The Kept Man - Hardcover

"Written in relaxed yet fresh prose, Attenberg's debut is unabashedly emotional, refreshingly devoid of New York City cynicism, and tenderly funny." -- "People" "Told with wit and verve...The Kept Man is a challenge to apathy-it's a novel about remaining constructive in the face of personal change." -- "Interview" "Attenberg knows how to tell a story that's both socially relevant and a fun read." -"Venuszine" "Attenberg gets gallery-land down cold; she also writes of longing and mourning with extraordinary heart...A likable novel marked by a profundity of feeling." -- "Kirkus Reviews"

aAttenberg has an admirable sense of fun...Displays a keen ear for dialogue and a half-cynical, half-affectionate tone that makes even the most venal characters likable.a
a"San Francisco Chronicle"
aTold with wit and verve.a
a"Interview"
aOne finds a great deal to admire here... Ms. Attenberg [is] an able geographer of emotional landscapes.a
a"New York Sun"

?Attenberg has an admirable sense of fun...Displays a keen ear for dialogue and a half-cynical, half-affectionate tone that makes even the most venal characters likable.?
?"San Francisco Chronicle"

?Told with wit and verve.?
?"Interview"

?One finds a great deal to admire here... Ms. Attenberg [is] an able geographer of emotional landscapes.?
?"New York Sun"

Jami Attenberg is the author of the story collection Instant Love. She has written for Jane, Salon, Nylon, Print, the San Francisco Chronicle, Entertainment Weekly, and Time Out New York, and her fiction has appeared in Nerve, Pindeldyboz, Spork, and Bullfight Review.