All Together Now : A Novel (Hardcover)

<b>For readers of Alison Espach and Emma Straub, b</b><b>rimming with joy, honesty, humor, and heart, <i>All Together Now</i> charts the extraordinary life of the relatively ordinary Hazel Stein--as told by every version of herself she ever has been and ever will be.</b> <p>Every decade, give or take a few years, Hazel Stein wakes up on a party bus, complete with neon lighting, purple argyle carpet, and a stripper pole, to find seven of her past and future selves: There's Hazel, age eight, making paper airplanes out of napkins; eighteen, with catastrophic bangs and the insecurities to match; twenty-eight, an undeniable knockout who's still learning to be independent; thirty-nine, flush with the exhilaration and anxiety of new motherhood; forty-nine, gaunt and bald (she's so terrifying, the other Hazels can barely look her in the eye); fifty-seven, whose ring finger is suddenly, disturbingly bare; sixty-eight, the happy victim of overzealous injectables; and seventy-seven, with wiry white hair, a gash on her forehead, and threadbare clothes. </p><p> Together, they must unravel the mysteries of Hazel's life and tell the story of her three great loves--from an unforgettable one-night stand at the turn of the millennium, to friendships that span decades and continents, from the chaos of the "sandwich" years, to the seismic, reality-warping grief of unexpected loss. Together, they ask: what do we owe to the people we used to be, and those we've yet to become--especially when time makes them feel like strangers to us? Is this recurring reunion a blessing or a curse, a cautionary tale to avoid at all costs or proof that Hazel's fate is already sealed? </p><p> Hilarious, exuberant, and wise in turn, <i>All Together Now</i> is a dazzling journey through the moments that make up life's unimaginable, spectacular bounty and a celebration of the endlessly surprising process of becoming ourselves.</p>

For readers of Alison Espach and Emma Straub, brimming with joy, honesty, humor, and heart, All Together Now charts the extraordinary life of the relatively ordinary Hazel Stein—as told by every version of herself she ever has been and ever will be.

Every decade, give or take a few years, Hazel Stein wakes up on a party bus, complete with neon lighting, purple argyle carpet, and a stripper pole, to find seven of her past and future selves: There's Hazel, age eight, making paper airplanes out of napkins; eighteen, with catastrophic bangs and the insecurities to match; twenty-eight, an undeniable knockout who’s still learning to be independent; thirty-nine, flush with the exhilaration and anxiety of new motherhood; forty-nine, gaunt and bald (she’s so terrifying, the other Hazels can barely look her in the eye); fifty-seven, whose ring finger is suddenly, disturbingly bare; sixty-eight, the happy victim of overzealous injectables; and seventy-seven, with wiry white hair, a gash on her forehead, and threadbare clothes.

Together, they must unravel the mysteries of Hazel’s life and tell the story of her three great loves—from an unforgettable one-night stand at the turn of the millennium, to friendships that span decades and continents, from the chaos of the “sandwich” years, to the seismic, reality-warping grief of unexpected loss. Together, they ask: what do we owe to the people we used to be, and those we’ve yet to become—especially when time makes them feel like strangers to us? Is this recurring reunion a blessing or a curse, a cautionary tale to avoid at all costs or proof that Hazel’s fate is already sealed?

Hilarious, exuberant, and wise in turn, All Together Now is a dazzling journey through the moments that make up life’s unimaginable, spectacular bounty and a celebration of the endlessly surprising process of becoming ourselves.

Book format	Hardcover
Fiction/nonfiction	Fiction
Genre	Literature & Fiction
Publication date	April, 2027
Pages	304
Subgenre	Women
Series title	No Series
Number in series	0
Edition	1
Publisher	Avid Reader Press / Simon & Schuster
Language	English
Is collectible	N
Binding type	Case Binding
Recording time	0 min
Retail packaging	Single Piece
Assembled product dimensions (l x w x h)	8.38 x 5.50 x 0.67 "
Assembled product weight	0.838 lbs, 13.408 oz
Bisac subject heading	Fiction