Fleishman Is in Trouble (Large Print / Library Binding)
Staff Reviews
Toby Fleishman has left his wife, an ambitious business woman, indifferent partner, and social climber. He is living alone in a sterile apartment, continuing his successful medical practice, and exploring the fraught world of online dating. He still short, emotionally bereft, and completely befuddled by women who want him--sexually.
When his wife suddenly disappears and leaves him juggling career, child care, and sexual adventure, he begins to see things differently. He re-connects with his kids, explores the depths of old friendship, and reconsiders what relationships can mean.
As Toby navigates his very complicated life we begin to realize that he may not be the only Fleishman who is in trouble. This book is funny (kind of raunchy) and thoroughly likable.
— AnneDescription
Toby Fleishman thought he knew what to expect when he and his wife of almost fifteen years separated: weekends and every other holiday with the kids and the occasional moment of tension in their co-parenting negotiations. He could not have predicted that one day, Rachel would just drop their two children off at his place and simply not return. As Toby tries to figure out where Rachel went, his tidy narrative of the spurned husband is his sole consolation. But if Toby ever wants to truly understand what happened to Rachel and what happened to his marriage, he is going to have to consider that he might not have seen things all that clearly in the first place.
About the Author
Taffy Brodesser-Akner is a staff writer for The New York Times Magazine. She has also written for GQ, ESPN the Magazine, and many other publications. Fleishman Is in Trouble is her first novel.
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