The Smart One by Jennifer Close
The Coffey siblings are having a rough year. Claire has broken up with her fiancé and is hiding from her debts. Martha’s in a career crisis and even her therapist is losing patience with her. And Max, the baby of the family in his final year of college, is keeping a life-altering secret. Before long, all three of them have moved back home. But things aren’t so easy the second time around. Martha and Claire regress to fighting over the shared bathroom while their mother continues to plan Claire’s thwarted wedding (unbeknownst to Claire). But it’s only a matter of time before Max’s secret comes out and changes all of their lives…
A low-key drama packed with Girls-style observation and wit -- Emma Hagestadt * Independent *
Witty.. A great story about the messiness of modern family life * Marie Claire *
I want to be friends with all of the narrators of this addictive novel * Glamour *
Wit and vibrant characters make The Smart One an engaging exploration of a thoroughly modern family dynamic * People *
A pleasure to read * Daily News *
Witty.. A great story about the messiness of modern family life * Marie Claire *
I want to be friends with all of the narrators of this addictive novel * Glamour *
Wit and vibrant characters make The Smart One an engaging exploration of a thoroughly modern family dynamic * People *
A pleasure to read * Daily News *
Jennifer Close was born and raised on the North Shore of Chicago. She is a graduate of Boston College and received her MFA in Fiction Writing from the New School in 2005. She worked in New York in magazines for many years. She now lives in Washington, D.C., and teaches creative writing at George Washington University. Her first novel, Girls in White Dresses, was published in the UK in 2012.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780099563297 |
| ISBN 10 | 0099563290 |
| Title | The Smart One |
| Author | Jennifer Close |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Vintage Publishing |
| Year published | 2014-06-05 |
| Number of pages | 496 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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