Sarah Dunn is a novelist and television writer whose credits include Spin City (for which she co-wrote Michael J. Fox's farewell episode) and the critical darling Bunheads, which you would have loved. Her debut novel, The Big Love, is available to read in nineteen languages. Dunn is also the creator and executive producer of the 2016 ABC series, American Housewife. She lives outside New York City with her family and their seventeen chickens.
"'The Arrangement' is a humorous, sometimes light-hearted, but
in-the-end poignant look at life in a small, fictional town
situated on the Hudson River in New York."--NPR's Here and Now
"hilarious, compulsively readable"--Entertainment Weekly
"meshes humor and hardship"--TIME
"[THE ARRANGEMENT is] a polished, amusing, and highly entertaining
take on modern relationships, parenthood, and suburbia....[Dunn] is
a total pro-and the book is smartly conceived, sharply written,
perfectly paced, and, even at its most madcap moments, entirely
believable and engaging. Despite Owen and Lucy's self-made
troubles, they are eminently sympathetic and disarmingly appealing,
as are the parade of amusing supporting characters and plotlines...
Dunn's dryly humorous story about a marriage that goes dangerously
off-road never loses its groove."--Kirkus, Starred Review
"A cleverly observed, wickedly accurate book, a cautionary tale to
all those happily married midlifers who are bored with contentment
and think it might be fine to each have a brief time in the greener
grass."--Jane Green, author of The Sunshine Sisters
"A hilarious, spot-on comedy of the heart about middle-aged
marriage and what happens when it goes off the rails."--Maria
Semple, author of Where'd You Go, Bernadette
"A smart, side-splitting exploration of contemporary attitudes
toward love and commitment....not just revelatory and intriguing,
but often downright hysterical."--Harper's Bazaar
"A very funny book and compulsively readable"--Brief Take
"Author Dunn is a bit of a genius when it comes to depicting
upper-middle-class social mores, and this book will have readers
snorting (yes, snorting) with laughter." --NY Post
"Daring and darkly funny, Sarah Dunn's THE ARRANGEMENT is this
summer's must-read. Her take on middle-age and family life is wry,
poignant and spot-on. Readers will recognize themselves and their
friends in this wonderfully comic novel."--Candace Bushnell, author
of Sex and the City
"Deliciously inventive... refreshing."--Elle
"Dunn (The Big Love) again plumbs the messiness and fallibility of
romantic relationships....with hilarious results."--Publishers
Weekly
"Dunn has a keen eye for the comforts and absurdities of upscale
suburban life...Sensible insights about love are the novel's
ultimate destination, but the ride is wildly
entertaining."--People
"Dunn has perfectly captured middle-aged marriage, with its mix of
the boring quotidian and moments of deep happiness. . .Readers will
be laughing helplessly as circumstances grow ever more fraught, but
will also muse about what makes a truly happy marriage
possible."--Shelf Awareness
"Dunn writes a genuinely surprising read that is worth checking
out."--RT Book Reviews
"Dunn's latest, about an attempted open marriage, is damn
funny."--Marie Claire
"Dunn's peek inside a seemingly normal relationship exposes the
deepest thoughts of a husband, wife, and the people they decide to
include in their experiment. Lucy and Owen are relatable,
realistic, and resilient, and Dunn's television-writing background
is evident in her witty dialogue. She grounds her novel in the
minutia of suburban life, contrasting the heady days of new romance
with school drop-offs and soccer games. Fans of Matthew Norman,
Greg Olear, and Meg Wolitzer will adore this engaging and
exhilarating exposé."--Booklist
"For couples who have ever considered having an open marriage, or
relationship, or whatever - sure, go ahead, have an affair - pick
up a copy of Sarah Dunn's novel first. Because it's possible "The
Arrangement" could push couples on the fence one way or the other,
as she delves into the lives of one duo weighing whether to give
that "open marriage" a test drive...Of course, rules are broken, as
are hearts and lives even in their cozy little suburban bunker. And
Dunn writes it all with a removed grace."--St. Louis Post
Dispatch
"If you've been wondering what an experiment in open marriage might
be like, try Sarah Dunn's deliciously inventive novel"--Elle
"Sarah Dunn has a terrific eye for the absurd, especially the
ridiculous in everyday life....Dunn's harpooning of the
self-righteous denizens of Beekman is deliciously spot-on... It's
an arrangement worth telling - and reading."--Newark Star
Ledger
"Sarah Dunn has written an irresistibly JUICY novel about a couple
who try an unconventional experiment in an attempt to revitalize
their marriage. This story, addictive from the very first pages,
becomes not only more tantalizing as it unfolds but also more
thought-provoking. The Arrangement will both shock and delight
you."--Elin Hilderbrand, author of Here's to Us
"Sarah Dunn's novels are literary flume rides. You're in a world
you think you know, with a couple you swear you know, and in an
instant, the world is turned upside down. You hold on because the
story is entertaining, hilarious, and addictive. But, Ms. Dunn also
writes complicated human beings who struggle, make mistakes, and
are redeemed. THE ARRANGEMENT is a novel you'll share with your
friends. You'll talk about it. You'll return to it. It's one of
those. A keeper."--Adriana Trigiani, author of All the Stars in the
Heavens
"Sarah Dunn's take on that point in middle-aged married life when
everything falls apart is pure comedic genius, and you will
absolutely find yourself looking at everyone you know and wondering
who in the novel they most resemble."--Newsweek
"Set against the delightful, carnivalesque backdrop of small-town
gossip, politics, and drama, The Arrangement is a bit of a
cautionary tale for those in LTRs IRL, and a stark reminder that
visibility is key."--Kirkus
"The book charms with the author's compassion for all her foolish,
bumbling characters...The Arrangement will make you
smile."--BookPage
"The premise is wonderfully intriguing...Ms. Dunn does a fantastic
job of unspooling the reasons why each agrees to this over the
course of the book."--Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
"The way this novel pushes and explores boundaries is
commendable".--Globe and Mail
"The Arrangement may, one day, connote Late-Hipster America," and
comparing it to "Bob and Carol and Ted and Alice."--Roar
Feminist
"This funny and relatable tale from the writer who crafted many of
the mishap-laden stories on Murphy Brown and Spin City delivers the
perfect escapist read in these angsty political
times."--Esquire
"This funny, honest novel pushes you to ponder what makes us
happy."--Good Housekeeping
"This story is equally funny as it is emotional."--Fab Fit Fun
"THE ARRANGEMENT is a comic masterpiece that exposes the unbearable
paradoxes of love."--Delia Ephron, author of Siracusa
As hilarious as it is sensitive. From raising chickens to children,
copping your own kid's ADD medication to cancer, Dunn expertly
reveals the intricacies that make up a marriage. Her characters are
sure to strike a chord with readers, as they struggle to define
themselves and their roles as spouses. Dunn makes her mark in
women's fiction with this multilayered novel that takes readers
from funny to serious in a story full of truths, lies, and
everything in between.--Library Journal
"Fans of Maria Semple, Delia Ephron, and Candace Bushnell will
delight in this smart, hilarious, sympathetic portrayal of a
marriage temporarily 'opened' to others."--B&N Reads
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