Description:
There's a Word for That - Sloane Tanen - 2019
By: Sloane Tanen
Narrated by: Therese Plummer
Length: 11 hrs and 27 mins
Unabridged Audiobook
Release date: 04-02-19
Language: English
Genre Fiction, Humor
Publisher: Hachette Audio
Format: mp3 64/44.1 stereo
Publisher's Summary
"Engrossing, hilarious, and tender...I couldn't put it down." (Gretchen Rubin, number one New York Times best-selling author of The Happiness Project)
A hilarious and moving chronicle of a wildly flawed family that comes together - in rehab, of all places - even as each member is on the verge of falling apart.
Introducing the Kesslers: Marty, a retired LA film producer whose self-worth has been eroded by age and a late-in-life passion for opioids; his daughter, Janine, former child star suffering the aftereffects of a life in the public eye; and granddaughter Hailey, the "less-than" twin sister, whose inferiority complex takes a most unexpected turn. Nearly 6,000 miles away, in London, celebrated author Bunny Small, Marty's long-forgotten first wife, has her own problems: a "preposterous" case of writer's block, a monstrous drinking habit, and a son who has fled halfway around the world to escape her.
When Marty's pill-popping gets out of hand and Bunny's boozing reaches crisis proportions, a perfect storm of dysfunction brings them all together at Directions, Malibu's most exclusive and absurd rehab center.
But for all their failings, the members of this estranged - and strange - family love each other. Rich with warmth, humor, and deep insight, There's a Word for That is a comic ode to surviving the people closest to us, navigating the perils of success, and taking one last look in the rearview mirror before mapping out the road ahead.
©2019 Sloane Tanen (P)2019 Hachette Audio
Critic Reviews
"I haven't read a book as quickly (one 22-hour plane ride) and compulsively in a long time. There's a Word for That is that rare mix of funny and gutting,
a page-turner coupled with deep emotional resonance. The characters are so richly drawn and their journeys so absorbing that by the end of the book, it felt a real loss to let them go. A funny, moving, gem of a novel." (Melanie Abrams, author of Playing)
"Engrossing, hilarious, and tender, this novel tells the story of how a family breaks apart and comes together despite years of mistakes and mishaps. I couldn't put it down." (Gretchen Rubin, number one New York Times best-selling author of The Happiness Project)
"This is the novel for anyone who has ever had family. Oh, wait. That means everyone. Yes, it does. Sloane Tanen deliciously skewers us all while she romps through the connections we make and trample in our attempt to stay related to one another. Hilarious, wondrous, and fun, this is the book for right now." (Marion Roach Smith, author of The Memoir Project)
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