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I'll Come to You

by Rebecca Kauffman
Elisabeth Rodgers
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A joyful and tender drama of one "family so richly drawn, so deep and complex,
that it contains the whole world" (Emma Straub), from beloved author Rebecca
Kauffman
A modern story of family, I'll Come to You chronicles intersecting lives over the
course of one year—1995—anchored by the anticipation and arrival of a child.
With empathy, insight, and humor, Rebecca Kauffman explores overlapping
narratives involving a couple whose struggle to become pregnant has both
softened and hardened them; a woman whose husband of forty years has left her
for reasons he's unwilling to share and the man who is now disastrously
attempting to woo her; and a couple in denial about a looming health crisis as well
as their son who is fumbling toward middle age and can't stop lying. Ultimately,
these storylines converge into a dramatic and harrowing turn of events. With
heart, wit, and courage, and through pain, these characters traverse territory that
both challenges and defines the bonds of family.
"I'll Come to You is a deft, engrossing novel, full of subtle humor and compassion.
In scenes as precise and intimate as lighted windows on a dark street, Rebecca
Kauffman explores those everyday encounters and accidents that can loom so
large they overwhelm a life."—Sofia Samatar, author of Opacities: On Writing and
the Writing Life

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  • Publisher

  • Release date

    January 7, 2025

  • Formats

    • OverDrive Listen audiobook

      • ISBN: 9798890592699
      • File size: 179044 KB
      • Duration: 06:12:59

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • Publisher's Weekly

      September 23, 2024
      This finely tuned family drama from Kauffman (Chorus) takes place over one year in an unremarkable middle American town, as a new grandfather deals with dementia. It’s 1995, and Bruce’s wife, Janet, can’t bring herself to tell their adult children about his cognitive decline. Their daughter, Corrine, finally has a new baby girl after an arduous struggle to conceive with her husband, Paul. Her brother, Rob, meanwhile, can’t accept that his ex-wife has moved on to another relationship. Kauffman also explores fissures in Paul’s family, as Paul resents his father for leaving his mother, Ellen, a sweet, hardworking school bus driver, who’s surprised herself by finding a new boyfriend. After all the characters get together on a snowy, fateful Christmas Eve, the siblings bicker until a life-threatening event forces them to put aside their differences. The author has drawn authentic and believable portraits of these flawed but decent people as they negotiate life’s upheavals. Ellen, whose reward for 35 years of driving a school bus is a $35 Kmart gift certificate, delivers the novel’s poignant epitaph: “I’m gonna get myself together here, then I’ll come to you.” Kauffman’s fans will love this. Agent: Michelle Tessler, Tessler Literary.

    • AudioFile Magazine
      Kauffman's realistic novel examines a year in the lives of two couples who are connected through the pregnancy of their married children. Elisabeth Rodgers uses a consistent narrative voice to tell their stories. Although the characters don't have obviously individual voices, Rodgers projects the large cast's unique personalities through tone and pacing. She captures the relief and joy of Paul and Corrin as they look forward to finally becoming parents. Corrin's mother, Janet, is a demanding presence, always trying to bend life to her will, while her father, Bruce, writes his thoughts and regrets in his notebook. Paul's divorced mother, Ellen, grows from a victim mentality to a confident woman who is ready to reenter life. N.E.M. © AudioFile 2025, Portland, Maine

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  • English

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