{"product_id":"the-gossip-columnists-daughter-hardcover","title":"The Gossip Columnist's Daughter - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePeter Orner\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe cold case of a young Hollywood starlet's death sets a contemporary writer on an epic and comic quest to uncover the truth, and its connection to his own family\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e--a new novel by \"a major talent\" (\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e) and \"one of the most distinctive voices of his generation\" (\u003ci\u003eGranta\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Jed Rosenthal hasn't published a book in fourteen years, the mother of his child left him in a \"trial separation\" that has stretched on indefinitely, and he struggles to navigate the daily sorrows of their co-parenting arrangement. But the implosion of Jed's family is simply a footnote in the larger history of the Rosenthal family's decline. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Just days after the JFK assassination, Karyn \"Cookie\" Kupcinet was found dead in her Hollywood apartment. The press reported that the 22-year-old was strangled, yet unanswered questions linger to this day. Cookie's parents--Chicago royalty, Irv and Essee Kupcinet--had been close friends with Jed's grandparents, but in the aftermath of her death, their friendship abruptly and inexplicably ended. Decades later, Jed pores over family stories, newspaper archives, old photos, and crime scene notes, believing that if he can divine the truth of Cookie's death--whether it was suicide, murder, or part of a larger conspiracy--it might shed light on a mystery closer to home. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Spanning seventy plus years, and weaving together family drama and a true-life unsolved case, \u003ci\u003eThe Gossip Columnist's Daughter\u003c\/i\u003e is a singular, wryly comic, and deeply human exploration into friendship and the bonds that sustain us.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eBorn in Chicago, \u003cb\u003ePeter Orner\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of seven acclaimed books including \u003ci\u003eMaggie Brown \u0026amp; Others\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLove and Shame and Love, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eEsther Stories\u003c\/i\u003e, finalist for the Pen\/ Hemingway Award, and \u003ci\u003eAm I Alone Here?, \u003c\/i\u003efinalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award. His work has appeared in the \u003ci\u003eNew Yorker, \u003c\/i\u003ethe \u003ci\u003eParis Review\u003c\/i\u003e, Best American Stories, and been awarded four Pushcart Prizes. A former Guggenheim fellow and recipient of the Rome Prize from the American Academy of Arts and Letters, Orner is chair of the English and Creative Writing Department at Dartmouth College. He lives with his family in Vermont, where he's also a volunteer firefighter.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 448\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.4 x 8.3 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 12, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52581150884147,"sku":"9780316224659","price":36.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/MyiMxnBi1H9780316224659.webp?v=1761547964","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/the-gossip-columnists-daughter-hardcover","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}