First published 2005
Nathan Seltzer wakes up with a sense of impending doom. Between bouts of claustrophobia and worrying about his wife's fidelity, he navigates his rapidly gentrifying neighborhood. His father plots a comeback for the 1960s dance craze boogaloo, while a drug addict terrorizes the locals. In this comedy of cultures, Nathan struggles to hold onto life as the world around him transforms.
Genres: contemporary, comedy, 21st-century, family-drama
Vibes: intimate, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: fish-out-of-water, found-family
Setting: Lower East Side (New York, N.Y.)
336 pages · Paperback · Random House Trade Paperbacks