Mr. and Mrs. American Pie

Named a 2018 Foreword INDIES Book of the Year Awards Finalist "McDaniel's debut is the perfect blend of salty and sweet, combining 1970s culinary horrors like ham and bananas hollandaise with a motley crew of fakers learning what family really means." -Booklist (starred review) "A gorgeously messy and misguided heroine. I love this story." -Laura Dern "Mr. & Mrs. American Pie is nonstop fun from start to finish." -HelloGiggles "Juliet McDaniel's debut novel is hilarious." -Refinery29 "A laugh-out-loud story starring a offbeat heroine you won't soon forget, Mr. & Mrs. American Pie is the comic relief you've been waiting for." -Bustle "Juicy and kooky-I loved it." -Cat Marnell, author of How to Murder Your Life "McDaniel has a winner with her wittily titled debut. Mr. & Mrs. American Pie mixes a riotous 1969 California with a story that speaks to today's Time's Up movement." -Andy Lewis, The Hollywood Reporter "Driven by three unforgettable characters, Mr. & Mrs. American Pie isn't just a fast-paced romp about an American beauty pageant-it's a treatise on class, gender, politics, the power of perseverance, and what it means to be family." -Sarah Nivala, Book Soup "A hilarious and thought-provoking satire with as much heart as bite. For fans of Maria Semple and Helen Ellis with a dash of Carl Hiaasen's humor." -Becky Spratford, Librarian (RA for All) "This is the type of relentlessly entertaining, deeply kind novel that will appeal to fans of Maria Semple and Jami Attenberg." -Magan Szwarek, ?Librarian (STDL)