At fifteen, Josh Paquette and Khadijah Silverglate-Dunn catch Josh's father and Khad ijah's mother kissing in a natural foods store.
As both of their families fall apart, the teenagers sign a pact never to cheat on anyone, ever. They have no problem keeping the vow - until they meet again at twentyeight, both struggling with career and identit y, and both engaged to other people.
Acclaimed author Benjamin Nugent's fiction debut is a hilarious, sad, handsomely plotted story of love and class.
Stylistically adventurous but always accessible, Nugent trains a keen ear on the vernaculars of Generation Y and the baby boomers, as the young and middle-aged try to decide what parenting, background, and loyalty mean in an America struggling to redefine virtue.
Genre: General Fiction
As both of their families fall apart, the teenagers sign a pact never to cheat on anyone, ever. They have no problem keeping the vow - until they meet again at twentyeight, both struggling with career and identit y, and both engaged to other people.
Acclaimed author Benjamin Nugent's fiction debut is a hilarious, sad, handsomely plotted story of love and class.
Stylistically adventurous but always accessible, Nugent trains a keen ear on the vernaculars of Generation Y and the baby boomers, as the young and middle-aged try to decide what parenting, background, and loyalty mean in an America struggling to redefine virtue.
Genre: General Fiction
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