The Trouble with Lexie

"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

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.

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Harper Perennial
Published: 11/15/2018
ISBN: 9780062416452
Pages: 336
Weight: 0.55lbs
Size: 7.90h x 5.20w x 0.90d

Review Citations: Library Journal Prepub Alert 01/01/2016 pg. 64
Kirkus Reviews 04/15/2016
Library Journal 06/15/2016 pg. 63
Library Journal 01/01/2016