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Alan opts out : a novel / Courtney Maum.
Van Pelt Library PS3613.A87396 A43 2026
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Maum, Courtney, 1978- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Advertising executives--Fiction.
- Advertising executives.
- Rich people--Fiction.
- Rich people.
- Avarice--Fiction.
- Avarice.
- Dysfunctional families--Fiction.
- Dysfunctional families.
- Conflict of generations--Fiction.
- Conflict of generations.
- Life change events--Fiction.
- Life change events.
- Greenwich (Conn.)--Fiction.
- Greenwich (Conn.).
- Genre:
- American dream.
- Satirical fiction.
- Humorous fiction.
- Domestic fiction.
- Novels.
- Physical Description:
- 341 pages ; 25 cm
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- New York, NY : Little, Brown and Company 2026.
- Summary:
- "Alan Anderson is a powerful advertising executive who has built a successful life and thriving business by making people buy stuff they don't actually need. He's up for the biggest pitch of his career and the account everyone wants, US Dairy: cow's milk sales are plummeting, and the C-Suite wants to see trendy oat milk kicked to the curb. But when an anarchist farmer tanks Alan's presentation, Alan bombs the pitch but ends the day with an epiphany. No longer will he exploit the insecurities of others in the service of capitalism. Alan is opting out. This development is anathema to his wife, Vivian. She's just a few positive affirmations, a swimming pool, and an exacting series of social tests away from finally becoming part of the elite women's club, the Queen Annes, in their adopted town of Greenwich, Connecticut. As if contending with a daughter who wants to write plays (!) and another who has an unnatural empathy with animals isn't enough to manage, she can only watch as Alan moves into their backyard playhouse to live off the land and--worse--spend time with the family. But instead of shocking the neighbors, Alan's commitment to a less-is-more lifestyle seems to be catching on. Could everyone want what Alan's not selling?" -- Dust jacket flap.
- ISBN:
- 9780316599108
- 0316599107
- OCLC:
- 1577390818
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