The Inseparables

Nadler, Stuart

ISBN 10: 1478966246 ISBN 13: 9781478966241

Publisher: Blackstone Pub, 2016

Synopsis

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.

About this title

Review

PRAISE FOR THE INSEPARABLES:

PRAISE FOR WISE MEN:
"I have no doubt that Stuart Nadler is going to be one of our great novelists, and it all starts here, on a dune in Cape Cod, with the Wise men. These characters--knotted together with obligation, guilt, and love--will stay with me always." "Emma Straub""

"Nadler writes with tenderness and empathy..."The Inseparables" feels urgent, but without losing its warmth and humor."
Daniel Johnson, ""The Paris Review"
""

"With a fine understanding of women and a delicate wit, Nadler shepherds all three [women] through grief and humiliation and out the other side."
Kim Hubbard, ""People"
""

"Simultaneously probing and hilarious."
Kevin Nance, ""The Chicago Tribune"
""

"Sharply drawn [and] amusingly observed."
""Shelf Awareness"
""

"Simultaneously probing and hilarious."
Kevin Nance, The Chicago Tribune
"

"Sharply drawn [and] amusingly observed."
Shelf Awareness
"

PRAISE FOR WISE MEN:
"I have no doubt that Stuart Nadler is going to be one of our great novelists, and it all starts here, on a dune in Cape Cod, with the Wise men. These characters--knotted together with obligation, guilt, and love--will stay with me always." Emma Straub"

"In this beguiling novel, three generations of articulate, self-aware women fall to pieces...With a fine understanding of women and a delicate wit, Nadler shepherds all three [women] through grief and humiliation and out the other side."
--Kim Hubbard, People

About the Author

Stuart Nadler is a recipient of the 5 Under 35 award from the National Book Foundation and a graduate of the Iowa Writers' Workshop. He is the author of the novel Wise Men and the story collection The Book of Life.

Edition details

• Publisher: Blackstone Pub
• Publication date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1478966246
• ISBN 13: 9781478966241
• Binding: Audio CD