Drinking Closer to Home: A Novel - Softcover

Blau, Jessica Anya

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0061984027 ISBN 13: 9780061984020

Publisher: Harper Perennial, 2011

Synopsis

They say you can never really go home again. Adult siblings Anna, Portia, and Emery are about to discover just how true that is.

About this title

About the Author:

Jessica Anya Blau is the author of the nationally bestselling novel The Summer of Naked Swim Parties and the critically acclaimed Drinking Closer to Home.

Review:

“At the end of the day, the Stein family is dysfunctional, foul-mouthed, appalling, loving and ridiculously endearing, thanks to Blau’s hilarious rendition of their group dynamic. Soundtrack? Hotel California. Woody Allen directs.” (Baltimore Sun)

“The domestic relationships . . . are brilliantly rendered, a contemporary California version of Philip Roth.” (Austin Chronicle)

“An entertaining romp through one family’s history.” (Boston Globe)

“A light-hearted, enthralling read that enables us to laugh at our own less-than-perfect families.” (Bust Magazine)

“Blau writes funny, often heartbreaking, and always relatable anecdotes ... [Her] lifelike characters are such a joy to get to know that one feels sorry to leave them behind.” (Publishers Weekly)

“From painful humor to poignant scene-setting, [Blau] takes no prisoners in her candid look at an unconventional clan.” (Booklist)

“Jessica Blau’s second novel is not only a wise and pitch-perfect depiction of family dynamics but also happens to be unrelentingly, side-splittingly funny. I dare you to forget this family.” (Irina Reyn, author of What Happened to Anna K.)

“If you think you’ve read enough novels about mixed up families already, go ahead and read one more. Jessica Anya Blau’s DRINKING CLOSER TO HOME is a phantasmagoric, hilarious carnival ride.” (Madison Smartt Bell)

“Jessica Blau’s DRINKING CLOSER TO HOME is heartfelt and hilarious as it explores every nook and cranny of this wonderful (and wild) family. If you want to know why we love our parents and siblings even as they drive us to drink and distraction, you must read this book.” (Ron Tanner, author of Kiss Me, Stranger)

“The sharpness of Jessica Blau’s voice and wit never ceases to amaze me. From the first page this surprising novel takes a classic tale--adult children going home again--and turns it on its head. An absorbing, heart-wrenching read.” (Katie Crouch, author of Men and Dogs)

About this edition

• Publisher: Harper Perennial
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 0061984027
• ISBN 13: 9780061984020
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 337