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Book Overview A rollicking, "unsinkable," (Sam Lipsyte), and "terrifically comic" (The New York Times) debut novel about a family of unforgettable wome...
A rollicking, "unsinkable," (Sam Lipsyte), and "terrifically comic" (The New York Times) debut novel about a family of unforgettable women obsessed with securing their legacy, for fans of Geek Love
Claire grew up with the legend of the Unsinkable Mounsey Women. Her great-great-grandmother Fanny made headlines in 1915 for washing ashore in England nearly a year after her ship sank. Fanny's daughter Sarah went to collect her mother on the equally ill-fated Lusitania--whose sinking she, too, survived. Their improbable endurance led to regional stardom on the Midwestern vaudeville circuit. But Claire never knew the full story--until now.
Listless, jobless, and recently canceled for extolling skin-care advice online that sent a reader to the hospital, Claire is surprised when a knock at the door turns out to be the police, looking for answers about a murder from the 1970s they suspect her mother, Kath, may know something about. As the cops zero in, Claire demands answers from her mother.
Kath's comically long response, which blossoms into the story of the Mounseys and their descendants writ large, moves from a Liverpudlian poorhouse at the onset of World War I to a Lake Michigan lighthouse in 1971 (when sex was freer and McDonald's fried their potatoes with beef tallow) to present-day Chicagoland; along the way, it offers Claire a richer understanding of what she inherited from the complicated, resilient women she descends from.
Replete with inappropriately old boyfriends, dubious medical professionals, and more than a few boats, The Responsible Party is the story of several women, in several different timelines, trying to stay afloat.
Book Details Format: Hardcover | Publisher: HENRY HOLT | ISBN: 1250408636
FormatHardcover
ISBN1250408636
EAN9781250408631
PublisherHENRY HOLT
Publication Date2026-08-11
AccessoriesNo Accessory
ConditionNew
Product TypeHARD COVER BOOKS
Weight1.19 Pounds
Length9.45 Inches
Width6.45 Inches
Height1.15 Inches
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