Jonathan Tropper Libros

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 je miláček štěstěny. Má výborně placenou práci, skvělý byt na Manhattanu, za který nemusí platit, a jeho snoubenka Hope je jednou z těch žen, které většině mužů berou dech. Jak se ale přibližuje den svatby, Zachary se stále častěji přistihuje při myšlenkách na Tamaru, vdovu po svém nejlepším kamarádovi, který zahynul při autonehodě. A jako by toho ještě nebylo dost, po dvacetileté absenci se v Zacharyho životě znovu objeví jeho otec s neodbytnou potřebou napravit vše, co jako rodič zmeškal. Jeho dobře míněné a urputně pronášené rady přivádějí Zacharyho na pokraj šílenství, ale zároveň ho přivedou k poznání, že pokud ve svém životě něco zásadního nezmění, bude mít až do smrti pocit, že mu vše důležité proteklo mezi prsty. Stejně tak se ale může stát, že každá změna, ke které se těžce odhodlá, uvrhne jeho život do totálního chaosu…

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.