{"product_id":"cammy-sitting-shiva-hardcover","title":"Cammy Sitting Shiva - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCary Gitter\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis stirring debut novel is an unflinching, darkly funny look at loss, family, and coming home--perfect for fans of \u003ci\u003eThis Is Where I Leave You \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eCompetitive Grieving\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen Cy Adler dies, it's a shock to everyone, especially his daughter, Cammy. Almost thirty, slightly aimless, and stuck in a basement apartment in Queens, she's forced to return to River Hill, her one-square-mile New Jersey hometown, to sit shiva. Cammy's fraught relationship with her mother, Beth, has never been easy. And now, with her beloved father gone, she would rather be anywhere but back in her childhood room, in a house filled with guests noshing on snacks and offering their condolences. So Cammy does whatever she can to make it through seven turbulent days of mourning. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAmid getting stoned, reconnecting with her best friend and her high school crush, evading the rabbi, and spending a debauched night in Atlantic City, Cammy must reckon with her roots--with the place she fled for the glamour of New York, where she thought she belonged. But is she really any better off than those she left behind? While navigating the swirl of emotions that accompany grief, Cammy also uncovers hidden truths about her father, which lead her to doubt how well she knew the man she adored. Then again, does she even know herself? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFueled by wry, lively prose, \u003ci\u003eCammy Sitting Shiva\u003c\/i\u003e is a deeply relatable fish-out-of-water story, grappling with how it feels to be adrift and to find that a hard trip home may be what it takes to anchor you.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCary Gitter\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of the plays \u003ci\u003eThe Steel Man\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGene \u0026amp; Gilda\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Sabbath Girl\u003c\/i\u003e, among others, and the co-creator of the musicals \u003ci\u003eThe Sabbath Girl \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eHow My Grandparents Fell in Love\u003c\/i\u003e. His work has appeared off-Broadway and at theaters around the country, and he is the playwright-in-residence at Penguin Rep Theatre in Stony Point, New York. He grew up in New Jersey and now lives in Ann Arbor, Michigan, with his wife, Meghan, and their two dogs, Roo and Puck. This is his first novel.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.2 x 8.3 x 5.7 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 26, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44379213529190,"sku":"9798892422543","price":38.19,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/D2rOfNjGxY9798892422543.webp?v=1768918097","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/cammy-sitting-shiva-hardcover","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}