Let's Not Do That Again

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From the author of The People We Hate at the Wedding comes a poignant, funny, and slyly beguiling novel about family, politics, and the lengths we’ll go to for our children. Nancy Harrison is determined to win her Senate race, a goal she has pursued tirelessly since her husband’s untimely death and her subsequent inheritance of his House seat. She has said all the right things, passed essential legislation, and done her part to connect with voters. However, her grown children present a significant challenge. Greta and Nick Harrison are struggling in their own lives. Nick is heartbroken and trying to write a musical about Joan Didion, while Greta, despite her intelligence and beauty, is unmotivated and letting life slip by as she works at an Apple store. The situation escalates when Greta makes headlines for her involvement in a protest in Paris, where she throws a bottle of champagne through a bistro window. To salvage her campaign and save her daughter, Nancy and Nick must find Greta before it’s too late. Smart and poignant, funny and tear-jerking, this story illustrates that, like democracy, family is a messy and fragile thing that means more than any mother or senator could ever dream.