Jonathan Tropper

Meet Silver. Forty-four, divorced and living alone. His once celebrated music career is now a faded memory and his ex-wife is about to marry another man. The only good thing in Silver's life is his Princeton-bound teenage daughter, Casey - and she would probably say the exact opposite about him. So in Silver's opinion, things could be going better ...a lot better. Then Casey drops a bombshell: she's pregnant. Yes, it was her first time, and, no, she hasn't told her mom. Silver knows things have got to change, and when he discovers he has a fatal heart condition that means he could drop dead at any minute, he decides it's time to make a list: 1. Be a better father 2. Be a better man 3. Fall in love 4. Die But the question is, can Silver rebuild his life, regain the respect of his family, and be there for Casey when she needs him most, or has he left it all too late?

Poor Judd Foxman returns home early to find his wife in bed with his boss - in the act. He now faces the twin threats of both divorce and unemployment. His misery is compounded further with the sudden death of his father.He is then asked to come and ''sit Shiva'' for his newly deceased parent with his angry, screwed up and somewhat estranged brothers and sisters in his childhood home. It is there he must confront who he really is and - more importantly - who he can become.Funny, moving, powerful and poignant. THIS IS WHERE I LEAVE YOU is the fabulous follow up to HOW TO TALK TO A WIDOWER and Jonathan Tropper at his best.

A stunning novel of love, loss, laughter and too much bourbon from the author of THIS IS WHERE I LEAVE YOU.When Doug married Hailey - beautiful, smart and ten years older - he left his carefree Manhattan life to live in the suburbs with Hailey and her teenage son, Russ. Three years later, at 29, Doug has been a widower for twelve months and just wants to drown himself in self-pity and Jack Daniels. But his family has other ideas...Russ is furious with Doug for not adopting him, and has fallen in with a bad crowd. Claire, Dougs irrepressible, pregnant twin sister, has left her husband and, uninvited, moved in with Doug. And their sister Debbie is determined to have the perfect wedding, at any cost. Soon, Doug finds himself trying to forge a relationship with Russ, reconnect with his own eccentric family, and reluctantly edges back into the complicated world of dating...

Viudo a los veintinueve años, Doug Parker, columnista mordaz y aspirante a escritor, trata de aferrarse a la memoria y al amor de su esposa perdida a través de la ironía, el alcohol y el cinismo. Una

Una novela de humor, amor, pérdida de identidad y demasiado bourbon Doug Parker es viudo; un judío-americano de 29 años, columnista mordaz y aspirante a escritor que vive paralizado en el dolor destructivo y el duelo autocomplaciente por su esposa Hailey (muerta desde hace 1 año en accidente de avion, a los 40). La novela es la narracion comica y conmovedora a la vez -en 1ª persona- del proceso de superacion del protagonista de su depresion alcoholizada y de reconstruccion de si mismo: responsabilizarse del hijastro porrero que podria ser su hermano, restablecer su vida sexual y emocional, volver a trabajar, salir de su egoismo doliente y darse cuenta que sus hermanas y sus padres tambien luchan contra sus propios problemas y enamorarse de nuevo. Rinascere, en suma, a la yanqui: en una escalera de Jacob de estados psicologicos pormenorizados y el anecdotario burlon de esa clase media-alta de suburbio neoyorquino que produce tragicomedias romanticas exportables a medio mundo.

En apparence, Zach fait partie des nantis. Il vient de passer le cap de la trentaine, partage son lit avec Hope, la plus belle des fiancées, son appartement, avec Jed le millionnaire, et travaille dans une societe de services. Mais si on creuse un peu, rien ne va plus. Du matin au soir, Zach pense a Tamara, la veuve de son meilleur ami. Son colocataire passe ses journees a fumer des joints dans le plus simple appareil, vautre devant la tele. Et son boulot consiste a rester suspendu au telephone pour servir de receptacle aux recriminations de ses clients... Tout ça avec le sourire, bien sur ! Puis, un beau jour, Zach va devoir resoudre de vrais problemes. Des deraillements de sante inquietants, et surtout, la reapparition, apres des annees d''absence, d''un pere extravagant... Pourtant, il devrait bien savoir d''experience que tout peut arriver !

The acclaimed author of "The Book of Joe" and "Everything Changes" unflinchingly takes on love, lust, and loss in the suburbs, in a hilarious yet emotion-packed story of a young widower's experience with death, fatherhood, and dating again.

Judd Foxman's wife, Jen, has left him for his boss, a Howard Stern like radio personality, but it is the death of his father and the week of sitting shivah with his enjoyably dysfunctional family that motivates him. Jen's announcement of her pregnancy doubly tragic because of a previous miscarriage is followed by the dramas of Judd's siblings: his sister, Wendy, is stuck in an emotionless marriage; brother Paul always Judd's defender and his wife struggle with infertility; and the charming youngest, Phillip, attempts a grown-up relationship that only highlights his rakishness.

