Jonathan Tropper Orden de los libros (cronológico)

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.

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.

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.

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…

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.

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 ...

Joe Goffman's sizzling first novel - and a blockbuster on screen - has savaged almost every reputation in Bush Falls. Having turned his back firmly on the town he left seventeen years ago, the indignant cries of former neighbours, friends and family members - not to mention the class action slander suit - have never fazed Joe in the least. Until now. A family emergency summons him back to Bush Falls, where, mere minute after his arrival, he falls victim to the wrath of the townsfolk: milk-shakes thrown in his face, copies of his novel pelting his house, violent threats to blow up his shiny new Mercedes. But the more Bush Falls resents Joe, the more it becomes obvious that Joe desperately needs Bush Falls. As he walks along the familiar streets, memories return that he had long ago thought purged by his writing. One year especially, 1986, when Joe lost his best friend and his innocence to passion, betrayal and tragedy, haunts hm with a vengeance. Now, almost two decades later, Joe has to face his past without resorting to his pen. And with the help of some very old friends, he might just be able to learn something... if he manages to survive his homecoming.

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.