"A deliciously funny, sharply observed novel of family, wealth, love and tennis, this zeitgeisty debut follows three women in an old Brooklyn Heights clan: one who was born with money, one who married into it, and one, the millennial conscience of the family, who wants to give it all away. Darley, the eldest daughter in the Stockton family, has never worried about money. The product of generational wealth and capitalist success, Darley renounced her inheritance when she married Malcolm, a first generation Korean American with a lucrative job in banking. Sasha, Darley's new sister-in-law, has come from more humble origins, and her hesitancy about signing a pre-nup has everyone worried about her intentions. Georgiana, newly graduated from Brown and proud to think of herself as a "do-gooder," has enough money from her trust that she's able to work for a pittance at a not-for-profit, where she has started a secret love affair with a senior colleague. But when a scandal derails Malcolm's career, leaving Darley financially in the lurch, when Sasha glimpses the less-than-attractive attributes beneath the Stockton brood's carefully-guarded faðcade, and when Georgiana discovers her boyfriend is married and still in love with his wife, they must all come to terms with what money can't buy-the bonds of love that can make and unmake a family. Rife with the indulgent pleasures of affluent WASPS in New York and full of recognizable if fallible characters (and a couple of appalling ones!), it's about the peculiar unknowability of someone else's family, about the haves and have-nots and the nuances in between, and the insanity of first love-Pineapple Street is a scintillating, wryly comic novel of race, class, wealth and privilege in an age that disdains all of it"--

Biographical Note:
Jenny Jackson is a vice president and executive editor at Alfred A. Knopf. A graduate of Williams College and the Columbia Publishing Course, she lives in Brooklyn Heights with her family. Pineapple Street is her first novel.

Review Quotes:
Praise for Pineapple Street

"Pineapple Streetis that rarest of gifts--a novel you don't want to put down for anything. Transporting and laugh-out-loud funny, this intergenerational story is a perfect tale for our times."
--J. Courtney Sullivan,New York Timesbestselling author ofFriends and Strangers

"In this vibrant and hilarious debut, Jenny Jackson has taken a familiar tale--siblings, family money, competing interests--and given it fresh life. What binds the book together so wonderfully is Jackson's keen understanding of the beauty and difficulty of belonging, of how our desires can clash with our inherited narrative and what happens to the people we love when we need to rewrite the story. Pineapple Street is riveting, timely, hugely entertaining and brimming with truth."
--Cynthia D'Aprix Sweeney,New York Timesbestselling author ofThe Nestand Good Company

"Jenny Jackson delivers SUCH a delicious treat with her debut novel,Pineapple Street. It delights across the board -- character (the wealthy, quirky Stockton family), setting (an insider's look at Brooklyn) and plot (a searingly honest exploration of class and privilege.) With shifting points of view and smart, laugh-out-loud observations on every single page,Pineapple Streetis an instant classic."
--Elin Hilderbrand, #1New York Timesbestselling author ofThe Hotel Nantucket

"Set in the windy, sun-dappled streets of Brooklyn Heights,Pineapple Streetis a portrait of a NY family strait-jacketed by their own wealth that is at once searing, hilarious and poignant."
--Miranda Cowley Heller, #1New York Timesbestselling author ofThe Paper Palace

"I lovedPineapple Street. The characters are complex and engaging and their stories bring a particular slice of New York magically alive. So wise, emotionally honest, and such fun!"
--Helen Fielding, #1 bestselling author ofBridget Jones's Diary

"Full of witty and caustic observations about a privileged class of New Yorkers,Pineapple Streetis a sharp and juicy satire."
--Nita Prose, #1New York Timesbestselling author ofThe Maid

"I was entranced byPineapple Street. Smart and complex, rich and gorgeous, this novel drew me in from page one. Both an escape into the lives of the fabulously wealthy and a bittersweet examination of family and heartbreak, Jenny Jackson's debut left me eagerly awaiting whatever magic she conjures next."
--Amanda Eyre Ward,New York Timesbestselling author ofThe Lifeguards

"I'm not sure which is bigger:Pineapple Street's heart or its humor. It's smart and surprising and, yes, scrumptious. I devoured it. I can't recall the last time I read a novel that was both this heartwarming and this hilarious. One word of advice: clear your calendar before you start reading. You won't stop until you've finished. It is, pure and simple, a treasure."
--Chris Bohjalian, #1New York Timesbestselling author ofThe Flight AttendantandThe Lioness

