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Pineapple Street

Jenny Jackson

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English
Heinemann
07 March 2023
A witty exploration of family, money, love and heartbreak

THE MUST-READ DEBUT OF 2023

'A lovely, absorbing, acutely observed novel about class, money and love' NICK HORNBY

'A portrait at once searing, hilarious and poignant of a New York Family straight-jacketed by their own wealth' MIRANDA COWLEY HELLER, author of THE PAPER PALACE

This unputdownable debut follows three women in an old Brooklyn Heights clan- one who was born with money, one who married into it, and one who wants to give it all away.

Darley, the eldest daughter in the well-connected, carefully-guarded Stockton family, has never had to worry about money. Darley followed her heart, trading her job and her inheritance for motherhood, sacrificing more of herself than she ever intended. Sasha, Darley's new sister-in-law, has come from more humble origins, and her hesitancy about signing a pre-nup has everyone worried about her intentions. And Georgiana, the baby of the family, has fallen in love with someone she can't (and really shouldn't) have, and must confront the kind of person she wants to be.

Rife with the indulgent pleasures of life among New York's one per centers - glittering parties, weekend homes and hungover brunches - Pineapple Street is a scintillating, escapist novel that sparkles with wit and wry humour. Full of recognisable, loveable if fallible characters (and a few appalling ones!), it's about the peculiar unknowability of someone else's family, the miles between the haves and have-nots and everything in between.

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Imprint:   Heinemann
Country of Publication:   United Kingdom
Dimensions:   Height: 215mm,  Width: 136mm,  Spine: 23mm
Weight:   322g
ISBN:   9781529151190
ISBN 10:   1529151198
Pages:   288
Publication Date:  
Audience:   General/trade ,  College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  ELT Advanced ,  Primary
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active

Jenny Jackson is Editor at Knopf. She graduated from Williams in 2001 and attended the Columbia Publishing Course in 2002. She began her career at Vintage and has worked at Knopf for 19 years. Jenny's authors include Chris Bohjalian, Jennifer Close, Kevin Kwan, Emily St. John Mandel, Erin Morgenstern, and J. Courtney Sullivan.

Reviews for Pineapple Street

It's marvellous - clever, funny and brilliantly well observed -- India Knight The season's first beach read, a delicious romp of a debut featuring family crises galore * New York Times * A delicious new Gilded Age family drama . . . a guilty pleasure that also feels like a sociological text * Vogue * A joy to read . . . Pineapple Street is a gift of a novel * iNews * Jenny Jackson turns this story of super-rich people living frustrated lives in Brooklyn into a compelling and thoughtful look at what it means to have very little agency in your own life. While it's hard to feel too much sympathy for the main characters, it's an excellent read * Stylist *


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