Why read Long Island Compromise?

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'Everything I was dreaming it would be - shocking, tender, profound and delicious' EMILY MAITLIS

'Both enjoyable and funny while also substantive and profound' CATHY RENTZENBRINK

From the Sunday Times bestselling author of Fleishman Is in Trouble comes Long Island Compromise, a darkly exhilarating novel about an American family and…

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3 authors picked Long Island Compromise as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

Eileen Ogintz

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I grew up on Long Island, New York where this book was set and it took me back to my childhood as well as offering a really interesting take on how a traumatic event can have lifelong repercussions.

From Eileen's 3 favorite reads in 2024.

Katherine Ellison

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Taffy Brodesser-Akner is an exceptionally funny, fun, brilliant writer and it was clear this story meant a lot to her. It's also very much worth reading her NY Times Magazine story on the book.

From Katherine's 3 favorite reads in 2024.

Rachel Dodes and Lauren Mechling

Author

We both devoured Taffy Brodesser-Akner’s last book, Fleishman Is in Trouble, and the wonderful TV adaptation of the same name. So, when we saw that she was writing another one, we both not only hit the preorder button but reached out to her publisher to get advanced reader copies. The book doesn’t come out until July 9. Still, we’ve both already read it and can confidently say it’s a delightful summer read about a wealthy Jewish family, the Fletchers, grappling with grief, repressed trauma, and the sudden slipping away of their family fortune.

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From Rachel and Lauren's list on The best summer books for a breezy day at the beach.