“Jessica Anya Blau has created an unforgettably unique family . . . and done them a great service by placing them in a compelling story that is alternately funny and sad as hell. I don’t think I’d last twelve days in this family, but I could read about them forever.” (Kevin Wilson, author of The Family Fang )
“Jessica Blau’s second novel is not only a wise and pitch-perfect depiction of family dynamics but also happens to be unrelentingly, side-splittingly funny. I dare you to forget this family.” (Irina Reyn, author of What Happened to Anna K.)
“Jessica Anya Blau’s emotional turf is kinship, from its betrayals to its bonds—and in DRINKING CLOSER TO HOME she covers this territory with an honesty so raw and funny I wanted to read parts aloud to strangers.” (Dylan Landis, author of Normal People Don't Live Like This )
“Blau’s lifelike characters are such a joy to get to know that one feels sorry to leave them behind.” (Publishers Weekly )
“Reminiscent of Jeannette Wall’s The Glass Castle, Jessica Anya Blau’s sophomore effort is a raging success. With incredible insight and endless imagination, Blau has created the über-dysfunctional family that survives cringe-worthy encounters, yet manages to forge iron-clad bonds.” (New York Journal of Books )
“To put it truly and simply, Jessica Anya Blau’s Drinking Closer to Home is a book to be inhaled. Blau’s wittiness and authenticity make it nearly impossible not to be fully invested and in love with each character. . . . ” (Baltimore Jewish Times )
“The domestic relationships . . . are brilliantly rendered. A contemporary California version Philip Roth.” (Austin Chronicle )
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