Jewish-American household The Fletchers are wealthy. The patriarch, Carl, runs a polystyrene empire (also called styrofoam. See: mundane supplies) began by his father who escaped Europe through the battle. The novel opens with Carl’s kidnapping in 1980 and, after a big ransom is paid, he’s returned residence per week later to his household and everybody strikes on. But, in fact, they do not.
The novel follows Carl’s three outrageously screwed-up grown kids—L.A. screenwriter Beamer, nervous land-use legal professional Nathan, and good, bratty perpetual scholar Jenny as they try and navigate maturity within the shadow of an occasion that has irrevocably traumatized the Fletcher household forty years earlier than. And then there’s the problem of all the cash going away.
Literally anyone who appreciates household sagas, postmodern fiction, and actually nice and humorous writing will love this e book, however I think about Jewish-American readers will really feel a specific kinship to the novel due to its razor-sharp send-ups of acquainted traditions, obsessions, verbal patters, definition of success, and superstitions.
—Perrie Samotin, digital director
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