Ziegesar Cecily Von - Cobble Hill A Novel - Paperback

Binding: Paperback
Description: The #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Gossip Girl series brings her sharp - eyed and irresistible wit to this ';quirky novel of lovable misfits (Publishers Weekly) chronicling a year in the lives of four families in an upscale Brooklyn neighborhood as they seek purpose and communityuntil one unforgettable night at a raucous neighborhood party knocks them to their senses. Welcome to Cobble Hill. In this eclectic Brooklyn neighborhood private storms brew amongst four married couples and their children. There's ex - groupie Mandy so underwhelmed by motherhood and her current physical state that she fakes a debilitating disease to get the attention of her skateboarding ex - boyband member husband Stuart. There's the unconventional new school nurse Peaches on whom Stuart has an unrequited crush and her disappointing husband Greg who wears noise - cancelling headphoneseverywhere. A few blocks away Roy a well - known newly transplanted British novelist has lost the thread of his next novel and his marriage to indefatigable Wendy. Around the corner Tupper the nervous introverted industrial designer with a warehouse full of prosthetic limbs struggles to pin down his elusive artist wife Elizabeth. Throw in two hormonal teenagers a ten - year - old pyromaniac a drug dealer pretending to be a doctor and a lot of hidden cameras and you've got a combustible mix of egos desires and secrets bubbling in brownstone Brooklyn. '; Breezy witty and compulsively fun to read (Kirkus Reviews) Cobble Hill is highly entertaining portrait of contemporary family life and the colorful characters who call Brooklyn home.
Title: Cobble Hill A Novel
Author(s): Ziegesar Cecily Von
Publisher: Atria Books
Barcode: 9781982147044
Pages: 336 Pages
Language: English
Publication Date: 8/10/2021
Category: Modern & Contemporary Fiction