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iRead灰熊愛讀書 2009年亞馬遜書店編輯百大選書．華納兄 弟公司即將改編成電影
2009年8月亞馬遜書店精選主打書．橫掃紐約時報暢銷榜．榮登全美獨立書店ABA暢銷書排行榜
究竟是從什麼時候開始，你看著家人，卻覺得他們像是陌生人……
這本書就在同一頁令人既心碎又歡笑。──《每日新聞報》（The Daily News）
我以為全世界的時間都在我手裡，結果我的父親就這麼過世了；
我以為我的婚姻幸福美滿，結果我老婆和我老闆上床；
我以為我的兄弟是混帳東西，結果發現最可惡的其實是我自己；
看著這混亂的一切，我每天都會問自己，
如果那一天我沒有做出這樣的選擇，結果還會是這樣嗎？
「逗趣的天才作家強納森．崔普爾，帶著他令人不時捧腹大笑，卻也心碎的作品《如果那一天》回來了。當書中情節不搞笑的時候，既寫實也令 人悲傷。」──《今日美國》（USA Today）
第一次見面，你好，我叫賈德，你不認識我，但是發生在我身上的事很有可能也會發生在你身上，首先，我的老婆和我的老闆上床，結果是我沒了老 婆、沒了房 子，還他媽的丟了工作，然後連我老爸也死了，還要我們這群冷血的家人幫他守喪七天，這些對我來說當然不算什麼，只除了我老哥恨我，因為他老婆 的初戀情人是 我，而即將跟我離婚的老婆剛剛說她懷孕了……
我知道我應該為了我老爸的死而哀悼，但看著這混亂的一切，我忍不住要想，我的人生會不會只 是一場夢，說不定在某個地方有個更完整、更快樂、比較苗條版的我正在睡覺，身旁躺著的是依然愛著我的妻子，交纏的雙手是我們依舊相愛的證據， 醒來後，我會 鬆一口氣，慶幸自己永遠不必體會那種心碎的感覺……
中譯版《如果那一天》由「春光」出版。
"Often sidesplitting, mostly heartbreaking...[Tropper is] a more sincere, insightful version of Nick Hornby, that other master of male psyche." --USA Today
The death of Judd Foxman's father marks the first time that the entire Foxman clan has congregated in years. There is, however, one conspicuous absence: Judd's wife, Jen, whose affair with his radio- shock-jock boss has recently become painfully public. Simultaneously mourning the demise of his father and his marriage, Judd joins his dysfunctional family as they reluctantly sit shiva-and spend seven days and nights under the same roof. The week quickly spins out of control as longstanding grudges resurface, secrets are revealed and old passions are reawakened. Then Jen delivers the clincher: she's pregnant.
This Is Where I Leave You is Jonathan Tropper's most accomplished work to date, and a riotously funny, emotionally raw novel about love, marriage, divorce, family, and the ties that bind-whether we like it or not.
Simultaneously mourning the loss of his father and his marriage, Judd Foxman must sit shiva with his dysfunction family under the same roof for seven days and nights, a situation that spins out of control, especially when Judd’s cheating wife reveals that she is pregnant. Reprint. A best-selling novel.
作者簡介
強納森．崔普爾 Jonathan Tropper
國際知名的暢銷作家，以辛辣的幽默、對家庭危機和使壞男人的深刻描繪，廣受各界好評。《還會有人愛我嗎？》、《Everything Changes》、《The Book of Joe》、《Plan B》都是其出色的作品，並曾榮獲美國獨立書商協會（BookSense）選書、理查與裘蒂圖書俱樂部（the Richard and Judy Show）選書。他與妻子伊莉莎白和孩子住在紐約市郊的威徹斯特，並於該地的曼哈頓維爾大學（Manhattanville College）教授寫作課程。
目前他正為華納兄弟電影公司改寫本書，即將改編成電影。
Jonathan Tropper is the author of Everything Changes, The Book of Joe, which was a BookSense selection, and Plan B. He lives with his wife, Elizabeth, and their children in Westchester, New York, where he teaches writing at Manhattanville College. How to Talk to a Widower was optioned by Paramount Pictures, and Everything Changes and The Book of Joe are also in development as feature films.
