This Is Where I Leave You: A Novel

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4.4
299 reviews
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352
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About this ebook

A riotously funny, emotionally raw New York Times bestselling novel about love, marriage, divorce, family, and the ties that bind—whether we like it or not.

The death of Judd Foxman’s father marks the first time that the entire Foxman clan has congregated in years. There is, however, one conspicuous absence: Judd's wife, Jen, whose affair with his radio- shock-jock boss has recently become painfully public. Simultaneously mourning the demise of his father and his marriage, Judd joins his dysfunctional family as they reluctantly sit shiva and spend seven days and nights under the same roof. The week quickly spins out of control as longstanding grudges resurface, secrets are revealed and old passions are reawakened. Then Jen delivers the clincher: she's pregnant...

“Often sidesplitting, mostly heartbreaking...[Tropper is] a more sincere, insightful version of Nick Hornby, that other master of male psyche.”—USA Today 

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4.4
299 reviews
Scott Kruse
January 9, 2016
Don't watch the movie, read the book. Simple as that. If you like good fiction this will keep you entertained. Mid twenties and up would enjoy the most. Also, people who've been married, divorced, have kids, raised kids etc.... can relate to the subject matter.
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Pat Snyder
September 15, 2014
This book was too slow for me. I had to force myself to finish it. Some of his word pictures were interesting but other than that-not for me.
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J Anne
October 3, 2014
Loved this book. Still unsure of my feelings toward the very ending of the book but it is very well written, and captures the attitude and dynamic of such relationships
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About the author

Jonathan Tropper is the New York Times bestselling author of One Last Thing Before I Go, How to Talk to a Widower, Everything Changes, The Book of Joe, and Plan B. He lives with his family in Westchester, New York, where he teaches writing at Manhattanville College. He adapted This Is Where I Leave You as a feature film for Warner Brothers Studios was a screenwriter, co-creator, and executive producer of the HBO/Cinemax television show Banshee (produced by Alan Ball).

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