Books like Problems by Jade Sharma
Maya, a witty and resilient heroin addict, survives in New York by working a dead‑end bookstore job. After her husband leaves her and her affair with a professor ends, Maya’s life unravels. Facing addiction, loneliness, and the challenge of being a woman in a indifferent world, she must confront her reality and make difficult choices, all while defying familiar tropes about recovery and redemption.
First publish date: 2016
Genre: Humorous Fiction/Dark Humor
Authors: Jade Sharma
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