Lauren Grodstein

Our Short History (eBook, ePUB)

A Novel

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

';Lauren Grodstein breaks your heart, then miraculously pieces it back together so it's biggerand strongerthan before.' Celeste Ng, author of Everything I Never Told You How can a woman learnto let go of the peopleshe loves the most? Karen Neulander, a successful New York political consultant and single mother, has always been fiercely protective of her son, Jacob, now six. She's had to be: when Jacob's father, Dave, found out Karen was pregnant and made it clear that fatherhood wasn't in his plans, Karen walked out of the relationship, never telling Dave her intention was to raise their child alone. But now Jake is asking to meet his dad, and with good reason: Karen is dying. When she finally calls her ex, she's shocked to find Dave ecstatic about the son he never knew he had. First, he can't meet Jake fast enough, and then he can't seem to leave him alone. Karen quickly grows anxious as she watches Dave insinuate himself into Jake's life just as her own strength and hold on Jake grow more tenuous. As she struggles to play out her last daysin the ';right' way for Jake, Karen wrestleswith the knowledge that the only thing she cannot bring herself to do for her sonlet his father become a permanent part ofhis lifeis the thing he needs from her the most. With heart-wrenching poignancy, unexpected wit, and mordant humor, LaurenGrodstein has created an unforgettable story about parenthood, sacrifice, and life itself.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Little, Brown and Company
• Erscheinungstermin: 21. März 2017
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781616207182
• Artikelnr.: 45992761

Autorenporträt

LAUREN GRODSTEIN is the author of four previous works of fiction, including the New York Times bestselling novel A Friend of the Family, which was a Washington Post Best Book Pick, a New York Times Editor's Pick, a BookPage Best Book, and an Indie Next Pick. She teaches creative writing at Rutgers University. Her website is www.laurengrodstein.com.