Stuart Nadler

Crisis is looming for three generations of the Olyphant family. In less than a year, Henrietta has lost her husband and nearly all of her money, and is about to lose her hard-won anonymity. After a lifetime spent trying to outrun the humiliation her own book caused her, Henrietta has reluctantly agreed to a reissue of The Inseparables, the salaciously filthy and critically despised bestseller she wrote decades earlier. At the same time, her daughter, Oona, has moved back home to the house that Henrietta needs to sell. Oona is in the middle of a divorce from her husband, Spencer, a corporate-law refugee, stay-at-home dad, and unapologetic stoner. And Oona's teenage daughter, Lydia, away at boarding school, is facing an onslaught of scrutiny and shame when a nude photo of her goes viral. The trouble only gets worse: Henrietta makes an upsetting discovery about her late husband; Oona embarks on a disastrous affair; and Lydia must deal with an ex-boyfriend who is determined to wreak havoc. Over the course of a few tumultuous days, the Olyphant women must come to terms with their past and try to reimagine their future. Incisive, moving, and wickedly funny, The Inseparables examines what happens when our most carefully constructed ideas about our lives unravel, and we begin to reinvent ourselves--and our family--anew.

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The Inseparables

Almost overnight, Arthur Wise has become one of the wealthiest and most powerful attorneys in America. His first big purchase is a simple beach house in a place called Bluepoint, a town on the far edge of the flexed arm of Cape Cod. It's in Bluepoint, during the summer of 1952, that Arthur's teenage son, Hilly, makes friends with Lem Dawson, a black man whose job it is to take care of the house but whose responsibilities quickly grow. When Hilly finds himself falling for Lem's niece, Savannah, his affection for her collides with his father's dark secrets. The results shatter his family, and hers. Years later, haunted by his memories of that summer, Hilly sets out to find Savannah, in an attempt to right the wrongs he helped set in motion. But can his guilt, and his good intentions, overcome the forces of history, family, and identity? A beautifully told multigenerational story about love and regret, Wise Men confirms that Stuart Nadler is one of the most exciting young writers at work today

Wise Men

Forced together on a trip from Manhattan to Rhode Island, a father and son attempt to renew their bond over lobster, cigarettes, and a buried secret. A pure-hearted artist finds his devotion cruelly tested, while his true love tries to repent for the biggest mistake of her life. Unwittingly thrust into an open marriage, a man struggles to reconnect with his newly devout son. And in the book's daring first story, an arrogant businessman begins a forbidden affair during the High Holidays. Written in clear, crystalline prose, The Book of Life comprises seven stunning tales about faith, family, grief, love, temptation, and redemption that signal the arrival of a bold and exciting new writer.

The Book of Life

One of Kirkus' Best Books of 2016 Crisis is looming for three generations of the Olyphant family. In less than a year, Henrietta has lost her husband and nearly all of her money, and is about to lose her hard-won anonymity. After a lifetime spent trying to outrun the humiliation her own book caused her, Henrietta has reluctantly agreed to a reissue of The Inseparables, the salaciously filthy and critically despised bestseller she wrote decades earlier. At the same time, her daughter, Oona, has moved back home to the house that Henrietta needs to sell. Oona is in the middle of a divorce from her husband, Spencer, a corporate-law refugee, stay-at-home dad, and unapologetic stoner. And Oona's teenage daughter, Lydia, away at boarding school, is facing an onslaught of scrutiny and shame when a nude photo of her goes viral. The trouble only gets worse: Henrietta makes an upsetting discovery about her late husband; Oona embarks on a disastrous affair; and Lydia must deal with an ex-boyfriend who is determined to wreak havoc. Over the course of a few tumultuous days, the Olyphant women must come to terms with their past and try to reimagine their future. Incisive, moving, and wickedly funny, The Inseparables examines what happens when our most carefully constructed ideas about our lives unravel, and we begin to reinvent ourselves--and our family--anew.

Welche Rolle spielt die Familie, wenn es hart auf hart kommt? »Die Unzertrennlichen« ist ein hochkomischer, exzellent geschriebener Roman über drei Frauen, Tochter, Mutter und Großmutter, die immer weiter im Chaos ihres Lebens versinken.Henrietta Olyphant hat gerade ihren Mann und fast all ihr Geld verloren, da droht eine weitere Katastrophe: Ihr Buch »Die Unzertrennlichen« soll wiederaufgelegt werden. Viele Dekaden sind vergangen, in denen sie keinen Gedanken an ihren Bestseller wider Willen über die Sexualität der Frau verschwenden musste. Das umstrittene »Handbuch für Besucher des weiblichen Körpers« mit sehr expliziten Zeichnungen von Geschlechtsorganen sollte ein feministischer Beitrag zum prüden Leben im Amerika der Sechzigerjahre sein, leider wurde es millionenfach von verklemmten Hausfrauen und lüsternen Männern gekauft und von der Kritik übel verschmäht. Oona, Henriettas Tochter und Chirurgin, ist gerade wieder nach Hause gezogen, nachdem sie sich von ihrem dauerbekifften Mann getrennt und jetzt eine Affäre mit dem Paartherapeuten angefangen hat. Ihre Tochter Lydia wiederum wird von der Schule suspendiert, weil ein Nacktfoto von ihr unfreiwillig die Runde gemacht hat.Die drei Olyphantfrauen müssen sich zusammen ihren Dämonen stellen, das Chaos wird allerdings immer größer statt kleiner. »Die Unzertrennlichen« stellt auf hochkomische Art die Frage, ob man sein Leben wirklich planen kann und welche Rolle die Familie spielt, wenn es hart auf hart kommt.

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Die Unzertrennlichen

These seven stunning tales are about all the big things: faith, love, family, temptation and redemption. They show us at our most vulnerable and our most miraculous. They show moments of grief and betrayal as well as humour and happiness. They show us the best of people and the worst. They show us life. Stuart Nadler is a writer in the great American tradition, but one who emerges from the shadows – of Updike, of Bellow, of Cheever – and stakes his own bold and exciting claim.

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