BOOKS
BY KAITE WELSH
WHEN KATIE MET CASSIDY
FICTION
Camille Perri
Perri’s energetic follow up to 2016’s The Assistants, where a low-level publishing employee uses her boss’ expenses account to pay off her student loan, sees an unexpected relationship blossom between Katie, recently dumped by her fiancé, and Cassidy, all men’s suits and swagger. It’s part coming-of-age novel, part tantalising glimpse into the New York queer community. Perri captures late-Millennial angst perfectly. Katie is an engaging protagonist as she journeys from heartbreak to self-discovery. As with her debut, this second novel has its characters navigate and negotiate what it means to be a woman in the early 21st century – feminism woven into an enjoyable and moving story that’s as much about community and friendship as it is about romantic love.