{"product_id":"this-is-not-about-us-fiction","title":"This Is Not about Us: Fiction","description":"\n\u003ctable align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"productDetailSmallElements\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBiographical Note\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eAllegra Goodman\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of seven novels, including the national bestseller \n\u003ci\u003eIsola\u003c\/i\u003e, which was a Reese's Book Club pick; two short story collections; and a novel for young readers. Her fiction has appeared in \n\u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker \u003c\/i\u003eand elsewhere, and has been anthologized in The O. Henry Awards and Best American Short Stories. She lives with her family in Cambridge, Massachusetts.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"An all-too-real portrait of a loveable, complicated family's drama.\" \n\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e--People\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"In this vibrant collection of linked stories . . . Allegra Goodman dissects the foibles and fantasies of her cast, from the three founding sisters to their offspring and offspring's offspring.\" \n\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eTime\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"This is a volume that builds and surprises on many fronts, the cacophony of love and discontent reifying into filigreed depictions of the familial ties that bind.\" \n\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eVogue\u003c\/i\u003e, \"Best Books of 2026\"\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"I . . . devoured this tasty novel in two large gulps. It's the funny and moving saga of a large Jewish family. We can all identify with the humor and the drama. It's a book filled with love. When Allegra Goodman cooks up a new novel, you can't go wrong.\" \n\u003cb\u003e--Judy Blume\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Allegra Goodman's new novel is her crowning glory (so far). \n\u003ci\u003eThis is Not About Us\u003c\/i\u003e delivers a funny and moving Jewish family saga.\" \n\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e--The Boston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Goodman overlaps characters and storylines, repeatedly, from different perspectives and the reader is treated to experiencing the family as a symphony, not necessarily a harmonious arrangement, but satisfying all the same as an excellent read.\" \n\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e--Association of Jewish Libraries Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"The arbiter of Jewish American family \n\u003ci\u003etsuris\u003c\/i\u003e . . . Goodman has been wowing readers since her undergraduate days at Harvard, in the late 1980s.\" \n\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eHadassah Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"An absorb­ing, endear­ing, and inti­mate new work of linked fiction . . . Through this mas­ter­ful­ly woven mosa­ic . . . a relat­able por­trait of an Amer­i­can Jew­ish fam­i­ly with all its atten­dant mishe­gas takes shape.\" \n\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e--Jewish Book Council \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"This is a volume that builds and surprises on many fronts, the cacophony of love and discontent reifying into filigreed depictions of the familial ties that bind.\" \n\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e--Vogue\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"An entertaining ride--poignant and funny by turns. Goodman, always talented, is now a virtuoso, limber and graceful. She handles her sprawling cast with a sure, light touch, and her bantering dialogue is never trivial or canned.\" \n\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e--The Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\" \n\u003ci\u003eThis Is Not About Us\u003c\/i\u003e is my favorite kind of read--it's not a novel, it's not a short story collection, it's a book of linked stories that together add up to a big, messy, richly textured modern family drama.\" \n\u003cb\u003e--Jenny Rosenstrach, \u003ci\u003e Three Things Substack\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Goodman's insight into the intimate machinations of a domestic life is absolutely perfect.\" \n\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e--Literary Hub\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\"Goodman delivers a bighearted linked story collection about a family's travails. . . . In their messiness and constant striving for harmony, the Rubensteins are wholly relatable.\" \n\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A beautiful story of generations of a complicated family.\" \n\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e--Town \u0026amp; Country\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"An unsparingly frank, wryly funny take on a multigenerational American family.\" \n\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\"Astute, incisive, and soulfully witty.\" \n\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eBooklist, \u003c\/i\u003estarred review \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A memorable, multifaceted portrait of a family's highs and lows.\" \n\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eBook Page\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher Marketing\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eNATIONAL BESTSELLER - A kaleidoscopic portrait of a modern American family--steadfast, complicated, begrudging, and loving--from the bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eIsola\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Wise, witty . . . a deliciously readable book [about] the delicate minutiae of family life, played beautifully, boldly, brightly in a major key.\"--\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review \u003c\/i\u003e(Editors' Choice)\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e \"Goodman's mature and deftly written book suggests that, in family as in art, there is no such thing as uncomplicated happiness.\"\u003ci\u003e--The Wall Street Journal\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eWas this just a brief skirmish, or the beginning of a thirty-year feud? In the Rubinstein family, it could go either way.\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen their beloved sister passes away, Sylvia and Helen Rubinstein are unmoored. A misunderstanding about apple cake turns into a decade of stubborn silence. Busy with their own lives--divorces, dating, career setbacks, college applications, bat mitzvahs and ballet recitals--their children do not want to get involved. As for their grandchildren? Impossible. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith \n\u003ci\u003eThis Is Not About Us, \u003c\/i\u003e master storyteller Allegra Goodman--whose prior collection was heralded as \"one of the most astute and engaging books about American family life\" ( \n\u003ci\u003eThe Boston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e)--returns to the form and subject that endeared her to legions of readers. Sharply observed and laced with humor, \n\u003ci\u003eThis Is Not About Us\u003c\/i\u003e is a story of growing up and growing old, the weight of parental expectations, and the complex connection between sisters--a big-hearted book about the love that binds a family across generations. \n\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations:\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eBooklist\u003c\/span\u003e 01\/01\/2026 (EAN 9780593447840, Hardcover) - *Starred Review\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/span\u003e 12\/30\/0001 (EAN 9780593447840, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/span\u003e 12\/15\/2025 (EAN 9780593447840, Hardcover) - *Starred Review\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/span\u003e 01\/01\/2026 pg. 58 (EAN 9780593447840, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/span\u003e 01\/01\/2026 (EAN 9780593447840, Hardcover) - *Starred Review\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n","brand":"Dial Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51496118223126,"sku":"9780593447840","price":34.8,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0857\/9910\/8886\/files\/9780593447840.jpg?v=1783053444","url":"https:\/\/lusper.myshopify.com\/products\/this-is-not-about-us-fiction","provider":"Lusperbooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}