Jonathan Tropper Books

"Beautifully crafted", "Fantastically funny." "Compulsively readable." Jonathan Tropper has earned wild acclaim—-and comparisons to Nick Hornby and Tom Perrotta—for his biting humor and insightful portrayals of families in crisis and men behaving badly. Now the acclaimed author ofThe Book of JoeandEverything Changestackles love, lust, and lost in the suburbs—in a stunning novel that is by turns heartfelt and riotously funny. Doug Parker is a widower at age twenty-nine, and in his quiet suburban town, that makes him something of a celebrity—the object of sympathy, curiosity, and, in some cases, unbridled desire. But Doug has other things on his mind. First there's his sixteen year-old stepson, Russ: a once-sweet kid who now is getting into increasingly serious trouble on a daily basis. Then there are Doug's sisters: his bossy twin, Clair, who's just left he husband and moved in with Doug, determined to rouse him from his Grieving stupor. And Debbie, who's engaged to Doug's ex-best friend and manically determined to pull off the perfect wedding at any cost. Soon Doug's entire nuclear family is in his face. And when he starts dipping his toes into the shark-infested waters of the second-time around dating scene, it isn't long before his new life is spinning hopelessly out of control, cutting a harrowing and often hilarious swath of sexual missteps and escalating chaos across the suburban landscape. From the Hardcover edition.

After writing a novel that lampooned nearly everyone in his hometown, Joe Goffman is forced to return to that same town to care for his father and discovers that people have not forgotten the indignities he heaped upon them

The Richard & Judy-selected author returns with a touching and hilarious new novel. Poor Judd Foxman returns home early to find his wife in bed with his boss - in the act. He now faces the twin threats of both divorce and unemployment. His misery is compounded further with the sudden death of his father. He is then asked to come and 'sit Shiva' for his newly deceased parent with his angry, screwed-up and somewhat estranged brothers and sisters in his childhood home. It is there he must confront who he really is and - more importantly - who he can become. Funny, moving, powerful and poignant, THIS IS WHERE I LEAVE YOU is the fabulous follow-up to HOW TO TALK TO A WIDOWER and Jonathan Tropper at his best.

Shortly after Judd's wife leaves him for his boss, Judd's father Mort passes away, bringing the entire family together in mourning. During this week of "sitting shiva," Judd realizes his siblings are even more dysfunctional than he is, and the confrontations that ensue are full of raw emotion and humorous consequences.

Struggling with his ex-wife's imminent marriage to a nice guy and his Princeton-bound daughter's unplanned pregnancy, a bewildered Drew Silver tackles difficult family dynamics and refuses to undergo a life-saving operation.

The heartwarming debut novel by the New York Times bestselling author of This is Where I Leave You and One Last Thing Before I Go. Turning thirty was never supposed to be like this. Ten years ago, Ben, Lindsey, Chuck, Alison, and Jack graduated from New York University and went out into the world, fresh-faced and full of dreams for the future. But now Ben's getting a divorce; Lindsey's unemployed; Alison and Chuck seem stuck in ruts of their own making; and Jack is getting more publicity for his cocaine addiction than his multimillion-dollar Hollywood successes. Suddenly, turning thirty-- past the age their parents were when they were born, older than every current star athlete or pop music sensation-- seems to be both more meaningful and less than they'd imagined ten years ago. Plan B, Jonathan Tropper's wonderful debut novel, is about more than friendship, love, celebrity, addiction, kidnapping, or even turning thirty-- it's a heartfelt comic riff on what it means to be an adult against your will, to be single when you thought you'd have a family, to discover you are not, in fact, immortal, and to learn that Star Wars is as good a life lesson today as it was when you were six years old.

Zachary King ist ein Glückspilz: Er hat einen gut bezahlten Job, ein tolles Appartment und ist mit der hinreißenden Hope verlobt. Doch je näher der Hochzeitstag rückt, desto panischer wird Zack. Denn wenn er ehrlich ist, hasst er seinen Job und ist nicht in Hope, sondern Tamara verliebt. Dass ausgerechnet jetzt Zacks verrückter Vater Norm wieder auftaucht, bringt das Fass endgültig zum Überlaufen ...

Ben und seine vier besten Freunde haben sich nach dem Studium entfremdet. Als einer von ihnen in Schwierigkeiten steckt, beschließen die anderen, ihm zu helfen – was sie jedoch dazu zwingt, zahlreiche Gesetze zu brechen.

Es könnte alles so einfach sein: Man wächst behütet auf, geht zur Schule, hat viele Freunde, genießt das Leben, und dann, wenn man erwachsen ist, heiratet man, macht Karriere und gründet eine Familie. So weit so gut. Doch was ist, wenn man eines Morgens entsetzt aufwacht und feststellt, dass man bereits dreißig ist? Erwachsen, die Beziehung am Ende, die Karriere nicht in Sicht? Dass es Menschen gibt, junge Menschen, die keine Schalplatten mehr kennen? Die nicht wissen, das Twix einmal Raider hieß? Ben, Lindsay, Alison, Chuck und Jack sind fünf Freunde um die dreißig, einst unschlagbar und jetzt vereint in ihrer Erkenntnis: Das Leben ist eine Baustelle! Es ist Zeit, das sich was ändert. Es ist Zeit für Plan B.