Solomon Kugel has had enough of the past and its burdens. So, in the hope of starting afresh, he moved his family to a small rural town where nothing of import has ever happened.
What would you like to receive for your fortieth birthday? Picador author and recent tricenarian Emma Straub lists the ten things she would love to receive.
Listen to Emma Straub, author of Laura Lamont's Life in Pictures, on balancing her many jobs, how her life influences her work, and being a big Hollywood fan.