Life Expectancy
by Rachael Maddux
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Pub Date Mar 24 2026 | Archive Date Dec 10 2025
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Description
The Year of Magical Thinking meets Ladybird in this millennial coming-of-age memoir, a wry rumination on growing up mortal in the American South at the turn of the 21st century, obsessed with the question of how to live when you know you're going to die. For fans of Sloane Crosley's Grief Is for People and Maggie O'Farrell's I Am, I Am, I Am.
Advance Praise
“Very few people are capable of expressing the central confusion of existence with the grace, humor, smarts, and elegance of Rachael Maddux. It’s a terrible cliché to say her writing makes me feel less alone, but it does—she’s warm but frank, a voice to follow and cherish. I’m so glad she’s written this book.”
—Amanda Petrusich, author of Do Not Sell at Any Price
“Rachael Maddux writes with tremendous heart, candor, and warmth. Processing grief, heartbreak, and existential anxiety alongside her feels like having a long talk with a friend—communing, commiserating, cracking dark jokes, closing down the bar."
—Anna Wiener, author of Uncanny Valley
Available Editions
| EDITION | Paperback |
| ISBN | 9798992356649 |
| PRICE | $20.00 (USD) |
| PAGES | 264 |
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