THE TROUBLE WITH LEXIE: A NOVEL
Book ID/图书代码： 02330016B88332
English Summary/英文概要： From 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 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.
But 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.
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.
Chinese Summary/中文概要： “无人能抗拒杰西卡·安雅·布劳小说的魅力!作为新千年的成长故事，《莱西的麻烦》是我多年来读过的最令人愉快、也最令人满意的小说之一。” —乔安娜·拉科夫，《我的塞林格一年》一书的作者
Joanna Rakoff, author of My Salinger Year《裸泳派对之夏》和《神奇面包之夏》的作者，讲述了莱西·詹姆斯令人惊叹的故事，她是新英格兰一所高级预科学校的辅导员，她对幸福的追求让她陷入了意想不到的疯狂麻烦。
莱西·詹姆斯逃离了:在经历了她被酗酒的父亲抛弃，为了给母亲的男朋友腾出地方而被赶出公寓之后，莱西靠自己获得了成功。她获得了硕士学位，克服了可怕的恐慌症，与她所见过的最好的男人订婚，并在著名的鲁克斯顿学院(Ruxton Academy)找到了一份咨询工作，这是一所专为精英阶层有钱孩子开设的预科学校。
但随着婚礼日期的临近，莱西开始怀疑。是的，她创造了她小时候渴望的稳定生活，但稳定真的是她想要的吗?在她犹豫不决的时候，莱西与鲁克斯顿的一位校友建立了友谊，这位校友是她最喜欢的学生的父亲。这段感情掀开了莱西精心构建的生活，也让她陷入了令人震惊的境地，惹上了大麻烦。
《莱西的麻烦》是顽皮、感性、冒险和幽默的完美混合物，是一个狂野而辛酸的故事，讲述了我们为了摆脱童年的阴影而做出的选择，以及我们为了逃离纠结的成年生活而不得不做出的选择。(Sandy)
Awards/获奖情况：Baltimore Sun “Top 10 Beach Reads” pick: “The newest installation in the Baltimore author’s collection of hilariously deadpan novels chronicles a prep school counselor’s search for love — which soon spirals wildly out of control.”
Film rights in THE WONDER BREAD SUMMER optioned by writer/producer Leslie Dixon
Film rights in DRINKING CLOSER TO HOME optioned by NBCUniversal, Sarah Watson producing
Film rights in THE SUMMER OF NAKED SWIM PARTIES optioned by Alex Schwartz and Lauren Levine, Valerie Brandy directing
“A crazy and twisted ending…readers will be gasping by the last page… Blau’s latest will be a hit.” – Library Journal
“Why can’t I ever find novels like this? The last time I can remember feeling quite as buoyed by a work of fiction, and as charmed by a writer, was when I discovered Charles Portis.” – Nick Hornby on THE WONDER BREAD SUMMER
“THE TROUBLE WITH LEXIE 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.” (Ann Hood)
“Jessica Anya Blau is one of the funniest writers--EVER. No one captures the oddities, joys--and yes--the pain of modern life with such frankness, humor and sly-witted style.” (ZZ Packer, author of Drinking Coffee Elsewhere)
“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.” (Robert Lopez, author of Good People)
“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, THE TROUBLE WITH LEXIE is one of the most deeply enjoyable-and deeply satisfying-novels I’ve read in ages.” (Joanna Rakoff, author of My Salinger Year)
“Only Jessica Anya Blau could make such an exasperating woman so funny. And only Blau could combine such guilty pleasures with real world pain.” (Helen Simonson, author of The Summer Before the War)
“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.” (Michael Martone, author of Michael Martone and Winesburg, Indiana)
“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.” (Greg Bardsley, author of The Bob Watson and Cash Out)
“A crazy and twisted ending ... readers will be gasping by the last page.” (Library Journal)
“The metaphors are brilliant, the philosophy sweetly dispensed, the similes memorable, and the wisdom simply put. Well done, Ms. Blau!” – San Francisco Book Review (FIVE STARS OUT OF FIVE)
About the Author/作者介绍： 杰西卡·安雅·布劳出生于波士顿，在南加州长大。她的小说曾在《今日秀》、《早安美国》、 美国有线电视新闻网和美国国家公共电台、《时尚》、《名利场》、《时尚》、《乡村生活》、美国《半身像》(BUST Magazine)杂志、《Time Out》杂志、美国PARADE杂志、《奥普拉夏季读物》和其他全国性出版物上刊登。杰西卡的短篇小说和散文发表在许多杂志、期刊和选集上。杰西卡参与编写了由弗朗西斯·费舍尔和史蒂夫·豪伊主演的《奔跑中的爱情》的剧本。她曾在约翰霍普金斯大学和时尚技术学院教授写作。目前，杰西卡定居于纽约。Jessica Anya Blau was born in Boston and raised in Southern California. Her novels have been featured on The Today Show, CNN and NPR, and in Cosmo, Vanity Fair, Bust, Time Out, and other national publications. Jessica’s short stories and essays have been published in numerous magazines, journals and anthologies. Jessica co-wrote the script for Love on the Run starring Frances Fisher and Steve Howey. She has done extensive work as a ghostwriter. For many years, Jessica taught writing at Johns Hopkins University and Goucher College. Currently, Jessica divides her time between Baltimore and New York.
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