TROUBLE W/LEXIE

ISBN: 0062416456

Author: Blau, Jessica Anya

Condition: New

There isnt a human alive who can resist the charm of Jessica Anya Blaus novels! A coming-of-age tale for the new millennium, The Trouble with Lexie is one of the most deeply enjoyable-and deeply satisfying-novels Ive read in ages. -Joanna Rakoff, author of My Salinger YearFrom the beloved author of The Summer of Naked Swim Parties and The Wonder Bread Summer 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.Lexie James escaped: after being abandoned by her alcoholic father, and kicked out of the apartment to make room for her mothers boyfriend, Lexie made it on her own. She earned a Masters degree, conquered terrifying panic attacks, got engaged to the nicest guy shed ever met, and landed a counseling job at the prestigious Ruxton Academy, a prep school for the moneyed children of the elite.But as her wedding date nears, Lexie has doubts. Yes, shes 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. Its a relationship that blows open Lexies carefully constructed life, and then dunks her into shocking situations with headline-worthy trouble.The perfect cocktail of naughtiness, heart, adventure and humor, The Trouble with Lexie 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.