Jonathan Tropper Libros

Doug Parker se stal vdovcem v devětadvaceti letech, což z něj na poklidném maloměstě udělalo celebritu. Téměř všichni obyvatelé úhledných bílých domů projevují zvědavost či sympatie, ale Doug se sžírá žalem a má na starosti šestnáctiletého nevlastního syna Russe, který se stal chodící problém. Kromě toho jsou zde i dvě Dougovy sestry: rázné dvojče Claire, která se nedávno nastěhovala k Dougovi, a perfekcionalistka Debbie, která potřebuje mít dokonalý život. Neurotická matka a těžce nemocný otec představují třešničku na těžce stravitelném rodinném dortu. Doug má pocit, jako by mu ten dort přistál přímo v obličeji. Pak ale začne stírat šlehačku z tváří, vystupuje ze stojatých vod samoty a vrací se do světa milostných schůzek a občasných erotických výbuchů. Jak hovořit s vdovcem je kniha o tom, jak najít cestu, i když nevíme, kam vlastně jdeme.

Right after high school, Joe Goffman left sleepy Bush Falls, Connecticut and never looked back. Then he wrote a novel savaging everything in town, a novel that became a national bestseller and a huge hit movie. Fifteen years later, Joe is struggling to avoid the sophomore slump with his next novel when he gets a call: his father's had a stroke, so it's back to Bush Falls for the town's most famous pariah. His brother avoids him, his former classmates beat him up, and the members of the book club just hurl their copies of Bush Falls at his house. But with the help of some old friends, Joe discovers that coming home isn't all bad--and that maybe the best things in life are second chances.Fans of Nick Hornby and Jennifer Weiner will love this book, by turns howling funny, fiercely intelligent, and achingly poignant. As evidenced by The Book of Joe's success in both the foreign and movie markets, Jonathan Tropper has created a compelling, incredibly resonant story.

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.

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.

From a Pulitzer Prize finalist comes a hilarious and heartbreaking novel about a musician climbing back from rock bottom. In snowbound Pollard, Illinois, thirty-something Francis Falbo is holed up in his attic apartment, recovering from a series of traumas: his mother's death, his wife's desertion, and his rock band's breakup. He hasn't shaved in months and has lived in his bathrobe for nine days. Agoraphobic and isolated, he clings to his childhood home, renting rooms to a cast of eccentric tenants, including former circus performers searching for their missing daughter. The tight-knit community has survived a blizzard, but more dangers loom before summer arrives. Francis becomes increasingly entangled in the lives of others, leading to disastrous, hysterical, and ultimately healing outcomes. Fusing wit with the seriousness of adulthood gone awry, the author presents an uproarious and affecting tale about what we do when our lives crumble. Sharp-edged yet tenderhearted, the story introduces us to a lovably flawed character who begins to collect the jagged pieces of his dreams and start anew in life and love. Our foibles and efforts to persevere are laid bare with heart and hope.

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 ...