Modern Fiction Lilliput Bookclub: This Is Not About Us by Allegra Goodman

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"It’s a wise, witty exploration of a contemporary American family..."
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As an independent bookstore, we love hosting events like this bookclub and silent bookclub. To keep this group going and support our store, please purchase your monthly pick from us. Your support ensures we can continue to provide this space for readers like you. Thank you for choosing to keep books local! <a href="https://square.link/u/8aqlMqfK" title="https://square.link/u/8aqlMqfK" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Reserve your copy of This Is Not About Us</a><a href="https://square.link/u/8aqlMqfK" title="https://square.link/u/HMNQsmkA" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Use coupon, bookclub1 and save 10%. Pickup in store.</a>About the book:NATIONAL BESTSELLER • A kaleidoscopic portrait of a modern American family—steadfast, complicated, begrudging, and loving—from the bestselling author of Isola “Wise, witty . . . a deliciously readable book [about] the delicate minutiae of family life, played beautifully, boldly, brightly in a major key.”—The New York Times Book Review (Editors’ Choice) “Goodman’s mature and deftly written book suggests that, in family as in art, there is no such thing as uncomplicated happiness.”—The Wall Street Journal Was this just a brief skirmish, or the beginning of a thirty-year feud? In the Rubinstein family, it could go either way. When their beloved sister passes away, Sylvia and Helen Rubinstein are unmoored. A misunderstanding about apple cake turns into a decade of stubborn silence. Busy with their own lives—divorces, dating, career setbacks, college applications, bat mitzvahs and ballet recitals—their children do not want to get involved. As for their grandchildren? Impossible. With This Is Not About Us, master storyteller Allegra Goodman—whose prior collection was heralded as “one of the most astute and engaging books about American family life” (The Boston Globe)—returns to the form and subject that endeared her to legions of readers. Sharply observed and laced with humor, This Is Not About Us is a story of growing up and growing old, the weight of parental expectations, and the complex connection between sisters—a big-hearted book about the love that binds a family across generations.BYOB (there is a liquor store next door)

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