Plays Well with Others

In the vein of Whered You Go, Bernadette and Fleishman Is in Trouble, a wickedly funny and incisive debut novel following a mother trapped in the rat race of NYC parenting as her life unravels. "Funny, relatable fiction for anyone who thinks they're above the fray but still want to read all about it."People "Heavenly hilarity for readers."Good Housekeeping It takes a village...just not this one. Annie Lewin is at the end of her rope. Shes a mother of three young children, her workaholic husband is never around, and the vicious competition for spots in New York Citys kindergartens is heating up. An advice-columnist for a parenting website, Annie cant help but judge the insanity of it alleven as she finds herself going to impossible lengths to secure the best spot for her own son. As Annie comes to terms with the infinitesimal odds of success, her intensifying rivalry with hotshot lawyer Belinda Brenner pushes her to the brink. Of course, this newly raw and unhinged version of Annie is great for the advice column: the more she spins out, the more clicks and comments she gets. But when she commits a ghastly social faux pas that goes viral, shes forced to confront the question: is she really any better than the cutthroat parents she always judged? Plays Well with Others is a whip-smart, genuinely funny romp through the minefield of modern motherhood. But beneath its fast-paced, satirical veneer, Brickman gives us a fresh, open-hearted, all-too-real take on what it means to be a parentfierce love, craziness, and all.