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Pineapple Street: A Novel by Jenny Jackson
Darley, the eldest daughter in the well-connected old money Stockton family, followed her heart, trading her job and her inheritance for motherhood but giving up far too much in the process; Sasha, a middle-class New England girl, has married into the Brooklyn Heights family, and finds herself cast as the arriviste outsider; and Georgiana, the baby of the family, has fallen in love with someone she can’t have, and must decide what kind of person she wants to be.
Rife with the indulgent pleasures of life among New York’s one-percenters, Pineapple Street is a smart, escapist novel that sparkles with wit. Full of recognizable, loveable—if fallible—characters, it’s about the peculiar unknowability of someone else’s family, the miles between the haves and have-nots, and the insanity of first love—all wrapped in a story that is a sheer delight.
Pineapple Street: A Novel by Jenny Jackson is a smart, entertaining and heartfelt read.
Full of drama, and love within a wealthy family. It is so enetrtaining. It is humorous, timely, vibrant and riveting. Hugely captivating and filled with authencitcity. Chick Lit Cafe
“I was entranced by Pineapple Street. Smart and complex, rich and gorgeous, this novel drew me in from page one. Both an escape into the lives of the fabulously wealthy and a bittersweet examination of family and heartbreak, Jenny Jackson’s debut left me eagerly awaiting whatever magic she conjures next.”—Amanda Eyre Ward, New York Times bestselling author of The Lifeguards
“I’m not sure which is bigger: Pineapple Street’s heart or its humor. It’s smart and surprising and, yes, scrumptious. I devoured it. I can’t recall the last time I read a novel that was both this heartwarming and this hilarious. One word of advice: clear your calendar before you start reading. You won’t stop until you’ve finished. It is, pure and simple, a treasure.”
—Chris Bohjalian, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Flight Attendant and The Lioness
“Nothing beats a story told this well…. I could not stop laughing at this hilarious insider’s view of Brooklyn Heights WASPs. Truly the smartest and most deliciously fun novel I’ve read in ages.”—Kevin Kwan, New York Times bestselling author of Crazy Rich Asians
“Pineapple Street might be the Edith Wharton novel for our times…Wise, funny, tender, and utterly relatable.”—Susie Yang, New York Times bestselling author of White Ivy
“A delight to read from start to finish, Jenny Jackson’s Pineapple Street is a cancel-all-plans kind of book. Utterly addicting, big-hearted and affecting, and full of delicious details, Jackson lets us into an outrageous world of generational wealth and privilege through the eyes of three fallible yet lovable women navigating the complexities of life on the inside. If I could have put this novel on a drip straight into my veins, I would have!”—Ashley Audrain, New York Times bestselling author of The Push
A deliciously funny, sharply observed debut of family, love, and class, this zeitgeisty novel follows three women in one wealthy Brooklyn clan.
Chick Lit Cafe highly recommends Pineapple Street: A Novel by Jenny Jackson.
