{"product_id":"fleishman-is-in-trouble-9781472267078","title":"Fleishman Is in Trouble","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e''\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eSharp and wicked, insightful and funny, and then suddenly so touching'' DAVID NICHOLLS\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''It is a Great Novel . . . It has depth, wit, nuance and life. Heartbreaking and funny''\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eNIGELLA LAWSON\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis is \u003ci\u003ethe \u003c\/i\u003enovel of the summer . . . There is no one that this book isn''t for. I can''t believe it''s a first novel. Pure brilliance'' INDIA KNIGHT, \u003ci\u003eTHE SUNDAY TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Could be one of the books of my entire lifetime. I''ve never felt so seen'' GRACE DENT, \u003ci\u003eGUARDIAN\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''This book is a work of utter perfection'' ELIZABETH GILBERT\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cfont size=\"+1\"\u003eTHE \u003ci\u003eSUNDAY TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e AND \u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e BESTSELLER, JUNE 2019\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFinally free from his nightmare marriage, Toby Fleishman is ready for a life of online dating and weekend-only parental duties. But as he optimistically looks to a future that is wildly different from the one he imagined, his life turns upside-down as h\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis is \u003ci\u003ethe \u003c\/i\u003enovel of the summer . . . It is incredibly wise. There is no one that this book isn't for. I can't believe it's a first novel. Pure brilliance\u003c\/b\u003e -- India Knight * The Sunday Times *\u003cbr\u003eThis book . . . is \u003cb\u003ethe most astonishingly brilliant Trojan horse of a novel\u003c\/b\u003e. Begins as a hilarious, fast-paced tale of a middle-aged Manhattan man navigating fast sex culture of dating apps, ends as a gut-punch feminist text * Dolly Alderton, author of Everything I Know About Love *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSharp and wicked, insightful and funny,\u003c\/b\u003e and then suddenly \u003cb\u003eso touching\u003c\/b\u003e * David Nicholls, author of One Day *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWonderful\u003c\/b\u003e. Utterly blistering about how women have to live - \u003cb\u003ea powerful feminist book wrapped with perfect stealth in a wildly entertaining, moving story\u003c\/b\u003e * Marian Keyes, author of The Break *\u003cbr\u003eHere is a portrait of modern love and marriage that is \u003cb\u003eblisteringly funny, wincingly painful, and - ultimately - both heartbreaking and humane\u003c\/b\u003e. Fleishman Is in Trouble reminds me of the great novels of the 1960s and 1970s - just the sort of thing that Philip Roth or John Updike might have produced in their prime (except, of course, that the author understands women). \u003cb\u003eTaffy Brodesser-Akner can write the pants off any novelist out there. She's a star, and this book is a work of utter perfection\u003c\/b\u003e * Elizabeth Gilbert, author of Eat, Pray, Love *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eFleishman Is in Trouble \u003c\/i\u003eis so much smarter than a Great American Novel wannabe written by another clever man . . . \u003c\/b\u003eWhat Brodesser-Akner has achieved here, by Trojan-horsing herself into Toby's point of view, is to quietly reveal the souls of the women in the story. But more than that, to show that all stories - about marriage, love, loss, hope and disappointment - really are universal. Libby believes that \"all humans are essentially the same, but only some of us, the men, were truly allowed to be that without apology\". \u003cb\u003eThis is an honest, powerful, human story with no apologies. And it will do the \"American Novel\" a power of good.\u003c\/b\u003e -- Katy Guest * Guardian *\u003cbr\u003eI have just finished \u003ci\u003eFleishman Is in Trouble\u003c\/i\u003e... and feel bereft. I read it too fast, because I couldn't stop, but can't bear that it's ended. \u003cb\u003eIt is a Great Novel \u003c\/b\u003e(yes: cap G; Cap N). It has \u003cb\u003edepth, wit, nuance and life. Heartbreaking and funny\u003c\/b\u003e * Nigella Lawson *\u003cbr\u003eFrom its opening pages, \u003ci\u003eFleishman is in Trouble\u003c\/i\u003e is \u003cb\u003eshrewdly observed, brimming with wisdom and utterly of this moment\u003c\/b\u003e.  