Grodstein delivers a riveting story in the tradition of "The Ice Storm, American Beauty," and "Little Children," charting a father's fall from grace as he struggles to save his family, his reputation, and himself.

Lauren Grodstein is the author of the Read with Jenna pick We Must Not Think of Ourselves,The Washington Post Book of the Year The Explanation for Everything, and the New York Times-bestselling A Friend of the Family, among other works.  Her stories, essays, and articles have appeared in various literary magazines and anthologies, and have been translated into French, German, Chinese, and Italian, among other languages.  Her work has also appeared in Elle,The New York Times, Refinery29, Salon.com, Barrelhouse, Post Road, and The Washington Post.  Her fiction has been recognized by the New York Public Library and Columbia University.
 
She lives in New Jersey with her husband, children, and two large dogs, and is a professor of English at Rutgers University-Camden, where she directs the MFA program in creative writing.