Jillian B's Reviews > Long Island Compromise

Wealthy Long Island factory owner Carl Fletcher is kidnapped by masked men and held for ransom. Days later, he is freed without much physical injury, but life for his young family will never be the same. Decades later, his now grown children are each uniquely impacted by the trauma. Nathan is a lawyer with a beautiful family…but he’s also dealing with non-stop, crippling anxiety. Beamer is a screenwriter whose career is faltering while his addictions and odd sexual proclivities are only growing more intense. Jenny, always the academic star, is now middle aged and still hasn’t found anything she’s truly passionate about. When a family member dies at the same time the Fletchers’ finances take a turn for the worse, the siblings are drawn back into each other’s orbit…and must face their demons in order to experience growth.

I loved this book. The author has such a talent for witty prose. She balances comedic circumstances with deep, heartfelt emotions like no other. Her wacky characters would feel cartoonish in the hands of a less deft writer, but instead they are complex and compelling. By the time you finish reading this book, you will feel like a full-fledged member of the Fletcher clan.