Tuesday, January 5, 2010

This is Where I Leave You by Jonathan Tropper

Another dysfunctional family! A while back I wrote about a book in which three sisters had to spend the summer together in order to get their inheritance. In this book Judd Foxman's father has died after an illness. Although they are Jewish, his father had been an atheist. So he is surprised to find out from his mother that at the end of his life his father had found his faith again and requested that his family sit shiva. The idea terrifies the siblings. Seven days of togetherness. Judd separated from his wife after finding her in their bed with his boss. His siblings all have their own problems - too numerous to go into now! There is quite a lot of sex talk bantered around in the book - just a warning so you know what you are getting into! I have enjoyed his previous novels and I think this one is equally well-written. Entertaining and a fairly quick read.

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