Pineapple Street: THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

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A wryly funny and compassionate story of love and family THE MUST-READ DEBUT OF 2023 'I loved PINEAPPLE STREET. The characters are complex and engaging and their stories bring a particular slice of New York magically alive. So wise, emotionally honest, and such fun' Helen Fielding, author of BRIDGET JONES'S DIARY 'A lovely, absorbing, acutely observed novel about class, money and love' NICK HORNBY 'Truly the smartest and most deliciously fun novel I've read in ages' KEVIN KWAN 'A portrait at once searing, hilarious and poignant of a New York Family straight-jacketed by their own wealth' MIRANDA COWLEY HELLER, author of THE PAPER PALACE This unputdownable debut follows three women in an old Brooklyn Heights clan- one who was born with money, one who married into it, and one who wants to give it all away. Darley, the eldest daughter in the well-connected, carefully-guarded Stockton family, has never had to worry about money. Darley followed her heart, trading her job and her inheritance for motherhood, sacrificing more of herself than she ever intended. Sasha, Darley's new sister-in-law, has come from more humble origins, and her hesitancy about signing a pre-nup has everyone worried about her intentions. And Georgiana, the baby of the family, has fallen in love with someone she can't (and really shouldn't) have, and must confront the kind of person she wants to be. Rife with the indulgent pleasures of life among New York's one per centers - glittering parties, weekend homes and hungover brunches - Pineapple Street is a scintillating, escapist novel that sparkles with wit and wry humour. Full of recognisable, loveable if fallible characters (and a few appalling ones!), it's about the peculiar unknowability of someone else's family, the miles between the haves and have-nots and everything in between.

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It's marvellous - clever, funny and brilliantly well observed -- India Knight
A lovely, absorbing, acutely observed novel about class, money and love. These are the themes of Henry James and Jane Austen, but they are observed with a fresh eye and a contemporary voice. -- Nick Hornby
Smart and clever, minutely observed and packed with one-liners, Pineapple Street is a more complicated read than it looks * The Guardian *
Pineapple Street is a portrait at once searing, hilarious and poignant of a NY family straight-jacketed by their own wealth -- Miranda Cowley Heller
I stayed up until five in the morning devouring PINEAPPLE STREET. Nothing beats a story told this well and rendered with such lovingly comic precision . . . Truly the smartest and most deliciously fun novel I've read in ages -- Kevin Kwan
The season's first beach read, a delicious romp of a debut featuring family crises galore * New York Times *
Books about complicated American blue blood families are my literary catnip so I loved this novel about a woman marrying into a wealthy New York clan and the struggles she faces to fit in. It's a smart, entertaining exploration of class and money and the expectations that come with both * Good Housekeeping *
I loved PINEAPPLE STREET. The characters are complex and engaging and their stories bring a particular slice of New York magically alive. So wise, emotionally honest, and such fun -- Helen Fielding
A delicious new Gilded Age family drama . . . a guilty pleasure that also feels like a sociological text * Vogue *
A blissfully enjoyable novel. One to pack for the summer, whether you're headed for the Hamptons or the Norfolk Broads -- India Knight * Sunday Times *
Jenny Jackson turns this story of super-rich people living frustrated lives in Brooklyn into a compelling and thoughtful look at what it means to have very little agency in your own life. While it's hard to feel too much sympathy for the main characters, it's an excellent read * Stylist *
Jenny Jackson delivers SUCH a delicious treat with her debut novel, PINEAPPLE STREET. It delights across the board - character (the wealthy, quirky Stockton family), setting (an insider's look at Brooklyn) and plot (a searingly honest exploration of class and privilege.) With shifting points of view and smart, laugh-out-loud observations on every single page, PINEAPPLE STREET is an instant classic -- Elin Hilderbrand
Filled with warmth and light. I was moved, engaged, inspired and charmed -- Daisy Buchanan
Pineapple Street is that rarest of gifts-a novel you don't want to put down for anything. Transporting and laugh-out-loud funny, this intergenerational story is a perfect tale for our times -- J. Courtney Sullivan, New York Times bestselling author of FRIENDS AND STRANGERS
In this vibrant and hilarious debut, Jenny Jackson has taken a familiar tale-siblings, family money, competing interests-and given it fresh life. What binds the book together so wonderfully is Jackson's keen understanding of the beauty and difficulty of belonging, of how our desires can clash with our inherited narrative and what happens to the people we love when we need to rewrite the story. Pineapple Street is riveting, timely, hugely entertaining and brimming with truth -- Cynthia DAprix Sweeney, New York Times bestselling author of THE NEST and GOOD COMPANY
Full of witty and caustic observations about a privileged class of New Yorkers, PINEAPPLE STREET is a sharp and juicy satire -- Nita Prose, #1 New York Times bestselling author of THE MAID
Killer debut about class, love and money * Grazia *
It's the novel Jane Austen would have written . . . if Jane Austen lived in Brooklyn Heights in the 21st century * New York Times *
If you're in search of the fiction trifecta - a captivating story that's masterfully constructed, vividly peopled, and crisply written - look no further. Jenny Jackson's Pineapple Street is pure reading pleasure, hilarious, big-hearted, and full of emotional truths. It's the kind of novel you hope will never end -- Adrienne Brodeur
A witty, easy-to-devour story of wealth and love's never-ending war in the modern age * Elle *
This novel...is laugh-out-loud good....Love and money have always mixed like oil and water (not well), but Jackson finds new humor and warmth in her particularly witty debut * Harper's Bazaar *
This witty novel about the haves and have-mores is Succession with a soul * TIME *
A novel about inheritance and the cultural inanities of the American WASP, set in a maximalist mansion Don't mind if I do. Pineapple Street is more than a field report on the WASPs and their shabby-sweater super-wealth, of course-it's about class difference and the taxations of love * Bustle *
Sparkling . . . The book is smart and sharply observed, peppered with small gems * The Washington Post *
Pineapple Street encapsulates the oftentimes ridiculous nature of the ultra-wealthy. The author seamlessly immerses readers in the lives of the Stocktons...[who] must ask themselves the uncomfortable question: Is it possible to be "good" with this much money * Shondaland *
Ever wondered what it's like to be a New York socialite This account of three ficitionalied Brooklyn Heights women lets you into the world of tennis clubs, long lunches and party politics. Life for Sasha, Daley and Georgina isn't as rosy as it seems. Each has her own personal drama, but releatable failures keep you rooting for them. Remember: money can't buy you love * Woman and Home *
A joy to read . . . Pineapple Street is a gift of a novel * iNews *
A observed comedy of manners set among New York's one-per-centers . . . the angsty relationship they each have with the family coffers spices the escapist entertainment that ensues * Mail on Sunday *

Author Bio

Jenny Jackson is Editor at Knopf. She graduated from Williams in 2001 and attended the Columbia Publishing Course in 2002. She began her career at Vintage and has worked at Knopf for 19 years. Jenny's authors include Chris Bohjalian, Jennifer Close, Kevin Kwan, Emily St. John Mandel, Erin Morgenstern, and J. Courtney Sullivan.