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Fleishman Is in Trouble by Taffy Brodesser-Akner

Like any good mystery, Taffy Brodesser-Akner's Fleishman Is In Trouble begins with a missing woman: Toby Fleishman's wife, Rachel, has apparently — in the midst of their contentious divorce proceedings — dropped their kids off at his apartment in the dead of night and disappeared. What follows next is Toby's attempts not only to figure out what has happened to Rachel, but also to understand just how his marriage of 15 years went so badly off the rails. "Is a marriage that ends doomed from the start?" Toby wonders as he grapples with Rachel's absence alongside the demands of childcare and dating apps. As the novel's ensuing examination of all the unsexy, logistical trappings of marital life makes clear, the real mystery at stake is why we still bother with this whole marriage thing in the first place.

Fans of Brodesser-Akner's notorious celebrity profiles will especially appreciate how she applies a deft, journalistic touch to flesh (ahem) out the novel's cast of characters into complicated but relatable strivers who covet each others' Hamptons houses, use boutique fitness classes for networking, and host parties that are part salon, part swingers club. It's a sharply observed story as much about modern ideas of class, parenthood, gender, and ambition as it is about the way societal forces can warp the central relationship of our lives. "How could we fathom what it would be like to be on our best behavior for that long?" Toby agonizes at one point over an egg white omelette, perfectly articulating our collective fear of being so clearly seen by those we think we love. Fleishman Is In Trouble takes that fear, makes it thrillingly personal, and much like the very institution in question, defies all expectations. Get your copy now. —Delia Cai (@delia_cai)