Christmas in Austin - Hardcover

Markovits, Benjamin

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0571354793 ISBN 13: 9780571354795

Publisher: Faber & Faber, 2019

Synopsis

A Luminous family saga from one of Granta's Best Young British Novelists

When the four Essinger children gather in Austin for Christmas, they all bring their news. Nathan wants to become a federal judge. Susie's husband has taken a job in England. Jean has asked her boyfriend and (once-married) boss to meet her family. Paul has broken up with Dana, mother of their son Cal. But their parents have plans, too, and Liesel, the materfamilias, has invited Dana and Cal to stay, hoping to bring them back together. As the week unfolds, each of the Essingers has to confront the tensions and conflicts between old families and new.

Rich, intimate, and deeply perceptive, Christmas in Austin beautifully explores the deep-rooted division between the world we grow up in, and the life we make for ourselves.

About this title

Review:

I adored it . It gives you such an extraordinary sense of family life, so much better than one usually gets. -- Lisa Appignanesi, Observer

Book Description:

This luminous family saga from one of Granta's Best Young British Novelists is a must for fans of Anne Tyler and Jonathan Franzen.

About this edition

• Publisher: Faber & Faber
• Publication date: 2019
• ISBN 10: 0571354793
• ISBN 13: 9780571354795
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 432