The awkward age / Francesca Segal.
Julia Alden has fallen deeply, unexpectedly in love. American obstetrician James is everything she didn't know she wanted--if only her teenage daughter, Gwen, didn't hate him so much. Uniting two households is never easy, but when Gwen turns for comfort to James's seventeen-year-old son, Nathan, the consequences will test her mother's loyalty and threaten all their fragile new happiness.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780399576454
- ISBN: 0399576452
- Physical Description: 358 pages ; 24 cm
- Publisher: New York : Riverhead Books, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC, 2017.
- Copyright: ©2017
Search for related items by subject
Subject: | Stepfamilies > Fiction. Teenagers > Family relationships > Fiction. |
Genre: | Bildungsromans. Domestic fiction. |
Available copies
- 16 of 16 copies available at Evergreen Indiana.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 16 total copies.
Other Formats and Editions
Show Only Available Copies
Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Benton Co PL - Fowler | F SEG (Text) | 34044000918340 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
Coatesville-Clay Twp PL - Coatesville | F SEGAL (Text) | 78321000026547 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
Fayette Co PL - Connersville | FIC SEG (Text) | 39230031804337 | Adult Books | Available | - |
Fulton Co PL - Rochester Main Library | FIC SEG (Text) | 33187004226003 | Fiction (adult) | Available | - |
Greensburg-Decatur Co PL - Greensburg | FIC SEGAL (Text) | 32826014092530 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
Hamilton North PL - Cicero Main Branch | FIC.c Segal, Francesca (Text) | 78294000261738 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
Jefferson Co PL - Madison Main Branch | FICTION SEGA (Text) | 39391006819229 | Fiction | Available | - |
Lebanon PL - Lebanon | F SEG (Text) | 34330513126376 | Adult - General Fiction | Available | - |
Milford PL - Milford | FIC Seg (Text) | 72433000138369 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
Mooresville PL - Mooresville | FIC SEG (Text) | 37323005358026 | FICTION | Available | - |
Loading Recommendations...
- Baker & Taylor
After her daughter, Gwen, has trouble adjusting to her new beau, James, Julia Alden must do her best to unite two households, but when Gwen turns for comfort to Jamesâ 17-year-old son, Nathan, the consequences will test her motherâs loyalty and threaten their fragile new happiness. - Baker & Taylor
"A wry, tender novel about an ordinary family facing extraordinary choices. Julia Alden has fallen deeply, unexpectedly in love. American obstetrician James is everything she didn't know she wanted--if only her teenage daughter, Gwen, didn't hate him somuch. Uniting two households is never easy, but when Gwen turns for comfort to James's seventeen-year-old son, Nathan, the consequences will test her mother's loyalty and threaten all their fragile new happiness. This is a moving and powerful novel aboutthe modern family: about starting over; about love, guilt, and generosity; about building something beautiful amid the mess and complexity of what came before. It is a story about standing by the ones we love, even while they make mistakes. We would giveanything to make our children happy. But how much should they ask?"-- - Baker & Taylor
After her daughter, Gwen, has trouble adjusting to her new boyfriend James, Julia Alden works to unite two households, but when Gwen turns to James son for comfort loyalties are tested and the new relationship is threatened. - Penguin Putnam
"A very smart, soulful, compelling, elegantly written domestic novel about a wedged-together family, and what can go wrong when teenage children decide they have minds (and hormones) of their own."Â âNick HornbyÂ
âA spry and accomplished comedy of manners.â âThe New York Times Book Review
âThey've chosen the one thing that will make our family life impossible. It's genius really, when you think about it. It's the perfect sabotage.â
Â
Julia Alden has fallen deeply, unexpectedly in love. American obstetrician James is everything she didn't know she wanted--if only her teenage daughter, Gwen, didn't hate him so much. Uniting two households is never easy, but when Gwen turns for comfort to James's seventeen-year-old son, Nathan, the consequences will test her mother's loyalty and threaten all their fragile new happiness.
This is a moving and powerful novel about the modern family: about starting over; about love, guilt, and generosity; about building something beautiful amid the mess and complexity of what came before. It is a story about standing by the ones we love, even while they make mistakes. We would give anything to make our children happy. But how much should they ask?