Christmas in Austin
Benjamin Markovits
Nov 2019 · Happy Families Quartet Book 2 · RB Media · Narrated by Benjamin Markovits
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A luminous family saga from one of Granta’s Best Young British Novelists.
When the four Essinger children gather in Austin for
Christmas, they all bring their news. Nathan wants to become a
federal judge. Susie’s husband has taken a job in England. Jean has
asked her boyfriend and (once-married) boss to meet her family.
Paul has broken up with Dana, mother of their son Cal. But their
parents have plans, too, and Liesel, the materfamilias, has invited
Dana and Cal to stay, hoping to bring them back together. As the
week unfolds, each of the Essingers has to confront the tensions
and conflicts between old families and new.
Rich, intimate, and deeply perceptive, Christmas in Austin
beautifully explores the deep-rooted division between the world
we grow up in, and the life we make for ourselves.
When the four Essinger children gather in Austin for
Christmas, they all bring their news. Nathan wants to become a
federal judge. Susie’s husband has taken a job in England. Jean has
asked her boyfriend and (once-married) boss to meet her family.
Paul has broken up with Dana, mother of their son Cal. But their
parents have plans, too, and Liesel, the materfamilias, has invited
Dana and Cal to stay, hoping to bring them back together. As the
week unfolds, each of the Essingers has to confront the tensions
and conflicts between old families and new.
Rich, intimate, and deeply perceptive, Christmas in Austin
beautifully explores the deep-rooted division between the world
we grow up in, and the life we make for ourselves.
A luminous family saga from one of Granta’s Best Young British Novelists.
When the four Essinger children gather in Austin for
Christmas, they all bring their news. Nathan wants to become a
federal judge. Susie’s husband has taken a job in England. Jean has
asked her boyfriend and (once-married)...
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Benjamin Markovits was born in Palo Alto, California in 1973 and grew up in Texas, London and Berlin. He studied literature at Yale University and Oxford University. He teaches creative writing at Royal Holloway, University of London. He is a writer. His works includes The Syme Papers, Fathers and Daughters, Imposture, A Quiet Adjustment, Playing Days, and Childish Loves. His recent novel, You Don't Have to Live Like This, won the 2016 James Tait Black Prizes for fiction.
Benjamin Markovits was born in Palo Alto, California in 1973 and grew up in Texas, London and Berlin. He studied literature at Yale University and Oxford University. He teaches creative writing at Royal Holloway, University of London. He is a writer. His works includes The Syme Papers, Fathers an...
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