How to talk to a widower : a novel / Jonathan Tropper.
Doug Parker is a widower at age twenty-nine, and in his quiet suburban town, that makes him something of a celebrity the object of sympathy, curiosity, and, in some cases, unbridled desire. But Doug has other things on his mind. First there's his sixteen year-old stepson, Russ: a once-sweet kid who now is getting into increasingly serious trouble on a daily basis. Then there are Doug's sisters: his bossy twin, Clair, who's just left he husband and moved in with Doug, determined to rouse him from his Grieving stupor. And Debbie, who's engaged to Doug's ex-best friend and manically determined to pull off the perfect wedding at any cost. Soon Doug's entire nuclear family is in his face. And when he starts dipping his toes into the shark-infested waters of the second-time around dating scene, it isn't long before his new life is spinning hopelessly out of control, cutting a harrowing and often hilarious swath of sexual missteps and escalating chaos across the suburban landscape.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780385338905
- ISBN: 0385338902
- Physical Description: viii, 341 pages ; 22 cm
- Publisher: New York, N.Y. : Bantam Dell, 2007.
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- 8 of 8 copies available at NC Cardinal.
- 1 of 1 copy available at McDowell County Public Library. (Show)
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Marion Library | FIC TRO (Text) | 37810434624713 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Clemmons Branch | FIC Tropper, Jonathan (Text) | 0112514741654 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Eden Library | Fic (Text) | 31554008405788 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Gunn Memorial Public Library | F TRO (Text) | 34621200145038 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Henderson Main Branch | TRO (Text) | 33258006039122 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Hudson (Fontana) | F TROPPER (Text) | 39493106014543 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Macon County Public Library | F TROPPER (Text) | 39493106382312 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| North Asheville Library | F TRO (Text) | 0020506668662 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