"Nothing beats a story told this well.... I could not stop laughing at this hilarious insider's view of Brooklyn Heights WASPs. Truly the smartest and most deliciously fun novel I've read in ages."
--Kevin Kwan,New York Timesbestselling author ofCrazy Rich Asians

"Pineapple Streetmight be the Edith Wharton novel for our times...Wise, funny, tender, and utterly relatable."
--Susie Yang,New York Timesbestselling author ofWhite Ivy

"A delight to read from start to finish, Jenny Jackson'sPineapple Streetis a cancel-all-plans kind of book. Utterly addicting, big-hearted and affecting, and full of delicious details, Jackson lets us into an outrageous world of generational wealth and privilege through the eyes of three fallible yet lovable women navigating the complexities of life on the inside. If I could have put this novel on a drip straight into my veins, I would have!"
--Ashley Audrain,New York Timesbestselling author ofThe Push

"If you're in search of the fiction trifecta - a captivating story that's masterfully constructed, vividly peopled, and crisply written - look no further. Jenny Jackson's "Pineapple Street," is pure reading pleasure, hilarious, big-hearted, and full of emotional truths. It's the kind of novel you hope will never end."
--Adrienne Brodeur,New York Timesbestselling author ofWild Game

"Jenny Jackson has written a lovely, absorbing, acutely observed novel about class, money and love. These are the themes of Henry James and Jane Austen, but they are observed with a fresh eye and a contemporary voice. Who wouldn't want to readPineapple Street?"
--Nick Hornby,New York Timesbestselling author ofJust Like You

"I devouredPineapple Street. Jackson's writing brims with wit and warmth. Her characters are deliciously flawed and, at the same time, loveable and compelling. Her observations about family, money, class, and love are spot on....[A] messy, hilarious and ultimately relatable family story."
--Cristina Alger,New York Timesbestselling author ofGirls Like Us

"I sucked it down like a milkshake... My favorite part of the novel was the heart. All the characters mess up, but make amends. They TRY. And they keep trying."
--Helen Ellis, author ofBring Your Baggage and Don't Pack Light

"A delicious new Gilded Age family drama--almost a satire--set in the leafy enclaves of Brooklyn Heights....A lighthearted book that captures a slice of New York society, a guilty pleasure that also feels like a sociological text, punctuated with very particular references to restaurants, preschools, nightclubs, and other pillars of urban life in 2023."
--Vogue

"A witty, easy-to-devour story of wealth and love's never-ending war in the modern age."
--Elle

"This witty novel about the haves and have-mores isSuccessionwith a soul."
--TIME

"Sparkling....The book is smart and sharply observed, peppered with small gems."
--The Washington Post

"Love is at the heart of this sparkling debut novel by Jenny Jackson, which excavates old money and contemporary problems with satiric flair."
--Southern Living

"This novel...is laugh-out-loud good....Love and money have always mixed like oil and water (not well), but Jackson finds new humor and warmth in her particularly witty debut."
--Harper's Bazaar

"A novel about inheritance and the cultural inanities of the American WASP, set in a maximalist mansion? Don't mind if I do.Pineapple Streetis more than a field report on the WASPs and their shabby-sweater super-wealth, of course--it's about class difference and the taxations of love."
--Bustle

"Let us now praise purely escapist novels that fizz and pop....Jackson...has a golden ear for the gilded social stratas of New York money, and all the cocktail benefits and secret codes that come with them."
--Entertainment Weekly

"Every single character bursts off the page. Seriously.Pineapple Streetis just the right witty, entertainin story to usher in spring."
--Real Simple

"A wealthy Brooklyn Heights family has drama to spare -- not to mention plenty of trust funds -- in this modern take on a Gilded Age novel."
--The New York Post

"This is a literary version ofThe Real Housewives. Filled with fun, sometimes sloppy, characters with an enchanting and enthralling plot. This is the perfect book to shake off the winter snow with. Hot, hot hot."
--Debutiful

"Packed with the pleasures of New York's one-percent, wealth mixes with family and love in this witty debut."
--SheReads

"Filled with humor, love, the ups and downs of marriage, and tennis whites, this family's story is both endearing and exasperating. Readers will enjoy the author's exploration of both the perks and downsides of generational wealth."
--Booklist

"Jackson has a deft hand....Rich-people jokes, cultural acuity, and entertaining banter keep this novel moving at a sprightly pace....A remarkably enjoyable visit with the annoying one percent, as close to crazy rich WASPs as WASPs can get."
--Kirkus