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Tanen, Sloane

 
9780316437172: There's a Word for That
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 0316437174 ISBN 13 : 9780316437172
Editeur : Little, Brown Paperbacks, 2020

Synopsis

An Elin Hilderbrand Book Club Selection

An "engrossing, hilarious, and tender" chronicle of a wildly flawed family that comes together—in rehab, of all places—even as each member is on the verge of falling apart (Gretchen Rubin, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Happiness Project).
 
Winner of the 2019 NCIBA Golden Poppy Book Award for Fiction

Introducing the Kesslers: Marty, a retired LA film producer whose self-worth has been eroded by age and a late-in-life passion for opioids; his daughter Janine, former child star suffering the aftereffects of a life in the public eye; and granddaughter Hailey, the "less-than" twin sister, whose inferiority complex takes a most unexpected turn.

Nearly six thousand miles away, in London, celebrated author Bunny Small, Marty's long-forgotten first wife, has her own problems: a "preposterous" case of writer's block, a monstrous drinking habit, and a son who has fled halfway around the world to escape her.

When Marty's pill-popping gets out of hand and Bunny's boozing reaches crisis proportions, a perfect storm of dysfunction brings them all together at Directions, Malibu's most exclusive and absurd rehab center.

But for all their failings, the members of this estranged -- and strange -- family love each other. Rich with warmth, humor, and deep insight, There's a Word for That is a comic ode to surviving the people closest to us, navigating the perils of success, and taking one last look in the rearview mirror before mapping out the road ahead.

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À propos de l'auteur

Sloane Tanen is the author of nine illustrated and YA books, including the bestseller Bitter With Baggage Seeks Same: The Life and Time of Some Chickens and Hatched: The Big Push from Pregnancy to Motherhood. There's a Word for That is her first adult novel. Tanen graduated from Sarah Lawrence College and holds Master's degrees from both NYU and Columbia University. She lives in the Bay Area with her husband, the writer Gary Taubes, and their two sons.

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Éditeur
Little, Brown Paperbacks
Date d'édition
2020
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0316437174
ISBN 13 
9780316437172
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
384
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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