The Hunchback of Neiman Marcus : A Novel About Marriage, Motherhood, and Mayhem

“Funny, fresh, and heartbreakingly poignant, this book had me laughing and crying at the same time.” —Meg Cabot, author of The Princess Diaries series and Insatiable “I read The Hunchback of Neiman Marcus and I saw the light and the mirror and fell under Sonya Sones’ spell.” — Jacquelyn Mitchard, author of The Deep End of the Ocean “Wallpaper a room with the pages of The Hunchback of Neiman Marcus . It will be your favorite place. The room you come back to again and again, year after year.” —Ilene Beckerman, author of Love, Loss, and What I Wore Celebrated YA novelist Sonya Sones makes a HUGE splash with her first adult novel, The Hunchback of Neiman Marcus , spinning a funny, fierce, and piercingly honest coming-of-middle-age story about falling apart and putting yourself back together. Nora Ephron’s I Feel Bad About My Neck meets Elizabeth Berg—boldly original and endlessly enthralling— The Hunchback of Neiman Marcus is a luminous, brilliantly told story of life, marriage, and parenthood that you will not soon forget. "Funny, fresh, and heartbreakingly poignant, this book had me laughing and crying at the same time." #8212;Meg Cabot, author of The Princess Diaries series and Insatiable "I read The Hunchback of Neiman Marcus and I saw the light and the mirror and fell under Sonya Sones' spell." #8212; Jacquelyn Mitchard, author of The Deep End of the Ocean "Wallpaper a room with the pages of The Hunchback of Neiman Marcus. It will be your favorite place. The room you come back to again and again, year after year." #8212;Ilene Beckerman, author of Love, Loss, and What I Wore Celebrated YA novelist Sonya Sones makes a HUGE splash with her first adult novel, The Hunchback of Neiman Marcus, spinning a funny, fierce, and piercingly honest coming-of-middle-age story about falling apart and putting yourself back together. Nora Ephron's I Feel Bad About My Neck meets Elizabeth Berg#8212;boldly original and endlessly enthralling#8212;The Hunchback of Neiman Marcus is a luminous, brilliantly told story of life, marriage, and parenthood that you will not soon forget Celebrated YA novelist Sonya Sones makes a HUGE splash with her first adult novel, The Hunchback of Neiman Marcus , spinning a funny, fierce, and piercingly honest coming-of-middle-age story about falling apart and putting yourself back together. Nora Ephron's I Feel Bad About My Neck meets Elizabeth Bergboldly original and endlessly enthralling The Hunchback of Neiman Marcus is a luminous, brilliantly told story of life, marriage, and parenthood that you will not soon forget. "Funny, fresh, and heartbreakingly poignant, this book had me laughing and crying at the same time." Meg Cabot, author of The Princess Diaries series and Insatiable "I read The Hunchback of Neiman Marcus and I saw the light and the mirror and fell under Sonya Sones' spell." Jacquelyn Mitchard, author of The Deep End of the Ocean "Wallpaper a room with the pages of The Hunchback of Neiman Marcus . It will be your favorite place. The room you come back to again and again, year after year." Ilene Beckerman, author of Love, Loss, and What I Wore

My name is Holly.
This story is about me—
a writer who's way behind on her deadline.

But, honestly,
how can I concentrate on my work when my fiftieth birthday's rushing at me like a freight train,

my hormones are making me feel like a Szechuan flambé,
and my eighty-year-old mother's biting her nurses?

Not to mention the fact that my daughter's just begun applying to colleges
(none of which are within a thousand-mile radius of home),

and lately my husband's been such an irritating, finger-pointing stinker that I've found myself dreaming of ways to spend his insurance money . . .

My name is Holly.
This book tells my story—
a coming-of-middle-age story.

My name is Holly. This story is about me'a writer who's way behindon her deadline. But, honestly, how can I concentrate on my work when my fiftieth birthday's rushing at me like a freight train, my hormones are making me feel like a Szechuan flambE, and my eighty-year-old mother's biting her nurses' Not to mention the fact that my daughter's just begun applying to colleges (none of which are within a thousand-mile radius of home), and lately my husband's been such an irritating, finger-pointing stinker that I've found myself dreaming of ways to spend his insurance money ... My name is Holly. This book tells my story'a coming-of-middle-age story "I Feel Bad About My Neck meets Elizabeth Berg in celebrated YA novelist Sonya Sones's first adult novel, weaving together a seamless narrative in free verse--a funny, fierce and piercingly honest coming-of-middle-age story about falling apart and putting yourself back together"-- Provided by publisher.