House Book Club: Fleishman is in Trouble

“An honest, powerful, human story with no apologies” Fleishman is in Trouble has already been tipped as one of the must-read books of the year. 

Finally free from his nightmare marriage, Toby Fleishman is ready for a life of online dating and weekend-only parental duties. But as he optimistically looks to a future that is wildly different from the one he imagined, his life turns upside-down as his ex-wife, Rachel, suddenly disappears.

While Toby tries to find out what happened - juggling work, kids and his new, app-assisted sexual popularity - his tidy narrative of a spurned husband is his sole consolation. But if he ever wants to really understand where Rachel went and what really happened to his marriage, he is going to have to consider that he might not have seen it all that clearly in the first place . . .

Tackling gender, marriage, the media, and identity in original and often surprising ways, Taffy Brodesser-Akner’s debut novel is one that deserves to be lingered over.  

Join us for a relaxed discussion of this fascinating work at the first gathering of our Full Circle book group. 

Please note that this event is open to House Members Only

Tickets: Free (registration required)