This Is Where We Live (Random House Reader's Circle) - Softcover

Brown, Janelle

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0385524048 ISBN 13: 9780385524049

Publisher: Random House, 2011

Synopsis

Claudia and Jeremy, a young married couple (she's an aspiring filmmaker, he's an indie musician), are on the verge of making it. Her first film was a sensation at Sundance and is about to have its theatrical release; he's assembled a new band and is a few songs shy of an album. They've recently purchased their first home--a mid-century bungalow with a breathtaking view of Los Angeles--with the magical assistance of an adjustable-rate mortgage. But a series of seismic events--the tanking of Claudia's film, the return of Jeremy's manipulative ex-girlfriend, and the staggering adjustment of their monthly mortgage payments--deal a crushing blow to their dreams of the bohemian life and their professional aspirations and make them question their values and their shared vision of the future.

About this title

Review:

"Wildly entertaining."--San Francisco Chronicle

"Part social satire, part melodrama, part intimate domestic portrait, the book feels like a natural follow-up to [Janelle] Brown's bestselling 2008 debut. . . . Both books [are] page-turners. . . . Brown has an uncanny eye for contemporary characters and settings, and that's definitely part of the fun."--Los Angeles Times

"Richly told . . . Maybe some wisdom can be gleaned from this recession after all."--The Seattle Times

"Terrific . . . [a] withering satire."--Real Simple

Book Description:

An unforgettable and powerful novel that will appeal to the massive Douglas Kennedy fan-base

About this edition

• Publisher: Random House
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 0385524048
• ISBN 13: 9780385524049
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 352