EVERYTHING I KNOW ABOUT LOVE: A Review of Dolly Alderton's Memoir

In her best selling memoir, "Everything I Know About Love," Dolly Alderton, highlights the trials and triumphs of entering into adulthood. Her memoir tells the stories of navigating new relationships, enjoying nights out, landing a job, and putting yourself back out there after heartbreak. But throughout it all, she celebrates the bonds of friendships—friends really are forever.

“Nearly everything I know about love, I've learnt from my long-term friendships with women.”

From the very first page I wanted to be Dolly’s friend. She’s quirky and funny. She’s genuine and vulnerable. She makes you feel like you’re not alone. This is an absolute must-read for any young woman navigating her mid-20s. With each chapter, Dolly’s growth is evident; her reflections are candid. She possess a unique ability to put into words the unspoken thoughts and emotions within all of us.

Whether you read the book or simply check out some popular quotes, there’s an undeniable universality in Dolly’s words. “Everything I Know About Love” transcends age and circumstance, imparting important insights that have stayed with me long since I finished the book.

“Because I am enough. My heart is enough. The stories and the sentences twisting around my mind are enough. I am fizzing and frothing and buzzing and exploding. I'm bubbling over and burning up. My early-morning walks and my late-night baths are enough. My loud laugh at the pub is enough. My piercing whistle, my singing in the shower, my double-jointed toes are enough. I am a just-pulled pint with a good, frothy head on it. I am my own universe; a galaxy; a solar system. I am the warm-up act, the main event, and the backing singers. And if this is it, if this is all there is- just me and the trees and the sky and the seas- I know now that that's enough.”

You can check out Dolly Alderton's website here.