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Editorial content for This Is Where I Leave You

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THIS IS WHERE I LEAVE YOU is a riotously funny, emotionally raw novel about love, marriage, divorce, family and the ties that bind --- whether we like it or not.

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THIS IS WHERE I LEAVE YOU is a riotously funny, emotionally raw novel about love, marriage, divorce, family and the ties that bind --- whether we like it or not.

About the Book

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 radio- shock-jock 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 shiva --- and 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 bind --- whether we like it or not.

Editorial Content for Three Bargains

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A tale of fathers and sons, the ties that bind and the barriers of class that even love cannot break, THREE BARGAINS is a stunning first novel, as potent, heart-stopping and epic as Khaled Hosseini's THE KITE RUNNER.

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A tale of fathers and sons, the ties that bind and the barriers of class that even love cannot break, THREE BARGAINS is a stunning first novel, as potent, heart-stopping and epic as Khaled Hosseini's THE KITE RUNNER.

About the Book

By the banks of the River Yamuna in northern India, where rice paddies of basmati merge into fields of sugarcane, 12-year-old Madan lives with his impoverished family in the town of Gorapur. Madan's father works for Avtaar Singh, a powerful and controlling man who owns the largest factory in town and much of the land around it. Madan's sharp mind and hardened determination catch Avtaar Singh's attention. When Madan’s father's misdeeds jeopardize his sister's life, Madan strikes his first bargain with Avtaar Singh to save her. Drawn into Avtaar Singh's violent world, Madan becomes his son in every way but by blood. Suddenly it looks as if everything will change for Madan and his family until a forbidden love affair has brutal consequences and he is forced to leave behind all that is dear to him. On his journey toward redemption, Madan will have to bargain, once, twice, three times for his life and for the lives of those he loves.

Editorial Content for Three Story House

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Three young women who find themselves failing in love, career and family come together to rebuild something --- an historic house that is condemned but, ultimately, beautiful.

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Three young women who find themselves failing in love, career and family come together to rebuild something --- an historic house that is condemned but, ultimately, beautiful.

About the Book

Renovating an historic Memphis house together, three cousins discover that their spectacular failures in love, career, and family provide the foundation for their future happiness in this warm and poignant novel from the author of THE ROOTS OF THE OLIVE TREE that is reminiscent of THE POSTMISTRESS, THE SECRET LIFE OF BEES and Kristin Hannah's novels.
 
Nearing thirty and trying to avoid the inescapable fact that they have failed to live up to everyone's expectations and their own aspirations, cousins and childhood best friends Lizzie, Elyse, and Isobel seek respite in an oddly-shaped, three-story house that sits on a bluff sixty feet above the Mississippi.
 
As they work to restore the almost condemned house, each woman faces uncomfortable truths about their own failings. Lizzie seeks answers to a long-held family secret about her father in her grandmother's jumble of mementos and the home's hidden spaces. Elyse's obsession with an old flame leads her to a harrowing mistake that threatens to destroy her sister's wedding, and Isobel's quest for celebrity tempts her to betray confidences in ways that would irreparably damage her two cousins.
 
Told in three parts from the perspective of each of the women, this sharply observed account of the restoration of a house built out of spite, but filled with memories of love is also an account of friendship and how relying on each other's insights and strengths provides the women a way to get what they need instead of what they want.

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Jennifer Rummel

Jennifer Rummel is a Young Adult Librarian in Connecticut.

Katie Boyer

Katie Boyer is the Head of Teen Services at the Benton Harbor Public Library. She's pretty much a big kid herself and loves YA books, video & board games and all things pop culture. 

Lisa Fiedler

Lisa Fiedler is the author of many novels for children and young adults. She divides her time between Connecticut and the Rhode Island seashore, where she lives happily with her very patient husband, her brilliant and beloved daughter, and their two incredibly spoiled golden retrievers.

Lincoln Peirce

Lincoln Peirce (pronounced "purse") is a New York Times bestselling author and cartoonist/writer in Portland, Maine. He lives with his wife and two children, and gives lectures to students about cartoon creating. Peirce is the creator of the comic strip Big Nate, that debuted in 1991 and appears in 250 newspapers in the US and online daily at www.comics.com, and is featured on the website Poptropica, www.poptropica.com. He is the author fo the Big Nate series, and you can visit him online at www.bignatebooks.com, where he blogs twice a week.

Jonathan Auxier

Jonathan Auxier was raised in Canada and obtained his MFA in Dramatic Writing from Carnegie Mellon University. He lives outside Los Angeles with his wife, a lecturer in Victorian children’s literature. He's written PETER NIMBLE AND HIS FANTASTIC EYES and THE NIGHT GARDENER.

Jodi Lynn Anderson

Jodi Lynn Anderson is the New York Times bestselling author of THE VANISHING SEASON, PEACHES, THE SECRETS OF PEACHES, LOVE AND PEACHES, and the popular May Bird trilogy. She lives in Washington, D.C., with her husband and an endless parade of stray pets.