Families and Other Nonreturnable Gifts Review & Giveaway!

Paperback: 304 pages

Publisher: 5 Spot (September 1, 2011)

ISBN-10: 0446555029

ISBN-13: 978-0446555029

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Despite her name, Keats Sedlak is the sanest person in her large, nutty family of brilliant eccentrics. Her parents, both brainy academics, are barely capable of looking after themselves, let alone anyone else, and her two uber-intelligent siblings live on their own planets.

At least she can count on one person in her life, her devoted boyfriend Tom. Down-to-earth and loving, he's the one thing that's kept Keats grounded for the last decade. But when Keats's mother makes a surprise announcement, the entire family is sent into a tailspin. For the first time, Keats can't pick up the pieces by herself. Now she must reevaluate everything she's ever assumed about herself and her family-and make the biggest decision of her life. 

"Claire LaZebnik has done it again. Families and Other Nonreturnable Gifts is a gem that's equal parts sugar and spice. LaZebnik will capture you with her winning humor, but she'll keep you with her keen insight. Just make sure that you clear your schedule before you pick it up because you won't be able to put it down." ~ Jillian Lauren, New York Times­ bestselling author of Some Girls

25-year old Keats Sedlak discovers after her share of challenges that we can choose our friends but not our relatives. Her rebellion at a young age plays into her struggle. Feeling like most teenagers do, Keats feels she cannot live up to the expectations of her eccentric family and ends up living with her boyfriend at 15, beginning her many bumps in life.

When her mother files for divorce, her father becomes sick, and her brother refuses to leave the house their mother has decided to sell, she struggles to come to terms with the disfunction of her family situation. Everyone seems to know what Keats should be doing with her life, when they can't see see past their own baggage.

This story of acceptance and being able to remove yourself from the turmoil with an ever-changing life lessons will keep you turning the pages and rooting for Keats!


About the Author...

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Claire LaZebnik lives in Los Angeles with her TV writer husband and four children. She is the author of the novels Knitting Under the Influence, The Smart One and the Pretty One, and If You Lived Here, You'd Be Home Now. In September 2011, Primary Stages will bring MOTHERHOOD OUT LOUD to the 59 East 59th Street Theater after its successful run in California. Claire’s monologues are featured in the play (www.motherhoodoutloud.com).

You can find Claire on her Website, Follow on Twitter and Facebook

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Disclosure: I received a complimentary copy of this book from © 2011 Hachette Book Group in order to facilitate my review. No other compensation was received. The opinions expressed above are my own.

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