Pineapple Street
By Jenny Jackson

AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLEREscape to glamorous Pineapple Street, New York, with 2023's must-read and warmest debut about love, family, class and money, from exciting new literary voice Jenny Jackson'Sheer escapism'and HEAT'A sparkling social commentary'and MAIL ON SUNDAY'A smart debut about wealthy New Yorkers... minutely observed and packed with one-liners'and GUARDIAN'A blissfully enjoyable novel'and SUNDAY TIMES'The literary equivalent of a hole in one'and DAILY MAIL'Marvellous - clever, funny and brilliantly well observed'and INDIA KNIGHT'It's the novel Jane Austen would have written . . . if Jane Austen lived in Brooklyn Heights in the 21st century' NEW YORK TIMES'A smart, funny, astute skewering of class and money and money and class'and SAM BAKER'Hilarious and poignant'and MIRANDA COWLEY HELLER, author ofand The Paper Palace'An absorbing, acutely observed novel about class, money and love'and NICK HORNBY, author ofand High Fidelity'Filled with warmth and light. I was moved, engaged, inspired and charmed'and DAISY BUCHANAN, author ofand Insatiable'A delicious new Gilded Age family drama . . . a guilty pleasure that also feels like a sociological text'and VOGUEOld money. New family . . .Pineapple Street in Brooklyn Heights is one of New York City's most desirable residences, and home to the glamorous and well-connected Stockton family . . .Darley, the eldest daughter, has never had to worry about money. She followed her heart, trading her job and her inheritance for motherhood - but ended up sacrificing more of herself than she ever intended.Sashaand is marrying into the wealthy Stockton family, who are worlds apart from her own. She feels like the outsider, trying to navigate their impenetrable traditions and please her new mother-in-law - plus her hesitancy to sign a pre-nup has everyone questioning her true intentions.Georgiana, the youngest, is falling in love with someone she can't (and really shouldn't) have - and is forced to confront the kind of person she wants to be.Witty, escapist and full of heart, with an unmissable cast of loveable - if flawed - characters,and Pineapple Streetand is a beautifully observed novel about the complexities of family dynamics, the miles between the haves and the have-notes, and the all-consuming insanity of first love - while also asking the age-old question, can moneyand reallyand buy you happiness?Everyone is talking aboutand Pineapple Street . . .'The smartest and most deliciously fun novel I've read in ages'and KEVIN KWAN, author ofand Crazy Rich Asians'Wise, emotionally honest and such fun'and HELEN FIELDING, author ofand Bridget Jones Diary'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. An excellent read'and Stylist'Killer debut about class, love and money'and Grazia'Sharp and juicy'and Nita Prose, bestselling author ofand The Maid'This is a story with huge heart about love and family'and ***** Reader Review'Funny, witty, and compassionate'and ***** Reader Review'I loved this book! A sharply observant, witty and perceptive look at the wealthy in New York. A complete pleasure to read from start to finish'and ***** Reader Review