In this reverse love story set in Paris and London, which The Wall Street Journal hailed as “funny and soulful…immediately appealing,” a failed monogamist attempts to woo his wife back and to answer the question: Is it really possible to fall back in love with your spouse? Despite the success of his first solo show in Paris and the support of his brilliant French wife and young daughter, thirty-four-year-old British artist Richard Haddon is too busy mourning the loss of his American mistress to a famous cutlery designer to appreciate his fortune. But after Richard discovers that a painting he originally made for his wife, Anne—when they were first married and deeply in love—has sold, it shocks him back to reality and he resolves to reinvest wholeheartedly in his family life…just in time for his wife to learn the extent of his affair. Rudderless and remorseful, Richard embarks on a series of misguided attempts to win Anne back while focusing his creative energy on a provocative art piece to prove that he’s still the man she once loved. Skillfully balancing biting wit with a deep emotional undercurrent, this “charming and engrossing portrait of one man’s midlife crisis” ( Elle ) creates the perfect picture of an imperfect family—and a heartfelt exploration of marriage, love, and fidelity. Best Book of 2014: Real Simple Bustle Flavorwire Electric Literature “Maum is funny: the kind of funny that is mean and dirty, with some good bad words thrown in. And she has a satiric eye for artsy pretension. . . . Enticing.” ― New York Times Book Review “Here we have the literary beach read — a book that pleases people who read two books a month and people who read two books a year. . . . The situation is timeworn and irresistible. The settings . . . are idyllic escapes, lushly drawn. . . . [Maum] is abundantly gifted — funny, open-hearted, adept at bringing global issues into the personal sphere . . . eventually creating that rare thing: a book for everyone.” ― Washington Post "Funny, touching and wise about love and vanity, this seductive debut might leave you rethinking some decisions of your own." ― People, People Picks Book of the Week “A great story about love and marriage . . . Very enchanting, a good beach read.” ― Today Show, Summer's Top Reads "Maum is not only convincing, but emotionally aggrandizing in her exploration of the challenges of love and marriage. . . . The characters are so identifiable in their cringeable weaknesses and reasonable mistakes, that it is hard not to see oneself in them." — Brooklyn Daily Eagle “Courtney Maum bursts onto the scene with a hilarious and wise novel. . . . Richard Haddon is one of the more lovable male characters we've encountered this season. . . . You'll find yourself agog at Maum's masterful storytelling and dead-on descriptions.” ― Glamour “Dry-as-a-bone humor, a realistic marriage with all its pitfalls and joys, artists portrayed as real people instead of caricatures, and France! You don’t need another perfect novel for summer—this is it.” —BookRiot “Well-written . . . Takes some turns that are both unexpected and entertaining. . . . I won’t be the only reader eagerly awaiting Maum’s next undertaking.”— Roanoke Times "The dialogue is pointed, witty and direct about sex, art and familial relationships. The characters are perceptive to a fault, and there is plenty of introspection. If nothing else, this fixes the love story in modern times."— Berkshire Eagle “Filled with humor, as well as painful yearning. There is much heart in Courtney Maum’s page-turning debut novel, making it a terrifically satisfying and memorable read.” ― BookReporter "A charming and engrossing portrait of one man's midlife mess . . . Smart, fast-paced . . . You come for the plot, but you stay for the characters—especially Maum's flawed but likable and basically well-intentioned hero. Ultimately, this is the story of a man who would do anything to be a better person, and you will avidly wish for him to succeed." ― Elle "A winning first novel of infidelity, forgiveness, and (maybe, just maybe) falling back in love.” ― O Magazine, 15 Titles to Pick Up Now “Funny and soulful . . . Filled with wise and revealing insights about the mature rewards embattled marriages provide. . . . [An] immensely appealing novel.” ― The Wall Street Journal “[An] affably comic take on husbandly comeuppance, Courtney Maum’s I Am Having So Much Fun Here Without You follows a once-sizzling British artist’s hilariously misguided efforts to win back the love of his wife.” ― Vogue “[A] witty novel about an artist galvanized by the sale of a painting to confront some tough questions about fidelity and marriage. It’s got emotions, humor — and a really great title.” ― The Miami Herald “Dry-as-a-bone humor, a realistic marriage with all its pitfalls and joys, artists portrayed as real people instead of caricatures, and France! You don’t need another perfect novel for summer–thi