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Struggling with his ex-wife's imminent marriage to a nice guy and his Princeton-bound daughter's unplanned pregnancy, a bewildered Drew Silver tackles difficult family dynamics and refuses to undergo a life-saving operation.

The Richard & Judy-selected author returns with a touching and hilarious new novel. Poor Judd Foxman returns home early to find his wife in bed with his boss - in the act. He now faces the twin threats of both divorce and unemployment. His misery is compounded further with the sudden death of his father. He is then asked to come and 'sit Shiva' for his newly deceased parent with his angry, screwed-up and somewhat estranged brothers and sisters in his childhood home. It is there he must confront who he really is and - more importantly - who he can become. Funny, moving, powerful and poignant, THIS IS WHERE I LEAVE YOU is the fabulous follow-up to HOW TO TALK TO A WIDOWER and Jonathan Tropper at his best.

Ben und seine vier besten Freunde haben sich nach dem Studium entfremdet. Als einer von ihnen in Schwierigkeiten steckt, beschließen die anderen, ihm zu helfen – was sie jedoch dazu zwingt, zahlreiche Gesetze zu brechen.

Alcune famiglie possono diventare tossiche, se ci si sottopone a prolungata esposizione. E la famiglia Foxman, in particolare, può raggiungere un livello di tossicità letale. Ecco cosa sta pensando il trentenne Judd Foxman mentre, di fronte al suo piatto di salmone e patate, cerca di estraniarsi dalle urla dei nipotini. Il telefono del cognato non smette mai di squillare, la sorella non fa che scoccargli frecciatine acide, in combutta con il fratello minore, mentre la madre, stretta in un vestito troppo provocante, gli rivolge solo sguardi di commiserazione. L'unico desiderio di Judd è scappare lontano e non pensare più a tutti i guai della sua vita. Perché Judd è senza casa, senza moglie, che l'ha appena tradito con il suo capo, e ora anche senza più un padre, morto all'improvviso. Per questo è dovuto tornare a casa e non può fuggire. Le ultime volontà del padre richiedono che venga celebrata la Shivà, il periodo di lutto della religione ebraica: per sette giorni consecutivi tutta la famiglia dovrà riunirsi sotto lo stesso tetto. E sette giorni possono essere un tempo infinito, soprattutto se i componenti della famiglia sono tutti completamente fuori di testa e non riescono a stare per più di ventiquattr'ore insieme senza scannarsi. Bastano poche ore perché la casa diventi una polveriera pronta per esplodere a causa di vecchi rancori, passioni mai sopite e segreti inconfessabili. E mentre tutti intorno a lui sembrano perdere il controllo, Judd dovrà cercare di capire se è possibile trovare un nuovo equilibrio, nonostante tutto. A poche settimane dall'uscita Portami a casa è schizzato ai vertici delle classifiche americane. Unanimemente acclamato dal pubblico e dalla critica come il miglior romanzo di Jonathan Tropper, ha conquistato il prestigioso titolo di romanzo del mese di amazon.com. Una storia di famiglia e di amicizia, di verità nascoste e di perdono, piena di segreti e di sorprese come la vita.

Zachary King je miláček štěstěny. Má výborně placenou práci, skvělý byt na Manhattanu, za který nemusí platit, a jeho snoubenka Hope je jednou z těch žen, které většině mužů berou dech. Jak se ale přibližuje den svatby, Zachary se stále častěji přistihuje při myšlenkách na Tamaru, vdovu po svém nejlepším kamarádovi, který zahynul při autonehodě. A jako by toho ještě nebylo dost, po dvacetileté absenci se v Zacharyho životě znovu objeví jeho otec s neodbytnou potřebou napravit vše, co jako rodič zmeškal. Jeho dobře míněné a urputně pronášené rady přivádějí Zacharyho na pokraj šílenství, ale zároveň ho přivedou k poznání, že pokud ve svém životě něco zásadního nezmění, bude mít až do smrti pocit, že mu vše důležité proteklo mezi prsty. Stejně tak se ale může stát, že každá změna, ke které se těžce odhodlá, uvrhne jeho život do totálního chaosu…

