Close - Softcover

Raskin, Erika

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0989596036 ISBN 13: 9780989596039

Publisher: Harvard Square Editions, 2014

Synopsis

Should family therapy be a spectator sport? Close, Erika Raskin's debut novel explores the familiar dynamics of a family in crisis and then adds TV therapy to the mix. This book tells a poignant and edgy story of a divorced-family dynamic through complex characters and the real life struggles of parenting and adolescence. Close follows the Marchesons who are still dealing with the fallout from an ugly divorce. Wry, single mom Kik and her three complicated and imaginative daughters are all paddling hard to stay afloat. When being swamped becomes a real possibility, they grab a lifeline, one that is unfortunately tethered to living room couches all over the country. "While trying to get help for the Marcheson daughters this family experiences something that will shock you." -LitPik "A page-turner of significance" -Best-selling author Alice Randall

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About the Author

Should family therapy be a spectator sport?

- 2014 USA Best Book Award Literary Fiction Finalist -

On the ballot for Teen Choice Book of the Year Close, a novel of family and suspense. Single mom Kik Marcheson is doing the best she can but effort doesnt seem to count for much in the parenting department. Her oldest daughter is swimming in the deep end of adolescence; the middle-child slash good-girl is fraying along the edges; and the baby, a quirky kindergartner, has befriended an imaginary playmate. When a TV therapist offers help, they take it. And then things go from bad to terrifying.

Edition details

• Publisher: Harvard Square Editions
• Publication date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0989596036
• ISBN 13: 9780989596039
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 264