{"product_id":"the-trouble-with-lexie-a-novel-isbn-9780062416452","title":"The Trouble with Lexie: A Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“There isn’t a human alive who can resist the charm of Jessica Anya Blau’s novels! A coming-of-age tale for the new millennium, \u003cem\u003eThe Trouble with Lexie\u003c\/em\u003e is one of the most deeply enjoyable—and deeply satisfying—novels I’ve read in ages.” —Joanna Rakoff, author of \u003cem\u003eMy Salinger Year\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom the beloved author of \u003cem\u003eThe Summer of Naked Swim Parties\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Wonder Bread Summer\u003c\/em\u003e comes the jaw-dropping story of Lexie James, a counselor at an exclusive New England prep school, whose search for happiness lands her in unexpectedly wild trouble.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLexie James escaped: after being abandoned by her alcoholic father, and kicked out of the apartment to make room for her mother’s boyfriend, Lexie made it on her own. She earned a Masters degree, conquered terrifying panic attacks, got engaged to the nicest guy she’d ever met, and landed a counseling job at the prestigious Ruxton Academy, a prep school for the moneyed children of the elite.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut as her wedding date nears, Lexie has doubts. Yes, she’s created the stable life she craved as a child, but is stability really what she wants? In her moment of indecision, Lexie strikes up a friendship with a Ruxton alumnus, the father of her favorite student. It’s a relationship that blows open Lexie’s carefully constructed life, and then dunks her into shocking situations with headline-worthy trouble.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe perfect cocktail of naughtiness, heart, adventure and humor, \u003cem\u003eThe Trouble with Lexie\u003c\/em\u003e is a wild and poignant story of the choices we make to outrun our childhoods—and the choices we have to make to outrun our entangled adult lives.\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003eLexie James escaped: after being abandoned by her alcoholic father, and then kicked out of the apartment to make room for her mother’s boyfriend, Lexie made it on her own. She earned a master’s degree, got engaged to the nicest guy she’d ever met, and landed a counseling job at the prestigious Ruxton Academy, a prep school for the moneyed children of the elite.\u003c\/p\u003eBut as her wedding date nears, Lexie has doubts. In her moment of indecision, Lexie strikes up a friendship with a Ruxton alumnus, the father of her favorite student. It’s a relationship that blows open Lexie’s carefully constructed life, and then dunks her into shocking situations with headline-worthy trouble. | \u003cp\u003ePraise for Jessica Anya Blau: “The book that made me happiest this month was Jessica Anya Blau’s picaresque, properly funny, unpredictable and altogether irrepressible The Wonder Bread Summer; it made me so happy that after I’d read it, in two days flat, I bought everything I could find by the same author.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNick Hornby, The Believer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A crazy and twisted ending. . . readers will be gasping by the last page.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“When reading THE TROUBLE WITH LEXIE, everything else seems less important. Sleep? Nourishment? Caring about the escaped convict who’s loose in your neighborhood? Meh. Far better to soak in Jessica Anya Blau’s hilarious and fascinating tale of illicit sex, ill-advised break-ins and stolen vibrators.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGreg Bardsley, author of The Bob Watson and Cash Out\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“\u003cem\u003eThe Trouble With Lexie\u003c\/em\u003e is the book you will want to read this summer! Lexie will make you laugh, make you scream, make you grimace—but mostly she will make you fall in love with her.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAnn Hood\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Jessica Anya Blau’s Lexie gets into some serious trouble and you’ll laugh and cringe as you turn page after page to find out what she’ll do next. Wicked, sexy, and sly, this is a wildly entertaining novel.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eRobert Lopez, author of Good People\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Jessica Anya Blau writes with all-in velocity, vim and vigor, a ripping high-performance performance. She runs rings around the boarding school coming-of-age novel, making her separate peaces in spades.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMichael Martone, author of Michael Martone and Winesburg, Indiana\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“There isn’t a human alive who can resist the charm of Jessica Anya Blau’s novels! In her latest, Blau once again weaves incisive social commentary with deft, laugh-out-loud comedy. A coming-of-age tale for the new millennium, \u003cem\u003eThe Trouble With Lexie\u003c\/em\u003e is one of the most deeply enjoyable-and deeply satisfying-novels I’ve read in ages. 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