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A coming of age novel set in a common situation - the death of a parent that brings family members together is the jumping off point for This Is Where I Leave You by Jonathan Tropper (Dutton, 339 pp., $25.95).
Judd Foxman's father has died and left one final, odd request, given that he was an atheist: he wants his family to sit shiva for him, together, for seven days, acting like a family.
Trying to comply with his wishes is a scenario made for humor and irreverence, as well as sadness and insight; add love, sex, infidelity and divorce and you've got a great summer read.
This Is Where I Leave You, which comes out Aug. 6, is …
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