The Book of Joe
The Book of Joe
- ISBN 13:
9780385337410
- ISBN 10:
0385337418
- Format: Hardcover
- Copyright: 03/01/2004
- Publisher: Delacorte Press
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Summary
Right after high school, Joe Goffman left sleepy Bush Falls, Connecticut and never looked back. Then he wrote a novel savaging everything in town, a novel that became a national bestseller and a huge hit movie. Fifteen years later, Joe is struggling to avoid the sophomore slump with his next novel when he gets a call: his father's had a stroke, so it's back to Bush Falls for the town's most famous pariah. His brother avoids him, his former classmates beat him up, and the members of the book club just hurl their copies of Bush Falls at his house. But with the help of some old friends, Joe discovers that coming home isn't all badand that maybe the best things in life are second chances. Fans of Nick Horny and Jennifer Weiner will love this book, by turns howling funny, fiercely intelligent, and achingly poignant. As evidenced byThe Book of Joe'ssuccess in both the foreign and movie markets, Jonathan Tropper has created a compelling, incredibly resonant story.