Allegra Goodman: This Is Not About Us, Kartoniert / Broschiert

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NATIONAL BESTSELLER • A kaleidoscopic portrait of a modern American family---steadfast, complicated, begrudging, and loving---from the bestselling author of Isola "Wise, witty . . . a deliciously readable book [about] the delicate minutiae of family life, played beautifully, boldly, brightly in a major key."---The New York Times Book Review(Editors' Choice)

"Goodman's mature and deftly written book suggests that, in family as in art, there is no such thing as uncomplicated happiness."---The Wall Street Journal Was this just a brief skirmish, or the beginning of a thirty-year feud? In the Rubinstein family, it could go either way. When their beloved sister passes away, Sylvia and Helen Rubinstein are unmoored. A misunderstanding about apple cake turns into a decade of stubborn silence. Busy with their own lives---divorces, dating, career setbacks, college applications, bat mitzvahs and ballet recitals---their children do not want to get involved. As for their grandchildren? Impossible.

With This Is Not About Us, master storyteller Allegra Goodman---whose prior collection was heralded as "one of the most astute and engaging books about American family life" (The Boston Globe )---returns to the form and subject that endeared her to legions of readers. Sharply observed and laced with humor, This Is Not About Us is a story of growing up and growing old, the weight of parental expectations, and the complex connection between sisters---a big-hearted book about the love that binds a family across generations.