Jonathan Tropper

After writing a novel that lampooned nearly everyone in his hometown, an author 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. Reprint. 25,000 first printing.

The Book of Joe

Struggling with his ex-wife's imminent marriage to a nice guy and his Princeton-bound daughter's unplanned pregnancy, a bewildered Silver tackles difficult family dynamics and refuses to undergo a life-saving operation. By the author of the best-selling This Is Where I Leave You. 125,000 first printing.

One Last Thing Before I Go

Judd Foxman is thrown together with his dysfunctional family when his father dies, while at the same time coping with his wife's infidelity and the end of his marriage.

This is where I Leave You

As his wedding day approaches, Zachary King, a man with a lucrative job, rent-free Manhattan apartment, and stunning fiancée, begins to wonder if his entire life might be a big mistake, doubts that are only enhanced by the arrival of Norm, Zack's freewheeling, overbearing father, after a twenty-year absence. Reprint. 30,000 first printing.

Everything Changes

The acclaimed author of "The Book of Joe" and "Everything Changes" tackles love, lust, and loss in the suburbs, in a stunning novel that is by turns heartfelt and riotously funny.

How to Talk to a Widower

A group of "thirtysomethings" rally around a friend with a serious cocaine addiction, learning important lessons about the unpredictability of life and love, adulthood, and the universal merits of Star Wars. A first novel. Reprint. 10,000 first printing.

A Novel

Plan B

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Sieben verdammt lange Tage

Ein Haus im Grünen, eine liebevolle Familie, eine erfolgreiche Zeitungskolumne: Doug Parkers Leben könnte perfekt sein. Eigentlich. Doch dann stirbt seine Frau Hailey bei einem Unfall. Ein Jahr später klammert sich Doug immer noch an seine Trauer und den Schmerz - an alles, was ihm von der großen Liebe geblieben ist. Als wäre das nicht schlimm genug, entwickelt Haileys pubertierender Sohn aus erster Ehe eine Vorliebe für illegale Rauschmittel, während Dougs Vater langsam den Verstand verliert, seine scharfzüngige Schwester bei ihm einzieht und die Hausfrauen der Nachbarschaft beginnen, den attraktiven Witwer zu umschwärmen wie hungrige Haie. Nein, das Schicksal fasst Doug nicht mit Samthandschuhen an - aber genau das ist es, was ihm schließlich den Tritt in die richtige Richtung gibt: zurück ins fast perfekte Leben.

Mein fast perfektes Leben

"The death of Judd Foxman's father marks the first time that the entire Foxman family including Judd's mother, brothers, and sister - has been together in years. Conspicuously absent: Judd's wife, Jen, whose fourteen-month affair with Judd's radio-shock-jock boss has recently become painfully public. Simultaneously mourning the death of his father and the demise of his marriage, Judd joins the rest of the Foxmans as they reluctantly submit to their patriarch's dying request: to spend the seven days following the funeral together. In the same house. Like a family." -- English publisher.

Portami a casa

The bestselling author of This Is Where I Leave You returns with a hilarious and heart-rending tale about one familiy's struggle to reconnect. “Mistakes have been made.” Drew Silver has begun to accept that life isn’t going to turn out as he expected. His fleeting fame as the drummer for a one-hit wonder rock band is nearly a decade behind him. His ex-wife is about to marry a terrific guy. And his Princeton-bound teenage daughter Casey has just confided in him that she’s pregnant—because Silver is the one she cares least about letting down. So when Silver learns that he requires emergency life-saving heart surgery, he makes the radical decision to refuse the operation, choosing instead to spend what time he has left to repair his relationship with Casey, become a better man, and live in the moment—even if that moment isn’t going to last very long. As his exasperated family looks on, Silver grapples with the ultimate question of whether or not his own life is worth saving.

Burada Ayriliyoruz

For fans of David Nicholls, a brilliantly funny and touching new novel from the bestselling author of HOW TO TALK TO A WIDOWER, selected for the Richard and Judy Book Club. Meet Silver. Forty-four, divorced and living alone. His once celebrated music career is now a faded memory and his ex-wife is about to marry another man. The only good thing in Silver's life is his Princeton-bound teenage daughter, Casey - and she would probably say the exact opposite about him. So in Silver's opinion, things could be going better ... a lot better. Then Casey drops a bombshell: she's pregnant. Yes, it was her first time, and, no, she hasn't told her mom. Silver knows things have got to change, and when he discovers he has a fatal heart condition that means he could drop dead at any minute, he decides it's time to make a list: 1. Be a better father 2. Be a better man 3. Fall in love 4. Die But the question is, can Silver rebuild his life, regain the respect of his family, and be there for Casey when she needs him most, or has he left it all too late?

Birgit Moosmüller

Joe Goffman's vicious first novel has savaged the reputation of Bush Falls. When a family emergency summons him back to the town he left 17 years ago, he's not surprised at the welcome he receives: milk-shakes thrown in his face, copies of his novel pelting his house and violent threats to blow up his shiny new Mercedes. But the more Bush Falls resents Joe, the more it becomes obvious that Joe cannot turn his back on Bush Falls. As he walks along the familiar streets, memories return to haunt him with a vengeance -- about a secret love affair, an old friendship and a tragic death. Now, decades later, Joe has to face his past without resorting to his pen. And with the help of some very old friends, he might just be able to learn something -- if he manages to survive his homecoming. At once hilarious and bittersweet, Bush Falls is a tale of the double-edged rewards of fame, revenge and redemption as a writer takes on a village and the ghosts of his past.

Bush Falls

Ans van der Graaff

Een Amerikaanse man beleeft privé moeilijke tijden, maar slaat zich daar met glans doorheen.

Zeven dagen, zeven nachten

Na de dood van zijn vrouw, probeert Doug Parker samen met zijn stiefzoon Russ een normaal leven te leiden. Maar bij elk stapje vooruit, komt Hailey weer om de hoek kijken Leven na Hailey is een hilarische maar ook pijnlijk eerlijke roman over het verlies van je grote liefde en de pogingen daarna het leven weer op te pakken.

Leven na Hailey

Twenty-nine-year-old widower Doug Parker finds his life spiraling out of control as he struggles to come to terms with grief, love, family, and suburbia while dealing with a bossy, pregnant twin sister who urges him to begin dating again, a younger sister planning her wedding, a mother dealing with her ailing husband, and a hostile teenage stepson. Reprint. 60,000 first printing.

“A resigned yet hopeful examination of grief with a side of human absurdity . . . warm and modestly knowing, with a wisecracking slacker hero.”—Kirkus Reviews Doug Parker is a widower at age twenty-nine, and in his quiet town, that makes him the object of sympathy, curiosity, and in some cases even unbridled desire. But Doug has more urgent things on his mind, such as his sixteen-year-old stepson, Russ, a once-sweet kid who is now getting into increasingly serious trouble. As Doug 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 humorous swath of sexual missteps and escalating chaos across a suburban landscape. How to Talk to a Widower is a stunning novel of love, lust, and loss that USA Today hails as “hilarious but emotion-packed.” Praise for How to Talk to a Widower “[A] winning tale about a man raising his stepson after his wife dies.”—People “Part of Widower’s charm is that there’s no happily ever after, no Cinderella-catches-the-fella ending.” —USA Today “A mixture of mourning and mockery . . . surprisingly moving.”—Entertainment Weekly

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