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Similar in tone and style to Jonathan Tropper's This is Where I Leave You, TIGHTLY KNIT is a family drama intricately weaving the four disparate threads of the Knit Family comprised of an iconic Hollywood diva terrified of being alone and forgotten, an older son and LA's biggest literary agent who stepped into the roles of patriarch and fiancé too soon, a younger brother and childhood actor turned closeted tabloid party boy hell-bent on blaming everyone else for his problems, and a non-biological daughter plagued with a zeal for her environmental law career and a broken heart; all of whom begrudgingly come together for an emotional weekend tucked away in the La Jolla hills to celebrate a matriarch's 85th birthday and anniversary of a close friend's death. A powder keg of truth and self-reflection explodes with a sudden tragedy, the wake of which could tighten the unraveling strings of this family fabric.
In addition to the family name, knitting is also a favorite pastime for the characters, and the way sections and chapters are organized. Readers will have a chance to become their own "knitters" as they read this novel that begins with a set of distinct character threads woven into a larger literary fabric that is Tightly Knit.