The Inseparables: A Novel

The Inseparables: A Novel

<i><br /></i><strong><strong>One of <i>Kirkus'</i> Best Books of 2016<br /><br />Cri</strong>sis is looming for three generations of the Olyphant family. </strong><i><br /><br /></i>In less than a year, Henrietta has lost her husband and nearly all of her money, and is about to lose her hard-won anonymity. After a lifetime spent trying to outrun the humiliation her own book caused her, Henrietta has reluctantly agreed to a reissue of <i>The Inseparables</i>, the salaciously filthy and critically despised bestseller she wrote decades earlier.<br /><br />At the same time, her daughter, Oona, has moved back home to the house that Henrietta needs to sell. Oona is in the middle of a divorce from her husband, Spencer, a corporate-law refugee, stay-at-home dad, and unapologetic stoner. And Oona's teenage daughter, Lydia, away at boarding school, is facing an onslaught of scrutiny and shame when a nude photo of her goes viral. <br /><br />The trouble only gets worse: Henrietta makes an upsetting discovery about her late husband; Oona embarks on a disastrous affair; and Lydia must deal with an ex-boyfriend who is determined to wreak havoc. Over the course of a few tumultuous days, the Olyphant women must come to terms with their past and try to reimagine their future. <br /><br />Incisive, moving, and wickedly funny, <i>The Inseparables</i> examines what happens when our most carefully constructed ideas about our lives unravel, and we begin to reinvent ourselves--and our family--anew.<br /><br />