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Christmas in Austin: From the 2025 Booker shortlisted author of The Rest of Our Lives

Christmas in Austin

Penned By Benjamin Markovits
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Christmas in Austin: From the 2025 Booker shortlisted author of The Rest of Our Lives

Christmas in Austin

Penned By Benjamin Markovits
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When the four Essinger children gather in Austin for Christmas, they all bring their news. Nathan wants to become a federal judge. Susie's husband has taken a job in England. Jean has asked her boyfriend and (once-married) boss to meet her family. Paul has broken up with Dana, mother of their son Cal.But their parents have plans, too, and Liesel, the materfamilias, has invited Dana and Cal to stay, hoping to bring them back together. As the week unfolds, each of the Essingers has to confront the tensions and conflicts between old families and new.From one of Granta's Best Young British Novelists, Christmas in Austin beautifully explores the deep-rooted division between the world we grow up in, and the life we make for ourselves.

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Released November 5, 2019
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Benjamin Markovits is a writer and avid reader based in the Pacific Northwest. Before pursuing writing full-time, they spent over a decade working in education. When not working on their next book, Benjamin Markovits can usually be found hiking with their dog or trying out new coffee shops in their neighborhood.

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