We Are Too Many: A Memoir [Kind of]

We Are Too Many is a memoir by Hannah Pittard about a marriage-ending affair involving her husband and her best friend, Trish. The book combines fact and fiction, recreating conversations from a decade with varying degrees of accuracy and speculation. Through time-jumping exchanges, Pittard explores the discovery of the affair and its aftermath, examining themes including female rage, outgrowing relationships, and the vulnerabilities present in friendships and marriages. The narrative blends intimate dialogue with reflection on personal and universal experiences. The book addresses the unfiltered aspects of female experience and the possibilities of rebuilding life after major personal crisis. It employs a genre-bending approach that is wryly humorous and direct in its exploration of a marriage gone wrong.