Hope

Books

A New York Times Editors' Choice A Boston Globe, Forward, and Times of Israel Best Book of the Year "Riotous. . . . Hilarious . . . impeccably written . . . . Intelligent, bighearted, spew-your-gefilte-fish-funny." -The New York Times Book Review "A writer with this much talent can take his readers anywhere." -The Washington Post "Painfully funny. . . . This rivals Taffy Brodesser-Akner's Fleishman is in Trouble in its pitch-perfect portrayal of Jewish American life." -Publishers Weekly (starred review) "A comedy of (bad) manners. . . . Engaging." -The Boston Globe A hilarious and heartfelt novel about a seemingly perfect family in an era of waning American optimism, from the acclaimed author of The Altruists The year is 2013 and the Greenspans are the envy of Brookline, Massachusetts, an idyllic (and idealistic) suburb west of Boston. Scott Greenspan is a successful physician with his own cardiology practice. His wife, Deb, is a pillar of the community who spends her free time helping resettle refugees. ...