A charming, smart and hilarious debut novel about the tricky period between college graduation and moving out of your parents' house. Just graduated from college, Esther Kohler's post-graduate plans include: returning to her parents' house, taking old prescription tranquilizers, hanging out with Jack, her unrequited high school crush, and re-reading her favorite children's books. But Esther's parents decide she should do something-- anything--while mulling her future. So they volunteer her to work as a nanny for their neighbors, the Browns. It's a tricky assignment: six months earlier, the Browns' youngest child had died. Still, as Esther finds herself falling in love with their surviving daughter May, she's impressed by how well they seem to be coping. And as Esther and her old high school flame resume a confusing relationship, she finds it easier to escape to the Browns' house.
"Stein, 26, captures the voice of the young 20-something prodigal daughter with the clarion call of authenticity in her debut novel. ... Stein's light, accessible, self-deprecating prose makes this coming-of-age story a pleasure."--"Publishers Weekly"
"Beautiful, funny, thrilling and true."-- Gary Shteyngart ("Super Sad True Love Story")
"Intimate, urgent, and laugh-out-loud funny, Leigh Stein's novel bravely investigates the splendor and tragedy of the end of youth with a sensitivity and lyrical deftness that will not disappoint. Think "Franny and Zooey". Think "Goodbye, Columbus". Think of this book as your next great read."--Joe Meno ("Hairstyles of the Damned, The Great Perhaps")
Title: The Fallback Plan
Subtitle:
Contributors:
By (author)
Leigh Stein
ISBN 13: 9781612190426
ISBN 10: 1612190421
Publisher: Melville House Publishing
Imprint: Melville House Publishing
Publication Date: 15/03/2012
Place of Publication:
Brooklyn,
United States
Edition:
BIC Subjects:
Modern fiction
Dewey Classification:
813.6
(DC23)
NBS Classification: General & Literary Fiction
Format: Paperback
Pages: 220
Height: 191mm
Width: 140mm
Thickness: 14mm
Weight: 186g