This Is Where I Leave You (Thorndike Press Large Print Basic) - Softcover

Tropper, Jonathan

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1594137463 ISBN 13: 9781594137464

Publisher: Large Print Press, 2014

Synopsis

Soon to be a major motion picture starring Jason Bateman, Tina Fey, and Adam Driver
The death of Judd Foxman's father marks the first time that the entire Foxman clan has
congregated in years. There is, however, one conspicuous absence: Judd's wife, Jen,
whose affair with his radioshockjock
boss has recently become painfully public.
Simultaneously mourning the demise of his father and his marriage, Judd joins his
dysfunctional family as they reluctantly sit shivaand
spend seven days and nights
under the same roof. The week quickly spins out of control as longstanding grudges
resurface, secrets are revealed and old passions are reawakened. Then Jen delivers the
clincher: she's pregnant.
This Is Where I Leave You is Jonathan Tropper's (One Last Thing Before I Go) most
accomplished work to date, and a riotously funny, emotionally raw novel about love,
marriage, divorce, family, and the ties that bindwhether
we like it or not.

About this title

Review:

Very funny and scapel-sharp (THE BOOKSELLER)

[A] magnificently funny family saga...It's amazing what can happen in the hands of the casually brilliant author. Tropper steadily ratchets up the multigenerational mayhem, often involving unwieldy lust or vociferous inter-sibling squabbling, with the calm authority of someone who knows his characters from deep within his kishkes - that's Yiddish for "guts"... I urge with all my heart and kishkes: Read this one! Read and weep with laughter. (US ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY)

[A] smartly comic novel...Tropper goes on to introduce a darkly entertaining bunch of dysfunctional relatives...In assembling the book's cast of characters, Tropper achieves a lively mix...Although Mr. Tropper's dialogue here is fresh and fast, his book also has ballast. (NEW YORK TIMES)

This is a beautiful novel about men -- their lust and rage and sweetness. Read it. (THE WASHINGTON POST)

The gifted and funny Jonathan Tropper returns with the often side-splitting, mostly heartbreaking This Is Where I Leave You...real and harrowing - when it's not hilarious." (USA TODAY)

"...Often hilarious and often heartbreaking...Consistently surprising. Tropper keeps the reader off balance by changing the allegiances between siblings and spouses, friends and enemies, lovers and losers, and the result is a novel that charms by allowing for messes, loose ends, and the reality that there's only one sure ending for everyone." (LA TIMES)

The novel is artful and brilliant, filled with colorful narratives and witty dialogue...Tropper gives a genuine portrayal of marriage, sibling rancor, and the loss of a parent. The subject matter is dismal at times, but Tropper...can find the funny in any situation. (ASSOCIATED PRESS)

sharply observed, beautifully bitter and very funny tale of dysfunctional family relationships. (BELLA)

A frank but funny take on relationships. (WOMAN)

Death, divorce and unemployment become the stuff of no-holds-barred comedy in an ultimately tender tale of dysfunctional family life. (BLOOMBERG.COM)

funny, heartfelt and refreshing. An excellent read. (ESSENTIALS)

Hilarious and heartbreaking (WOMAN'S WAY)

You can't go wropng with a book which opens with someone's testicles on fire! (KARIN SLAUGHTER DAILY EXPRESS)

Book Description:

The Richard & Judy-selected author returns with a touching and hilarious new novel.

About this edition

• Publisher: Large Print Press
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 1594137463
• ISBN 13: 9781594137464
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 352