The Easy Way Out, Stephen McCauley
The Easy Way Out, Stephen McCauley
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The Easy Way Out

Author: Stephen McCauley

Narrator: Josh Hurley

Unabridged: 11 hr 41 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 05/30/2023

Synopsis

Patrick O’Neil is a travel agent who never goes anywhere. His closest confidante, Sharon, is chain-smoking her way to singles hell, passing up man after man. His parents, proprietors of a suburban men’s store whose fortunes are sagging more visibly than its customers, can’t agree how best to interfere in their sons’ lives. And his lover, Arthur (a nice golden retriever of a guy to whom Patrick can’t quite commit), wants to cement their relationship by buying a house.Then a call comes in the middle of another sleepless night. Tony, Patrick’s straight-as-an-arrow younger brother, has fallen in love with a beautiful lawyer who is turning him on to … opera.Unfortunately, she’s not the woman he’s already pledged to marry. Tony’s life is a mess. Finally, the brothers have something in common.

About Stephen McCauley

Stephen McCauley is the author of The Object of My Affection, True Enough, and Alternatives to Sex. Many of his books have been national bestsellers, and three have been made into feature films. The New York Times Book Review dubbed McCauley “the secret love child of Edith Wharton and Woody Allen”, and he was named a Chevalier in the Order of Arts and Letters by the French Ministry of Culture. His fiction, reviews, and articles have appeared in the New York Times, the Washington Post, Harper’s, Vogue, and many other publications. He currently serves as Co-Director of Creative Writing at Brandeis University. He has several properties listed on Airbnb in Massachusetts and New York and owns a total of zero toss pillows.

About Josh Hurley

Josh Hurley is an actor, improviser, AudioFile Earphones Award–winning narrator, and writer. His audiobook credits include Saving Lucas Biggs and Where Things Come Back. He lives in New York.

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“An exhilarating, entertaining, smart novel. Vivid, quirky characters leap off the page.” San Francisco Chronicle

“An eloquent depiction of the compromises lovers and families make to keep relationships alive. ” Publishers Weekly

“Truly superb imagery and characterization help make this a great tale of family life in the 1990s, one that will make readers laugh and then question whether they’ve taken ‘the easy way out,’ too.” Booklist

“Funny, engaging…This light, easy read proves satisfying fare—thanks to deftly drawn characters and their real, if sometimes reluctant, affection for one another.” Kirkus Reviews

“McCauley’s (Insignificant Others, 2010, etc.) effervescent prose is full of wit and wisdom.” Kirkus Reviews on My Ex-Life

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