# The Latecomer - Hardcover

by **Jean Hanff Korelitz** (Author)

**\*A _New York Times_ Notable Book of 2022\***  
**\*****A _Washington Post_ Notable Work of Fiction\***  
**\*An NPR Best Book of the Year\***  
**\*A _New Yorker_ Best Book of 2022\***

**From the _New York Times_ bestselling author of _The Plot_, Jean Hanff Korelitz's _The Latecomer_ is a layered and immersive literary novel about three siblings, desperate to escape one another, and the upending of their family by the late arrival of a fourth.**

_The Latecomer_ follows the story of the wealthy, New York City-based Oppenheimer family, from the first meeting of parents Salo and Johanna, under tragic circumstances, to their triplets born during the early days of IVF. As children, the three siblings - Harrison, Lewyn, and Sally - feel no strong familial bond and cannot wait to go their separate ways, even as their father becomes more distanced and their mother more desperate. When the triplets leave for college, Johanna, faced with being truly alone, makes the decision to have a fourth child. What role will the "latecomer" play in this fractured family?

A complex novel that builds slowly and deliberately, _The Latecomer_ touches on the topics of grief and guilt, generational trauma, privilege and race, traditions and religion, and family dynamics. It is a profound and witty family story from an accomplished author, known for the depth of her character studies, expertly woven storylines, and plot twists.

### Author Biography

**Jean Hanff Korelitz** is the _New York Times_ bestselling author of the novels _The Plot, You Should Have Known_ (which aired on HBO in October 2020 as _The Undoing_, starring Nicole Kidman, Hugh Grant, and Donald Sutherland), _Admission_ (adapted as a film in 2013 starring Tina Fey), _The Devil and Webster, The White Rose, The Sabbathday River_ and _A Jury of Her Peers_, as well as _Interference Powder_, a novel for children. Her company BOOKTHEWRITER hosts Pop-Up Book Groups in which small groups of readers discuss new books with their authors. She lives in New York City with her husband, Irish poet Paul Muldoon.

**Number of Pages:** 448

**Dimensions:** 1.54 x 9.57 x 6.51 IN

**Publication Date:** May 31, 2022

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