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nA dazzling fictional debut, Jason Diamonds Kaplans Plot calls to mind both John Irvings darkly funny tales of family dysfunction and E. L. Doctorows evocative dives into the early 20th century American underworld. At the same, Diamond sneaks in deeper truths about family history, generational trauma and a quintessentially Midwestern sense of Jewish identity. --Megan Abbott, NYT bestselling writer of The Turnout n nElijah Mendes was hoping for a more triumphant return to Chicago. His mother, Eve, is dying of cancer, his business flamed out, and he has nowhere else to go. So he returns to Chicago feeling listless and shattered, worried about how hes going to help his mother despite their chilly relationship. He finds some inspiration when he discovers that their family owns a Jewish cemetery and that a man hes never heard of, his great-uncle Solomon Kaplan, is buried in a plot there. With a new sense of purpose--and an excuse to talk more deeply with his mother--Elijah begins pursuing a family mystery of extraordinary proportions. n nElijah discovers his grandfather Yitz, Eves father, was a powerful gangster in the 1920s. She was ashamed and never spoke about him to Elijah. As secrets unravel, the past and present become intertwined, and Yitzs story forces Elijah and Eve to bond in ways they never have before and begin to accept each other, not as who they wish they were but as they both are. n nKaplans Plot is an astonishing balancing act between the ruthless and the tender, the superficial and the truth, by a writer with tremendous promise.n
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