How to Talk to a Widower: A Novel (Bantam Discovery)

How to Talk to a Widower: A Novel (Bantam Discovery)

"Beautifully crafted", "Fantastically funny." "Compulsively readable." Jonathan Tropper has earned wild acclaimâ€”-and comparisons to Nick Hornby and Tom Perrottaâ€”for his biting humor and insightful portrayals of families in crisis and men behaving badly. Now the acclaimed author of The Book of Joe and Everything Changes tackles love, lust, and lost in the suburbsâ€”in a stunning novel that is by turns heartfelt and riotously funny.

Doug Parker is a widower at age twenty-nine, and in his quiet suburban town, that makes him something of a celebrityâ€”the object of sympathy, curiosity, and, in some cases, unbridled desire. But Doug has other things on his mind. First there's his sixteen year-old stepson, Russ: a once-sweet kid who now is getting into increasingly serious trouble on a daily basis. Then there are Doug's sisters: his bossy twin, Clair, who's just left he husband and moved in with Doug, determined to rouse him from his Grieving stupor. And Debbie, who's engaged to Doug's ex-best friend and manically determined to pull off the perfect wedding at any cost.

Soon Doug's entire nuclear family is in his face. And when he starts dipping his toes into the shark-infested waters of the second-time around dating scene, it isn't long before his new life is spinning hopelessly out of control, cutting a harrowing and often hilarious swath of sexual missteps and escalating chaos across the suburban landscape.

From the Hardcover edition.
Country USA
Brand Bantam
Manufacturer Random House Publishing Group
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 9780385338912
Color Cream
ReleaseDate 2008-06-24
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780385338912

Country	USA
Brand	Bantam
Manufacturer	Random House Publishing Group
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	9780385338912
Color	Cream
ReleaseDate	2008-06-24
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780385338912

How to Talk to a Widower: A Novel (Bantam Discovery)

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