Modern Lovers

"The subject matter of Modern Lovers — love, friendship, the SATs and New York real estate — may sound lightweight, but this book is as clever as it is charming. Three middle-aged friends and former bandmates learn that a movie is being made about a fourth bandmate, who achieved solo fame, but died tragically at 27. The news launches the characters into various midlife crises and tailspins. The result is a comedy of family and errors — just think: Jane Austen in contemporary Brooklyn."