LAUREN GRODSTEIN is the author of four previous works of fiction, including the New York Times bestselling novel A Friend of the Family, which was a Washington Post Best Book Pick, a New York Times Editor's Pick, a BookPage Best Book, and an Indie Next Pick. She teaches creative writing at Rutgers University. Her website is www.laurengrodstein.com.
"In Our Short History, Lauren Grodstein breaks your heart,
then miraculously pieces it back together so it's bigger--and
stronger--than before. This novel will leave you appreciating both
the messiness of life and the immense depths of love."
--Celeste Ng, author of Everything I Never Told You
"One of the best books of 2017 . . . Grodstein has not
just written another beautiful book, but one with deep purpose and
meaning."
--Roar " Grodstein's heartbreaking, character-driven story is
told in the remarkable, believable voice of a courageous,
sympathetic character."
--Library Journal, starred review "A tender tale...Grodstein
has a fine touch, alternately sarcastic, perceptive and
wistful."
--Minneapolis Star Tribune "Lauren Grodstein has subtly
written a cathartic and unexpectedly profound book . . . It's also
impossible to put down."
--St. Louis Post Dispatch "Lauren Grodstein has written a
book with such a complicated range of emotion that I can't quite
understand how she does it. In highlighting the fragility and depth
of the relationship between a parent and a child, Grodstein
miraculously makes you love the complexity of this world even as it
tears you apart. Our Short History is a novel that will reverberate
in your heart long after you finish it."
--Kevin Wilson, author of The Family Fang "Fans of Wit and
Life and Other Near-Death Experiences will love Karen's
unflinchingly honest journey."
--Booklist, starred review "Funny and fast-paced and
extraordinarily insightful on every page. . . . Anyone lucky enough
to get roughed-up by Grodstein's devastating, fearlessly honest,
often hilarious, gorgeously written novel will exit it
changed."
--Karen Russell, author of Vampires in the Lemon Grove "Karen
is a character many will love--determined, flawed, loving, witty. .
. . a poignant and realistic portrait."
--Kirkus Reviews "A meditation on love and grief . . . Lauded
novelist Lauren Grodstein plunges into both beautiful and ugly
emotions without hesitation."
--Bookpage "(A) deeply affecting novel...This is a tearjerker of a
story, but not a mushy one -- and it provides a charming,
occasionally funny portrait of a mother trying to come to terms
with both her death and her legacy."
--The National Book Review "Funny as well as poignant, sad
but not maudlin."
--Shelf Awareness "This gave me all the feels. I didn't want
it to end."
--Jaime Herndon, Book Riot "Grodstein deftly explores family
relationships."
--Publishers Weekly "A tender, heartrending book."
--Flavorwire "Poignant."
--Harper's
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