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Product Identifiers
PublisherPotter/Ten SPEED/Harmony/Rodale
ISBN-101101904712
ISBN-139781101904718
eBay Product ID (ePID)229107478
Product Key Features
Book TitleHeirs : a Novel
Number of Pages272 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2017
TopicContemporary Women, Family Life, Literary
GenreFiction
AuthorSusan Rieger
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height1.1 in
Item Weight18.4 Oz
Item Length9.5 in
Item Width6.5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2017-288670
Dewey Edition23
TitleLeadingThe
ReviewsSelected Praise for The Divorce Papers , by Susan Rieger: "Ingenious setup and voyeuristic pleasures...Rieger excavates the humor and humanity from a most bitter uncoupling." --Emily Giffin, New York Times Book Review "Fresh and lively... Smart and wonderfully entertaining... The power and canniness of this bittersweet work of epistolary fiction pulls you along... [T]his portrait of a divorce makes for serious, yet charming, entertainment... A dramatic intertwining of the law and human feelings." --Alan Cheuse, NPR "In her clever modern twist on the epistolary form, Rieger excavates the humor and humanity from a most bitter uncoupling." --Editor's Choice, New York Times Book Review "Brims with brio and wit." --Entertainment Weekly "This comedy of manners... unfolds through e-mails, legal briefs, handwritten notes, and interoffice memos... the texts offer a provocative glimpse of how intimately our documents reveal us." --New Yorker "Rieger writes with such facility and humor in so many voices... [A]n excellent yarn about the nature of love, insecurity and commitment." -- Minneapolis Star Tribune "A witty first novel... The engaging tale...provid[es] all the voyeuristic pleasure of snooping through someone else's inbox." -- People "A fantastic book...excellent." -- Jezebel "Whip-smart... The characters are hilarious and brilliant." -- Lucky
Dewey Decimal813.6
SynopsisThe Heirs, the follow-up to Susan Rieger's critically-acclaimed debut, wrestles with the nature of inheritance and legacy as it affects an unforgettable, upper-crust Manhattan clan. With great command, wit and charm, we are introduced to the inimitable Falkeses- five clever, charismatic brothers, their partners, and their parents, Rupert and Eleanor. The brothers find themselves floundering after Rupert dies of cancer, suddenly shaken without their beloved father's immense influence on their lives. When, in the wake of Rupert's death, a long-held secret comes to light, the brothers are forced to reexamine their place in the wider world and in the smaller one they've always called home. An elegant, incisive and witty commentary on elite Manhattan society and the dynamics of family, The Heirs will entertain from the first to last page. Story Locale- New York City, NYew York City, NY, Named one of NPR's Best Books of 2017 "Both original and moving -- and a whole lot of fun." -- CAROLINE LEAVITT, New York Times Book Review "A must-read." -- People "Fans of Salinger's stories about Manhattan's elite will enjoy this novel about privileged siblings who grapple with the state of their inheritance and long-held secrets that emerge in the wake of their father's death." -- InStyle Six months after Rupert Falkes dies, leaving a grieving widow and five adult sons, an unknown woman sues his estate, claiming she had two sons by him. The Falkes brothers are pitched into turmoil, at once missing their father and feeling betrayed by him. In disconcerting contrast, their mother, Eleanor, is cool and calm, showing preternatural composure. Eleanor and Rupert had made an admirable life together -- Eleanor with her sly wit and generosity, Rupert with his ambition and English charm -- and they were proud of their handsome, talented sons: Harry, a brash law professor; Will, a savvy Hollywood agent; Sam, an astute doctor and scientific researcher; Jack, a jazz trumpet prodigy; Tom, a public-spirited federal prosecutor. The brothers see their identity and success as inextricably tied to family loyalty - a loyalty they always believed their father shared. Struggling to reclaim their identity, the brothers find Eleanor's sympathy toward the woman and her sons confounding. Widowhood has let her cast off the rigid propriety of her stifling upbringing, and the brothers begin to question whether they knew either of their parents at all. A riveting portrait of a family, told with compassion, insight, and wit, The Heirs wrestles with the tangled nature of inheritance and legacy for one unforgettable, patrician New York family. Moving seamlessly through a constellation of rich, arresting voices, The Heirs is a tale out Edith Wharton for the 21st century.
LC Classification NumberPS3618.I39235H45