"Beautifully crafted", "Fantastically funny." "Compulsively readable." Jonathan Tropper has earned wild acclaim—-and comparisons to Nick Hornby and Tom Perrotta—for his biting humor and insightful portrayals of families in crisis and men behaving badly. Now the acclaimed author ofThe Book of JoeandEverything Changestackles love, lust, and lost in the suburbs—in a stunning novel that is by turns heartfelt and riotously funny. Doug Parker is a widower at age twenty-nine, and in his quiet suburban town, that makes him something of a celebrity—the object of sympathy, curiosity, and, in some cases, unbridled desire. But Doug has other things on his mind. First there's his sixteen year-old stepson, Russ: a once-sweet kid who now is getting into increasingly serious trouble on a daily basis. Then there are Doug's sisters: his bossy twin, Clair, who's just left he husband and moved in with Doug, determined to rouse him from his Grieving stupor. And Debbie, who's engaged to Doug's ex-best friend and manically determined to pull off the perfect wedding at any cost. Soon Doug's entire nuclear family is in his face. And when he starts dipping his toes into the shark-infested waters of the second-time around dating scene, it isn't long before his new life is spinning hopelessly out of control, cutting a harrowing and often hilarious swath of sexual missteps and escalating chaos across the suburban landscape. From the Hardcover edition.

Zachary King ist ein Glückspilz: Er hat einen gut bezahlten Job, ein tolles Appartment und ist mit der hinreißenden Hope verlobt. Doch je näher der Hochzeitstag rückt, desto panischer wird Zack. Denn wenn er ehrlich ist, hasst er seinen Job und ist nicht in Hope, sondern Tamara verliebt. Dass ausgerechnet jetzt Zacks verrückter Vater Norm wieder auftaucht, bringt das Fass endgültig zum Überlaufen ...

The heartwarming debut novel by the New York Times bestselling author of This is Where I Leave You and One Last Thing Before I Go. Turning thirty was never supposed to be like this. Ten years ago, Ben, Lindsey, Chuck, Alison, and Jack graduated from New York University and went out into the world, fresh-faced and full of dreams for the future. But now Ben's getting a divorce; Lindsey's unemployed; Alison and Chuck seem stuck in ruts of their own making; and Jack is getting more publicity for his cocaine addiction than his multimillion-dollar Hollywood successes. Suddenly, turning thirty-- past the age their parents were when they were born, older than every current star athlete or pop music sensation-- seems to be both more meaningful and less than they'd imagined ten years ago. Plan B, Jonathan Tropper's wonderful debut novel, is about more than friendship, love, celebrity, addiction, kidnapping, or even turning thirty-- it's a heartfelt comic riff on what it means to be an adult against your will, to be single when you thought you'd have a family, to discover you are not, in fact, immortal, and to learn that Star Wars is as good a life lesson today as it was when you were six years old.

After writing a novel that lampooned nearly everyone in his hometown, Joe Goffman is forced to return to that same town to care for his father and discovers that people have not forgotten the indignities he heaped upon them

Es könnte alles so einfach sein: Man wächst behütet auf, geht zur Schule, hat viele Freunde, genießt das Leben, und dann, wenn man erwachsen ist, heiratet man, macht Karriere und gründet eine Familie. So weit so gut. Doch was ist, wenn man eines Morgens entsetzt aufwacht und feststellt, dass man bereits dreißig ist? Erwachsen, die Beziehung am Ende, die Karriere nicht in Sicht? Dass es Menschen gibt, junge Menschen, die keine Schalplatten mehr kennen? Die nicht wissen, das Twix einmal Raider hieß? Ben, Lindsay, Alison, Chuck und Jack sind fünf Freunde um die dreißig, einst unschlagbar und jetzt vereint in ihrer Erkenntnis: Das Leben ist eine Baustelle! Es ist Zeit, das sich was ändert. Es ist Zeit für Plan B.