:** 4.6-star average from 931 reviews proves it's a must-read. - • **Instant Bestseller Buzz:** Join thousands who can't put down this #1,015 ranked romantic comedy. - • **Emotional Depth Meets Wit:** A masterful blend of humor, heartbreak, and hope that resonates deeply. - • **Perfect for Millennial Dreamers:** Explore themes of resilience and unexpected love that mirror your own ambitions. ## Overview How to Walk Away by Katherine Center is a lightweight, critically acclaimed novel blending humor and heartbreak. Ranked #1,015 in Romantic Comedy with a 4.6-star rating from over 900 readers, it tells a compelling story of resilience, unexpected love, and finding joy amid adversity. ## Description From the author of Happiness for Beginner s comes the instant New York Times bestseller (May 2018), an unforgettable love story about finding joy even in the darkest of circumstances. Margaret Jacobsen is just about to step into the bright future she's worked for so hard and so long: a new dream job, a fiancé she adores, and the promise of a picture-perfect life just around the corner. Then, suddenly, on what should have been one of the happiest days of her life, everything she worked for is taken away in a brief, tumultuous moment. In the hospital and forced to face the possibility that nothing will ever be the same again, Maggie must confront the unthinkable. First there is her fiancé, Chip, who wallows in self-pity while simultaneously expecting to be forgiven. Then, there's her sister Kit, who shows up after pulling a three-year vanishing act. Finally, there's Ian, her physical therapist, the one the nurses said was too tough for her. Ian, who won't let her give in to her pity, and who sees her like no one has seen her before. Sometimes the last thing you want is the one thing you need. Sometimes we all need someone to catch us when we fall. And sometimes love can find us in the least likely place we would ever expect. How to Walk Away is Katherine Center at her very best--a masterpiece of a novel that is both hopeful and hilarious; truthful and wise; tender and brave. Praise for How to Walk Away: "Katherine Center's voice did what great fiction is meant to do: It pulled me in so immediately and completely that I forgot about real life." --Taylor Jenkins Reid, bestselling author of Daisy Jones & the Six "I can't think of a blurb good enough for this novel... poignant, funny, heartbreaking. " --Jenny Lawson, bestselling author of Furiously Happy Review: Nice Product Awesome. - Nice Product Awesome. Review: Great story and characters, beautifully written, too - I very much enjoyed this book. The story is engaging, and the characters are extremely well drawn. The book is beautifully written, and really drew me in. I loved it. I do have one source of frustration with it, albeit not enough of one to make me recommend it less highly. I admit to the crass concern of worrying about money on the heroine's behalf, an important respect in which this novel steps away from any claim to being realistic. Maggie never seems to have money problems, even though she had based spending before the accident on getting a fabulous job in business, a job that never materialized. Her parents don't seem to have any problems with money, either, nor does her sister. Maggie's insurance company, mentioned several times in the book, would have insisted on seeking recompense for the huge costs they undertake, and, if necessary, suing her stupid fiancé for negligently causing her injury. The authorities identified the cause of the crash as pilot error, and there is no way that an insurance company would have let that ride, nor should Maggie or her Maggie's parents have done so. But putting that aside, the book is terrific, and I'm looking forward to reading Things You Save In a Fire. ## Features - Item Trademark: ST. MARTIN'S GRIFFIN - manufacturer: St. Martin's Griffin - Item Weight: pounds, pounds, 0.7, 0.7 ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | #199,406 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #1,015 in Romantic Comedy #1,019 in Women's Fiction | | Customer Reviews | 4.6 out of 5 stars 931 Reviews | ## Images ![How to Walk Away: A Novel - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81LEIPXIekL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Nice Product Awesome. *by A***N on 21 September 2018* Nice Product Awesome. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Great story and characters, beautifully written, too *by W***N on 12 December 2024* I very much enjoyed this book. The story is engaging, and the characters are extremely well drawn. The book is beautifully written, and really drew me in. I loved it. I do have one source of frustration with it, albeit not enough of one to make me recommend it less highly. I admit to the crass concern of worrying about money on the heroine's behalf, an important respect in which this novel steps away from any claim to being realistic. Maggie never seems to have money problems, even though she had based spending before the accident on getting a fabulous job in business, a job that never materialized. Her parents don't seem to have any problems with money, either, nor does her sister. Maggie's insurance company, mentioned several times in the book, would have insisted on seeking recompense for the huge costs they undertake, and, if necessary, suing her stupid fiancé for negligently causing her injury. The authorities identified the cause of the crash as pilot error, and there is no way that an insurance company would have let that ride, nor should Maggie or her Maggie's parents have done so. But putting that aside, the book is terrific, and I'm looking forward to reading Things You Save In a Fire. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Unexpected! *by A***I on 17 June 2022* After giving up on Happiness For Beginners I wasn't sure if I'd enjoy this book by the same author but I read the whole thing in a day. Maggie is such a likeable sunshine character and she made me giggle. Her struggle was written well and the story had a good balance of family dynamics, struggles of rehabilitation and romance. I would say the romance side felt a bit unfinished. I would've liked a bit more interaction between Maggie and Iain whilst she was in hospital but overall this is a 4.5 star read. ## Frequently Bought Together - How to Walk Away: A Novel - Things You Save in a Fire - Happiness for Beginners --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.be/products/442799050-how-to-walk-away-a-novel](https://www.desertcart.be/products/442799050-how-to-walk-away-a-novel) --- *Product available on Desertcart Belgium* *Store origin: BE* *Last updated: 2026-07-27*