This Is Where I Leave You

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The death of Judd Foxmans father marks the first time that the entire Foxman familyincluding Judds mother brothers and sisterhave been together in years. Conspicuously absent: Judds wife Jen whose fourteen-month affair with Judds radio-shock-jock boss has recently become painfully public. Simultaneously mourning the death of his father and the demise of his marriage Judd joins the rest of the Foxmans as they reluctantly submit to their patriarchs dying request: to spend the seven days following the funeral together. In the same house. Like a family. As the week quickly spins out of control longstanding grudges resurface secrets are revealed and old passions reawakened. For Judd its a weeklong attempt to make sense of the mess his life has become while trying in vain not to get sucked into the regressive battles of his madly dysfunctional family. All of which would be hard enough without the bomb Jen dropped the day Judds father died: Shes pregnant. This Is Where I Leave You is Jonathan Troppers most accomplished work to date a riotously funny emotionally raw novel about love marriage divorce family and the ties that bindwhether we like it or not. Watch a Video