Taffy Brodesser-Akner is celebrated for her insightful and deeply human explorations of modern life. Her writing, which gained prominence in major magazines before her debut novel, delves into the complexities of relationships, identity, and the often-unseen struggles of contemporary society. She possesses a unique ability to capture the nuances of everyday experiences, making her work both relatable and profoundly thought-provoking. Readers are drawn to her sharp wit and empathetic perspective on the challenges and triumphs of the human condition.
From the Sunday Times and New York Times bestselling author of Fleishman Is in Trouble comes Long Island Compromise, a darkly exhilarating novel about an American family and its inheritance - the safety and wealth that they fought for, and the precarity of their survival that is their legacy.
Finally 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 his ex-wife, Rachel, suddenly disappears.While Toby tries to find out what happened - juggling work, kids and his new, app-assisted sexual popularity - his tidy narrative of a spurned husband is his sole consolation. But if he ever wants to really understand where Rachel went and what really happened to his marriage, he is going to have to consider that he might not have seen it all that clearly in the first place . . .