The Smart One
$35.28
- Paperback
496 pages
- Release Date
15 June 2014
Summary
The author of GIRLS IN WHITE DRESSES turns her gimlet eye upon family relationships. An acutely-observed, off-centre novel about that place you return to when things go staggeringly awry—home.
The Coffey siblings are having a rough year. Claire has broken up with her fiance and is hiding from her debts. Martha’s in a career crisis and even her therapist is losing patience with her. And Max, the baby of the family in his final year of college, is keeping a life-altering secret. Before …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780099563297 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0099563290 |
| Author: | Jennifer Close |
| Publisher: | Vintage Publishing |
| Imprint: | Vintage |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 496 |
| Release Date: | 15 June 2014 |
| Weight: | 348g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 129mm x 31mm |
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Critics Review
A pleasure to read
A low-key drama packed with Girls-style observation and wit – Emma Hagestadt * Independent *
Witty… A great story about the messiness of modern family life * Marie Claire *
I want to be friends with all of the narrators of this addictive novel * Glamour *
Wit and vibrant characters make The Smart One an engaging exploration of a thoroughly modern family dynamic * People *
A pleasure to read * Daily News *
Packed with dry wit and whip-sharp observation… An endearing and eye-wateringly unflinching ode to the messiness of family life * Herald *
About The Author
Jennifer Close
Jennifer Close was born and raised on the North Shore of Chicago. She is a graduate of Boston College and received her MFA in Fiction Writing from the New School in 2005. She worked in New York in magazines for many years. She now lives in Washington, D.C., and teaches creative writing at George Washington University. Her first novel, Girls in White Dresses, was published in the UK in 2012.
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