{"product_id":"you-only-call-when-youre-in-trouble-library-binding","title":"You Only Call When You're in Trouble - Library Binding","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eStephen McCauley\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"I don't think I will find a book I love more this year.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e--Jane Green, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Funny, poignant, joyous, explosive, but most of all affirming of our connections to one another. \u003ci\u003eYou Only Call When You're in Trouble\u003c\/i\u003e is a book to cherish. A book that loves you back. What more could you want, my gosh? Read it!\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e--Andrew Sean Greer, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of \u003ci\u003eLess Is Lost\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"The good thing about having everything go wrong in your life all at once is that \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eyou don't have to pretend to be doing fine.\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAfter a lifetime of kindly taking care of his irresistible but impossible sister and her wonderful daughter, Tom is finally ready to put himself first. An architect, he finally has an opportunity to build his masterpiece with a new client. Assuming, that is, his rich, fickle client--the last woman he slept with before coming out--doesn't follow through on her threats to mess it up. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNaturally, that's when his phone rings. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHis niece, Cecily (the real love of Tom's life, as his boyfriend reminded him when moving out), is caught up in a Title IX investigation at the college where she teaches, and his sister Dorothy is planning to invest her net worth in a retreat center with a \"famous\" wellness guru. Oh, and after thirty-four years, Dorothy now wants to reveal the identity of Cecily's father. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTom does what he always does--answers the call. And therein lies either the beauty or dysfunction, (or perhaps both) of the sometimes too-tight ties that bind families together.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eStephen McCauley\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of seven previous novels, including national bestsellers \u003ci\u003eMy Ex-Life\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Object of My Affection\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eAlternatives to Sex\u003c\/i\u003e. Three of his books have been made into feature films. \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e dubbed him \"the secret love child of Edith Wharton and Woody Allen,\" and the French Ministry of Culture named him a Chevalier in the Order of Arts and Letters. He currently codirects the Creative Writing program at Brandeis University.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.15 x 8.52 x 5.81 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 28, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLarge Print:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42726398984255,"sku":"9798885796781","price":77.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/0c0d8bc23e9e3728612624eec69a0a46.webp?v=1765110605","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/you-only-call-when-youre-in-trouble-library-binding","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}