title: The Trouble with Lexie: A Novel
author:  Jessica Anya Blau 
description: THE TROUBLE WITH LEXIE is the book you will want to read this summer! Lexie will make you laugh, make you scream, make you grimace--but mostly she will make you fall in love with her. (Ann Hood)<br /><br />Jessica Anya Blau is one of the funniest writers--EVER. No one captures the oddities, joys--and yes--the pain of modern life with such frankness, humor and sly-witted style. (ZZ Packer, author of Drinking Coffee Elsewhere)<br /><br />Jessica Anya Blaus Lexie gets into some serious trouble and youll laugh and cringe as you turn page after page to find out what shell do next. Wicked, sexy, and sly, this is a wildly entertaining novel. (Robert Lopez, author of Good People)<br /><br />There isnt a human alive who can resist the charm of Jessica Anya Blaus novels! A coming-of-age tale for the new millennium, THE TROUBLE WITH LEXIE is one of the most deeply enjoyable-and deeply satisfying-novels Ive read in ages. (Joanna Rakoff, author of My Salinger Year)<br /><br />Only Jessica Anya Blau could make such an exasperating woman so funny. And only Blau could combine such guilty pleasures with real world pain. (Helen Simonson, author of The Summer Before the War)<br /><br />Jessica Anya Blau writes with all-in velocity, vim and vigor, a ripping high-performance performance. She runs rings around the boarding school coming-of-age novel, making her separate peaces in spades. (Michael Martone, author of Michael Martone and Winesburg, Indiana)<br /><br />When reading THE TROUBLE WITH LEXIE, everything else seems less important. Sleep? Nourishment? Caring about the escaped convict whos loose in your neighborhood? Meh. Far better to soak in Jessica Anya Blaus hilarious and fascinating tale of illicit sex, ill-advised break-ins and stolen vibrators. (Greg Bardsley, author of The Bob Watson and Cash Out)<br /><br />A crazy and twisted ending ... readers will be gasping by the last page. (Library Journal)
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  PRAISE FOR THE AUTHOR
  
  
  
  
  
  “ _Happily Whatever After_ is a charming novel about falling down, getting
  back up, and chasing that elusive thing called happiness. I adored this book.”
  
  
  
  
  
  — Elin Hilderbrand, _New York Times_ bestselling author of _Summer of ’69_
  
  
  
  
  
  “ _Happily Whatever After_ is a quirky, sweet story about second chances,
  family, and friendship. Stewart Lewis writes with a perfect blend of humor and
  wit and delivers a romance that is as hopeful as it is entertaining.”
  
  
  
  
  
  —Jennifer Close, bestselling author of _Girls in White Dresses_
  
  
  
  
  
  “ _Happily Whatever After_ is a reminder that our lives can take shape in the
  most unexpected places. It’s a hilarious romp that will make you laugh, cry,
  and then laugh again.”
  
  
  
  
  
  —Jessica Anya Blau, author of _The Trouble with Lexie_
  
  
  
  
  
  “A smart, modern look at finding love and figuring out what really matters.
  Stewart Lewis has created a funny and sometimes poignant story of self-
  discovery with a moving fami