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Informationen zum Autor Jenny Jackson is a Vice President and Executive Editor at Alfred A. Knopf. A graduate of Williams College and the Columbia Publishing Course, Jenny lives in Brooklyn Heights with her family. Pineapple Street is her first novel. Klappentext THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER 'Searing, hilarious and poignant' MIRANDA COWLEY HELLER 'Smart and clever' GUARDIAN 'A killer debut about class, love and money' GRAZIA 'Marvellous - clever, funny and brilliantly well observed' INDIA KNIGHT 'Filled with warmth and light' DAISY BUCHANAN Meet the Stockton women of Brooklyn Heights: Darley, who was born with money; Sasha, who married into it; and Georgiana, who wants to give it all away. Among glittering parties, weekend homes and hungover brunches, the three will have to grapple with the burden of parental expectations, the hardships and bewilderment of growing up, and the miles between the haves and have-nots. Pineapple Street is a witty and wicked novel about New York's one percenters: their first loves, family feuds and the complexities of being human - even when you have everything. 'Wise, emotionally honest fun' HELEN FIELDING 'Deliciously fun' KEVIN KWAN 'Lovely, absorbing, acutely observed' NICK HORNBY Instant New York Times bestseller, March 2023 Zusammenfassung THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER 'Searing, hilarious and poignant' MIRANDA COWLEY HELLER 'Smart and clever' GUARDIAN 'A killer debut about class, love and money' GRAZIA 'Marvellous - clever, funny and brilliantly well observed' INDIA KNIGHT Meet the Stockton women of Brooklyn Heights: Darley, who was born with money; Sasha, who married into it; and Georgiana, who wants to give it all away. Among glittering parties, weekend homes and hungover brunches, the three will have to grapple with the burden of parental expectations, the hardships and bewilderment of growing up, and the miles between the haves and have-nots. Pineapple Street is a witty and wicked novel about New York’s one percenters: their first loves, family feuds and the complexities of being human – even when you have everything. 'Wise, emotionally honest fun' HELEN FIELDING 'Deliciously fun' KEVIN KWAN 'Lovely, absorbing, acutely observed' NICK HORNBY Instant New York Times bestseller, March 2023 ...
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A witty depiction of an old-money family in crisis Best Paperbacks of 2024 The Times
