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Part humor of manners, part treasure hunt, the first novel from the article writer whom David Sedaris telephone calls "perfectly, relentlessly funny". Kezia, Nathaniel, and Victor are reunited for the luxurious wedding of the college friend. Now at the tail end of these 20s, they arrive completely assimilated in their own lives - Kezia the second-in-command to a madwoman earrings custom made in Manhattan; Nathaniel the ex - literary cool child, offering his wares in Hollywood; and the Eeyore-esque Victor, just fired from a middling internet search engine. They soon slip back into old functions: Victor is in love with Kezia. Kezia is in love with Nathaniel. Nathaniel is in love with Nathaniel. Amid all this semi-merriment, Victor moves out in the mother of the groom's bedroom. He wakes to her jovially slapping him across the face. Rather than a scolding, she offers Victor a story she's never even informed her son, about a valuable necklace that disappeared during the Nazi occupation of France. And so a madcap experience is set into motion, the one which leads Victor, Kezia, and Nathaniel from Miami to New York and LA to Paris and across France, until they converge at the real estate of Man de Maupassant, author of the classic brief account "The Necklace". Heartfelt, suspenseful, and informed with Sloane Crosley's inimitable spark and wit, The Clasp is a story of friends struggling to fit mutually given that their lives haven't ended up as designed, of how to separate the true from the imitation. Such an activity might be possible as it pertains to precious rocks, but is a lot more difficult to accomplish with humans. Includes the brief account "The Necklace", read by Barbara Rosenblat.
