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Bantam Books
July 2008
On Sale: June 24, 2008
Featuring: Doug Parker
400 pages ISBN: 0553591460 EAN: 9780553591460 Mass Market Paperback (reprint)
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Contemporary
Doug Parker is a widower at age twenty-nine, and in his quiet suburban town, that makes him something of a celebrity β the object of sympathy, curiosity, and, in some cases, unbridled desire. But Doug has other things on his mind. First thereβs his sixteen-year-old stepson, Russ: a once-sweet kid who now is getting into increasingly serious trouble on a daily basis. Then there are Dougβs sisters: his bossy twin, Claire, whoβs just left her husband and moved in with Doug, determined to rouse him from his grieving stupor. And Debbie, whoβs engaged to Dougβs ex-best friend and maniacally determined to pull off the perfect wedding at any cost. Soon Dougβs entire nuclear family is in his face. And when he starts dipping his toes into the shark-infested waters of the second-time-around dating scene, it isnβt long before his new life is spinning hopelessly out of control, cutting a harrowing and often hilarious swath of sexual missteps and escalating chaos across the suburban landscape. Funny, sexy, and smart, How to Talk to a Widower is a novel about finding your way, even when you have no idea where it is you want to go.
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