"I didn\'t know how much I needed a laugh until I began reading Stephen McCauley\'s new novel, My Ex-Life .
This is the kind of witty, sparkling, sharp novel for which the verb \'chortle\' was invented." -- Maureen Corrigan, Fresh Air "McCauley fits neatly alongside Tom Perrotta and Maria Semple in the category of \'Novelists You\'d Most Like to Drive Across the Country With.\'" -- The New York Times Book Review David Hedges\'s life is coming apart a. "I didn\'t know how much I needed a laugh until I began reading Stephen McCauley\'s new novel, My Ex-Life