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Parents Behaving Badly

Parents Behaving Badly A Novel

1st Touchstone hardcover Edition

Hardback (01 Jan 2011)

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Publisher's Synopsis

When Ben and Jili Holden must move from Manhattan with their three children back to their small hometown of Palace Valley, California, they are forced to reconcile the parents they've become with the dreams they had, the choices they've made, and a sex life much more down to earth than the epic Ferris wheel tryst of their youth. After reluctantly stepping up to lead his son's Little League team, Ben is challenged to finally come to terms with the long shadow of his father, a legendary high school baseball coach and mentor who is beloved by generations of players, yet largely a stranger to Ben. At the heart of the story are the universal experiences and themes of family and community, as Ben and Jili struggle to connect with their technology-addicted children and grapple with issues of marital fidelity--both at home and in the hotbed of sexual tension that is the Little League park. Among an unforgettable cast are Del, an autocratic coac

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Simon & Schuster

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Book information

ISBN: 9781451609172
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Imprint: Simon & Schuster
Pub date:
Edition: 1st Touchstone hardcover Edition
DEWEY: 813.6
DEWEY edition: 22
Number of pages: 211
Weight: 317g
Height: 213mm
Width: 147mm
Spine width: 22mm