| International Standard Book Number |
9780593447840
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| International Standard Book Number |
0593447840
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| Personal Name |
Goodman, Allegra, author. aut
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| Title Statement |
This is not about us : fiction / Allegra Goodman.
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| Edition Statement |
First edition.
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| Imprint |
©2026.
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| Imprint |
New York, NY : The Dial Press, 2026.
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| Physical Description |
310 pages : genealogical tables ; 24 cm.
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| Formatted Contents Note |
Apple cake -- New frames -- F.A.Q.s -- Ambrose -- Kumquat -- Wendybird -- Redemption song -- Sheba -- Tanglewood -- Days of awe -- This is not about us -- A challenge you have overcome -- The last grown-up -- $ -- Nutcracker -- Deal breaker -- Poppy.
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| Summary, Etc. |
"Was this just a brief skirmish, or the beginning of a thirty-year feud? In the Rubenstein family, it could go either way. When their beloved older sister passes away, Sylvia and Helen Rubinstein are unmoored. A misunderstanding about apple cake turns into decades of stubborn silence. Busy with their own lives-divorces, dating, career setbacks, college applications, bat mitzvahs and ballet recitals-their children do not want to get involved. As for their grandchildren? Impossible. With This is Not About Us, master storyteller Allegra Goodman--whose prior collection was heralded as "one of the most astute and engaging books about American family life" (The Boston Globe)--returns to the form and subject that endeared her to legions of readers. Sharply observed and laced with humor, This is Not About Us is a story of growing up and growing old, the weight of parental expectations, and the complex connection between sisters. A big-hearted book about the love that binds a family across generations"-- Provided by publisher.
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Families Fiction.
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Sisters Fiction.
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Bereavement Fiction.
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Sisters Death Fiction.
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| Index Term-Genre/Form |
Domestic fiction.
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| Index Term-Genre/Form |
Fiction.
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| Index Term-Genre/Form |
Linked stories.
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