Not until its explosive final pages are you fully aware of its c\u003cb\u003eunning ferocity\u003c\/b\u003e.  Taffy Brodesser-Akner's debut is \u003cb\u003ethat rare and delicious treat: a page turner with heft\u003c\/b\u003e -- Maria Semple * Where'd You Go, Bernadette *\u003cbr\u003eDelving deep into the gender inequalities of sex, marriage, divorce and online dating in modern-day New York, it is a book \u003cb\u003eteeming with insights and humour, a genuine tour de force\u003c\/b\u003e -- Sarah Gilmartin * The Irish Times *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSo urgently modern and relevant \u003c\/b\u003e. . . I kept turning down pages * Hadley Freeman *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eChock full with humour and originality\u003c\/b\u003e . . . It's \u003cb\u003ea grown-up comedy\u003c\/b\u003e that actually has far deeper things to say about love -- Francesca Brown * Stylist *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eExcellent first novel\u003c\/b\u003e by the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e super-interviewer -- Josh Glancy * The Sunday Times Magazine *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSmart and sassy but also dark and scabrous\u003c\/b\u003e, fans of Maria Semple will love \u003ci\u003eFleishman Is in Troubl\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003ee\u003c\/i\u003e too. -- Red Online * Sarra Manning *\u003cbr\u003eIt's \u003cb\u003ebiting and bracing\u003c\/b\u003e, and - like the best beach reads - offers \u003cb\u003eunflinching insight into the unexplored depths of the human condition.\u003c\/b\u003e -- Kristin Iversen * Nylon *\u003cbr\u003eHer debut novel takes her uncanny knack for articulating the human condition with incisive tenderness to new heights; \u003ci\u003eFleishman is in Trouble\u003c\/i\u003e is \u003cb\u003ea wisdom-packed story about modern relationships\u003c\/b\u003e * Porter *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFiring on all circuits\u003c\/b\u003e, from psychological insight to cultural acuity to narrative strategy to very smart humor. \u003cb\u003eQuite a debut! \u003c\/b\u003e * Kirkus (Starred Review) *\u003cbr\u003eFans of Taffy Brodesser-Akner's whipsmart profiles will not be disappointed by her debut novel. Extending \u003cb\u003ethe same heady cocktail of forensic observation, sardonic wit and cynicism mixed with zeitgeist\u003c\/b\u003e, Brodesser Akner writes \u003cb\u003ea novel for our times\u003c\/b\u003e: what makes a marriage? A parent? A man? And when does it all end? * Pandora Sykes *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA marvel, full of shrewd observations, barbed wit, and deep insight\u003c\/b\u003e. Taffy Brodesser-Akner reveals the twisted hearts of her characters - and the twisted soul of contemporary America - with an eye that is at once pitiless and full of compassion for our human foibles. \u003cb\u003eThis is a remarkable debut novel from one of the most distinctive writers around\u003c\/b\u003e -- Tom Perrotta * Little Children *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eYou're going to want to read this one\u003c\/b\u003e: \u003ci\u003eFleishman in Trouble\u003c\/i\u003e by Taffy Brodesser-Akner . . . It's about everything - love, friendship, life, death. Or, to borrow what we will now call the Tayari Jones standard, \u003cb\u003ea literary novel with a great plot\u003c\/b\u003e -- Laura Lippman * Sunburn *\u003cbr\u003eThis glorious debut has \u003cb\u003ethe humor of Maria Semple, the heart of Meg Wolitzer, the lustiness of Philip Roth, and a voice that is pure\u003c\/b\u003e. It's wild and wonderful and goes in so many directions, each with profundity - my favorite thing that novels can do. \u003cb\u003eHow does one's favorite journalist become one's new favorite novelist? With this book\u003c\/b\u003e -- Emma Straub * The Vacationers *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBlisteringly funny, feverishly smart, heart-breaking and true\u003c\/b\u003e. \u003ci\u003eFleishman Is In Trouble\u003c\/i\u003e is an essential read for anyone who's wondered how to navigate loving (and hating) the people we choose -- Cynthia D'Aprix Sweeney * The Nest *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA funny critique \u003c\/b\u003eof the intoxicating life of the recently