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In the humorous, heartfelt new novel by the author of The Next Thing on My List, an individual organizer must somehow influence a reclusive artist to stop her hoarding ways and let go of the products she's hung onto for many years.Lucy Bloom is broke, has been dumped by her partner, and had to market her house to send her 19-year-old kid to medication rehab. Although she's lost it all, she's determined to get started on over. So when she's offered a high-paying gig supporting clear the chaos from the house of reclusive and eccentric painter Marva Meier Rios, Lucy grabs it. Armed with the managing know-how she gained while writing her publication, Things Are Not People, and fueled by the burning aspire to get her life back again on track, Lucy rolls up her sleeves to take on the chaos that fills every room of Marva's huge home. Lucy soon learns that the real task may be taking on Marva, who appears to love the items in her home a great deal to let go of some of them.While attempting to stay on course toward a stringent deadline-and with an ex-boyfriend back the picture, a fresh romance on the scene, and her son's rehab not heading as planned-Lucy discovers that Marva is not only hoarding: she is also hiding a huge secret. The two form an improbable bond, as each learns from the other that we now have those ideas in life we keep and those we have to let go-but it isn't always easy to know the difference.Laugh-out-loud laughter, heartfelt writing, relatable personas, and a lovely premise all get together to make Items of My Love another read for the enthusiasts of Jennifer Weiner, Emily Giffin, and Allison Winn Scotch.