This is not about us : fiction / Allegra Goodman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Goodman, Allegra, Author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Families--Fiction.

Families.

Sisters--Fiction.

Sisters.

Bereavement--Fiction.

Bereavement.

Sisters--Death--Fiction.

Genre:

Fiction.

Domestic fiction.

Linked stories.

Jewish fiction.

Physical Description:

310 pages : genealogical tables ; 24 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : The Dial Press, 2026.

Summary:

"Was this just a brief skirmish, or the beginning of a thirty-year feud? In the Rubenstein family, it could go either way. When their beloved older sister passes away, Sylvia and Helen Rubinstein are unmoored. A misunderstanding about apple cake turns into decades 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"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Apple cake

New frames

F.A.Q.s

Ambrose

Kumquat

Wendybird

Redemption song

Sheba

Tanglewood

Days of awe

This is not about us

A challenge you have overcome

The last grown-up

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Nutcracker

Deal breaker

Poppy

Local Notes:

Athenaeum copy: Schneidman Fund bookplate.

Other Format:

Online version Goodman, Allegra This is not about us

ISBN:

9780593447840

0593447840

OCLC:

1527880451