Product Description Featuring cover artwork from the major motion picture starring Jason Bateman, Tina Fey, and Adam Driver "Often sidesplitting, mostly heartbreaking...[Tropper is] a more sincere, insightful version of Nick Hornby, that other master of male psyche." —USA Today The death of Judd Foxman's father marks the first time that the entire Foxman clan has congregated in years. There is, however, one conspicuous absence: Judd's wife, Jen, whose affair with his radio- shock-jock boss has recently become painfully public. Simultaneously mourning the demise of his father and his marriage, Judd joins his dysfunctional family as they reluctantly sit shiva-and spend seven days and nights under the same roof. The week quickly spins out of control as longstanding grudges resurface, secrets are revealed and old passions are reawakened. Then Jen delivers the clincher: she's pregnant. This Is Where I Leave You is Jonathan Tropper's (One Last Thing Before I Go) most accomplished work to date, and a riotously funny, emotionally raw novel about love, marriage, divorce, family, and the ties that bind-whether we like it or not. Review Praise for This Is Where I Leave You “In a wry domestic tone nicely akin to Tom Perotta’s, Mr. Tropper...introduces a darkly entertaining bunch of dysfunctional relatives....This author’s strong suit is wisecracks, the more irreverent the better.”—Janet Maslin, The New York Times “Hilarious and often heartbreaking...a novel that charms by allowing for messes, loose ends and the reality that there's only one sure ending for everyone.”—The Los Angeles Times “[A] magnificently funny family saga....Read and weep with laughter. Grade: A”—Entertainment Weekly “The novel is artful and brilliant, filled with colorful narratives and witty dialogue....[Tropper] can find the funny in any situation.”—Associated Press “Tender and unexpectedly hilarious.”—People.com About the Author Jonathan Tropper is the author of One Last Thing Before I Go, How to Talk to a Widower, Everything Changes, The Book of Joe, and Plan B. He lives with his family in Westchester, New York, where he teaches writing at Manhattanville College. He is currently adapting This Is Where I Leave You as a feature film for Warner Brothers Studios and is a screenwriter, co-creator, and executive producer of the HBO/Cinemax television show Banshee (produced by Alan Ball), premiering in 2013. Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved. Chapter 1 Dad’s dead,” Wendy says off handedly, like it’s happened before, like it happens every day. It can be grating, this act of hers, to be utterly unfazed at all times, even in the face of tragedy. “He died two hours ago.” “How’s Mom doing?” “She’s Mom, you know? She wanted to know how much to tip the coroner.” I have to smile, even as I chafe, as always, at our family’s patented inability to express emotion during watershed events. There is no occasion calling for sincerity that the Foxman family won’t quickly diminish or pervert through our own genetically engineered brand of irony and evasion. We banter, quip, and insult our way through birthdays, holidays, weddings, illnesses. Now Dad is dead and Wendy is cracking wise. It serves him right, since he was something of a pioneer at the forefront of emotional repression. “It gets better,” Wendy says. “Better? Jesus, Wendy, do you hear yourself?” “Okay, that came out wrong.” “You think?” “He asked us to sit shiva.” “Who did?” “Who are we talking about? Dad! Dad wanted us to sit shiva.” “Dad’s dead.” Wendy sighs, like it’s positively exhausting having to navigate the dense forest of my obtuseness. “Yes, apparently, that’s the optimal time to do it.” “But Dad’s an atheist.” “Dad was an atheist.” “You’re telling me he found God before he died?” “No, I’m telling you he’s dead and you should conjugate your tenses accordingly.” If we sound like a couple of callous assholes, it’s because that’s how we were raised. But in fairness, we’d been mournin
This Is Where I Leave You: A Novel (Movie Tie-in)
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Author: Tropper, Jonathan
Binding: Paperback
ISBN: 9780142181713
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Author: Tropper, Jonathan
Edition: Media Tie In
Binding: Paperback
Number Of Pages: 368
Release Date: 26-08-2014
Package Dimensions: 7.9 x 5.3 x 1.0 inches Languages: English
EAN: 9780142181713