Wahrend ihres Studiums waren Ben und seine vier besten Freund unzertrennlich. So sollte es auch immer bleiben. Aber ein paar Jahre spater hat die Realitat sie eingeholt - und aus den Unschlagbaren Funf sind gute Bekannte geworden, die einander nur noch gelegentlich uber den Weg laufen. Das andert sich, als einer von ihnen in groe Schwierigkeiten gerat und die vier anderen beschlieen: Wir mussen etwas tun! Es ist Zeit fur Plan B! Dummerweise haben sie den aber nie gemacht - was bedeutet, dass sie nun eine erstaunliche Anzahl von Gesetzen brechen mussen ...

Eigentlich könnte der 28-jährige Doug ein wunderbares Leben führen - doch als seine Frau stirbt, verliert er nicht nur seine große Liebe, sondern auch sich selbst. Sogar nach einem Jahr verlässt Doug das Sofa nur widerwillig: Er will nicht über den Verlust hinwegkommen, denn dann würde Hailey ganz aus seinem Leben verschwinden. Da kommt es mehr als ungelegen, dass es auf einmal andere Menschen gibt, die ihn brauchen: sein pubertierender Stiefsohn, seine scharfzüngige Schwester, sein verwirrter Vater. Ganz zu schweigen von einer Nachbarin, die den trauernden Witwer mit der Eleganz eines hungrigen Hais umkreist. Dougs Leben ist wirklich alles andere als perfekt - aber es hilft nichts: Er muss es endlich wieder in den Griff bekommen ...

A stunning novel of love, loss, laughter and too much bourbon from the author of THIS IS WHERE I LEAVE YOU.

A todas luces, Zachary King es un hombre de suerte. Tiene un empleo bien remunerado, un apartamento en Manhattan por el que no paga un centavo, y a Hope, su deslumbrante prometida: inteligente, sexy, de otra galaxia. Pero a medida que se acerca el dia de la boda, Zack empieza a preguntarse si no sera todo una gran equivocacion Una novela aguda, emotiva y sorprendente sobre los dilemas del amor vistos desde el lado masculino, en la que los personajes secundarios son igualmente entrañables. Con sensibilidad, inteligencia y un afilado ingenio, Jonathan Tropper relata una historia seductora, tierna y divertida que emociona y hace pensar.

Zachary King es un joven con suerte: tiene un buen trabajo, un apartamento en Manhattan y está a punto de casarse con una chica inteligente y sexy. Pero a medida que se acerca el día de la boda empieza a preguntarse si no estará cometiendo un error... De repente, le asaltan los recuerdos de su amigo Rael -y de su entrañable viuda- y, además, reaparece su excéntrico padre... Una visión tierna sobre los dilemas del amor contemplados desde el punto de vista masculino.

A man must return to the hometown he disowned in this sweet, deft, and sentimental coming-of-age-at-34 story (New York Daily News) from the New York Times bestselling author of This Is Where I Leave YouAn elegiac, wickedly observant look at a small town and its secrets.Tom Perrotta, author of Mrs. Fletcher Fifteen years after leaving Sleepy Bush Falls, Connecticut, Joe Goffman wrote a savage bestselling novel about his hometown. The book went on to become a hit movie, making Joe a pariah in the Falls, which was fine with him, since he never planned on going back. But when a family tragedy strikes, Joe is left with no choice. His return ignites a maelstrom of hostility among the towns still enraged residents. As Joe walks the familiar streets of his childhood, he revisits the terrible events of his senior year in high school, and the heartbreak and catastrophe from which hes never fully recovered. After almost two decades of hiding it, Joe will finally have to face his troubled past and start mending fences with family, onetime schoolmates, and a former love. And with the help of some old friends, Joe might actually learn somethingif he manages to live through the homecoming.

A side-splitting and heartbreaking tale, soon to be a major Hollywood movie starring Tina Fey, Connie Britton and Jason Bateman.Poor Judd Foxman returns home early to find his wife in bed with his boss - in the act. He now faces the twin threats of both divorce and unemployment. His misery is compounded further with the sudden death of his father.He is then asked to come and sit Shiva for his newly deceased parent with his angry, screwed-up and somewhat estranged brothers and sisters in his childhood home. It is there he must confront who he really is and - more importantly - who he can become.Funny, moving, powerful and poignant, THIS IS WHERE I LEAVE YOU is the fabulous follow-up to HOW TO TALK TO A WIDOWER and Jonathan Tropper at his best.