Emotionally devasted by her mother's sudden death and the turbulent end of a whirlwind love affair, Casey Peabody feels like she's drowning. At thirty-one years old, she's struggling with debt, living in a barely remodeled shed off her landlord's garage, waiting tables by night and working on her novel by day with a white-knuckled determination to be a successful author against all odds. When two very different men enter her life at the same time, Casey must finally decide who, exactly, she wants to be. With Writers and Lovers, Lily King weaves a heartrending story of life, love, and adulthood.