Pineapple Street

A GMA Book Club Pick (A Novel)

By: Jenny Jackson

Narrated by: Marin Ireland

A New York Times bestseller | A Good Morning America Book Club Pick

Chosen as a best book of the year by The New York Times | Time | NPR | USA Today | Elle | Harper’s Bazaar | Town & Country | Vogue | BBC | POPSUGAR | Goodreads | theSkimm

“The season’s first beach read, a delicious romp of a debut featuring family crises galore.”— The New York Times

“A delicious new Gilded Age family drama… a guilty pleasure that also feels like a sociological text.” —Vogue

A deliciously funny, sharply observed debut of family, love, and class, this zeitgeisty novel follows three women in one wealthy Brooklyn clan

Darley, the eldest daughter in the well-connected old money Stockton family, followed her heart, trading her job and her inheritance for motherhood but giving up far too much in the process; Sasha, a middle-class New England girl, has married into the Brooklyn Heights family, and finds herself cast as the arriviste outsider; and Georgiana, the baby of the family, has fallen in love with someone she can’t have, and must decide what kind of person she wants to be.

Rife with the indulgent pleasures of life among New York’s one-percenters, Pineapple Street is a smart, escapist novel that sparkles with wit. Full of recognizable, loveable—if fallible—characters, it’s about the peculiar unknowability of someone else’s family, the miles between the haves and have-nots, and the insanity of first love—all wrapped in a story that is a sheer delight.

Enjoyable description of Brooklyn elite perfectly narrated

This was an entertaining read. It did remind me of Crazy Rich Asians in the wonderful descriptions of the abundant wealth. The characters were very likeable despite their many flaws. The settings were wonderfully described and the dialogue was snappy and smart. I loved the narration - Marin Ireland captured the origins and attitudes of these folks brilliantly. I am looking forced to Jenny Jackson’s next novel.

It’s giving Hallmark movie of the week vibes

but with no plot

Really was waiting for something to actually happen

Narration was good so while it was enjoyable, I can’t recommend it.

Very funny light read

The narrator does a great job! I inhaled the book so quickly it was very entertaining.

Don't hold their wealth against them

I figured the characters in this would all be jerks, but, guess what? the author did an excellent job creating people who were not stereotypes or jerks, even with all that money. Quite enjoyable.

Enjoyable Light read

Cute story of a 1%er family finally learning how to share their selves with each other. Very enjoyable light read.