separated... Everyone is disastrous and everyone is human, and \u003cb\u003ethe writing is so sharp\u003c\/b\u003e that one finishes the novel somehow feeling warm towards them all -- Emma Brockes * Guardian *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA shrewd meditation\u003c\/b\u003e on marriage and middle age... \u003cb\u003eA twisty, sophisticated narrative filled with humour and pathos\u003c\/b\u003e -- Olivia Petter * Independent *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDeftly done\u003c\/b\u003e -- Olivia Ovenden * Esquire UK *\u003cbr\u003eYou don't get advance praise from Elizabeth Gilbert . . . for nothing. This \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e writer's satirical novel about marriage and relationships in 2019 is \u003cb\u003edazzlingly clever\u003c\/b\u003e -- Clara Strunck * Evening Standard Magazine *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFunny, acutely observed\u003c\/b\u003e and certain to be on every sun lounger this summer -- Sarah Hughes * iNews *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e[A] funny, searing debut\u003c\/b\u003e . . . \u003cb\u003eShrewd and satirical, but balanced with sympathy,\u003c\/b\u003e it's \u003cb\u003ean impressive first novel\u003c\/b\u003e from the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e writer -- Francesca Carington * Tatler *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBelieve the hype. \u003ci\u003eFleishman Is in Trouble\u003c\/i\u003e is even better than we were promised\u003c\/b\u003e . . .  A feminist jeremiad nested inside \u003cb\u003ea brilliant comic novel \u003c\/b\u003e- a book that makes you laugh so hard you don't notice till later that your eyebrows have been singed off -- Ron Charles * Washington Post *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWitty and well-observed \u003c\/b\u003e. . . Brodesser-Akner has written \u003cb\u003ea potent, upsetting and satisfying novel\u003c\/b\u003e -- Tom Rachman * The New York Times *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEnthralling\u003c\/b\u003e . . . [Brodesser-Akner] writes with the heft and masterful wordplay of a [Tom] Wolfe, but with empathy for and curiosity about all the players in the tale. It's \u003cb\u003ea cutting sociological dissection of the way we live now, but it cares about its characters as people \u003c\/b\u003e. . . \u003ci\u003eFleishman Is in Trouble\u003c\/i\u003e will occasionally make you angry at the things the people in it do, but mostly \u003cb\u003eit will make you hungry for whatever Brodesser-Akner is going to write next\u003c\/b\u003e -- Alan Sepinwall * Rolling Stone *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e[Brodesser-Akner's] prose is seamless, her asides clever, her observations always on point.\u003c\/b\u003e Without flattening her subjects, she locates the stakes of their quotidian dramas and the hidden tensions of their seemingly controlled lives, transforming something unremarkable into something textured, absorbing, and darkly funny. \u003cb\u003eWhen she writes a book about modern heterosexual marriage, you don't roll your eyes; you clear your schedule\u003c\/b\u003e -- Claire Fallon * Huffington Post *\u003cbr\u003eTaffy Brodesser-Akner dissects a marriage - and in doing so, interrogates the entire institution. She creates \u003cb\u003ea page-turner as insightful as it is impossible to put down\u003c\/b\u003e -- Elena Nicolaou * Refinery29 *\u003cbr\u003eIn her debut novel, \u003cb\u003eBrodesser-Akner does the seemingly impossible, imbuing the classic tale of middle-aged male ennui with a sense of empathy for women\u003c\/b\u003e -- Keely Weiss * Harpers Bazaar *\u003cbr\u003eBrodesser-Akner is \u003cb\u003ea master of zeitgeisty pith\u003c\/b\u003e -- Hillary Kelly * Vogue *\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eFleishman Is in Trouble\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003eoffers a fresh take on modern relationships and mid-life reckonings\u003c\/b\u003e in a story that complicates the roles of gender, social status, and ambition, with \u003cb\u003ea delightfully comical exploration\u003c\/b\u003e of emoji culture to boot -- Allison McNearney * The Daily Beast *\u003cbr\u003eToby Fleishman isn't the only one in trouble. \u003cb\u003eInfusing candor, humor and social commentary, this book holds up a mirror to all of us, demanding that we take a hard look at how we live and how we love\u003c\/b\u003e * Mail Online *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDebuts like this don't come along very often\u003c\/b\u003e -- Phoebe Luckhurst * Evening Standard *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA funny, dazzlingly written, delicious subversion of the marriage novel\u003c\/b\u003e . . . It's wry, deeply felt and moving - \u003cb\u003eit's definitely the book you should read this summer\u003c\/b\u003e -- Siobhan Murphy * The Times *\u003cbr\u003eJust finished reading \u003ci\u003eFleishman is in Trouble\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003cb\u003eit is brilliant\u003c\/b\u003e. \u003cb\u003eInsights into middle age and marriage that will make you sit up straight in your chair\u003c\/b\u003e, if you happen to be middle aged, and married. * Tracey Thorn, author of Another Planet *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis dazzling switchblade of a first novel by Taffy Brodesser-Akner is smart and sexy and pitiless and humane\u003c\/b\u003e. I think human beings must be cellophane to her. Thoroughly recommended * Rhik Samadder, author of I Never Said I Loved You *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWonderfully, perceptively written\u003c\/b\u003e . . . What I really loved was the savage social satire. Class division and wealthy one-upmanship, holiday homes, spin classes, mega-apartments, posh schools; \u003cb\u003eit's all here\u003c\/b\u003e. -- Wendy Holden * Daily Mail *\u003cbr\u003eTaffy Brodesser-Akner's \u003ci\u003eFleishman is in Trouble\u003c\/i\u003e is \u003cb\u003ea clever novel that upends the sexist clichés of the Great American Novel\u003c\/b\u003e as written by Philip Roth and John Updike -- Richard Godwin * The Times *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEvery summer produces a status read, though it is a bonus when it's one that's also a must-read. \u003c\/b\u003eThis year's hot tome is Fleishman Is In Trouble, a novel by American journalist Taffy Brodesser-Akner that is both a comedy of Manhattan manners and a very modern battle of the sexes, exploring a clash of female rage and male inadequacy -- Phoebe Luckhurst * Evening Standard *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eStylish, smart, surprising\u003c\/b\u003e. I loved it * Nina Stibbe, author of Reasons to be Cheerful *\u003cbr\u003eA great book. \u003cb\u003eReally funny and really right about the deepest human stuff.\u003c\/b\u003e All hail Taffy Brodesser-Akner -- David Baddiel\u003cbr\u003eThere may be readers who opened \u003ci\u003eFleishman is in Trouble\u003c\/i\u003e by Taffy Brodesser-Akner hoping to be shocked by all the heavily reported sex and profanity. Indeed, the opening chapter suggests that the book is just about a newly separated middle-aged man, who, after years of monogamy, is bemused and confounded by the brutally sexualised business of online dating. It's a captivating start but the book is much more profound than that. \u003cb\u003eBrodesser-Akner, in her debut novel, captures the essence of modern, middle-class New York mores brilliantly\u003c\/b\u003e -- Alan Johnson * New Statesman *\u003cbr\u003eCould be one of the books of my entire lifetime. \u003cb\u003eI've never felt so seen . . .\u003c\/b\u003e A \u003cb\u003ecoruscating, dizzying, razor-sharp\u003c\/b\u003e attack on modern marriage, fatherhood, Tinder sex, social hierarchical woes and midlife unravelling. -- Grace Dent * Guardian *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eI do think this book changed my life! \u003c\/b\u003e. . . It's hilarious, fascinating, painfully observant. \u003cb\u003eI have recommended it to every single person I know\u003c\/b\u003e -- Scarlett Curtis\u003cbr\u003eThis first novel by one of America's sharpest journalists is the story of hapless Jewish doctor Toby Fleishman, raising his two children alone and discovering the joys of casual sex after being abandoned by his wife. Although at first we see the world through Toby's eyes, contradictory voices gradually begin to emerge in this cunningly constructed and acidly funny debut. * Sunday Express *\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Headline Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48739446096215,"sku":"9781472267078","price":9.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781472267078.jpg?v=1720052266","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/fleishman-is-in-trouble-9781472267078","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}