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Description for The Smart One
Paperback. The Coffey siblings are having a rough year. Claire has broken up with her fiance 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. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 31. Weight in Grams: 350. Good copy with some shelf wear
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 ... Read more
Product Details
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
Vintage
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Number of Pages
496
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780099563297
SKU
KHN0000895
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 2 to 4 working days
Ref
99-1
About Jennifer Close
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 ... Read more
Reviews for The Smart One
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 ... Read more
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 ... Read more