Griftopia - by Suzy Vitello (Paperback)

About the Book

In this brilliant and zany send-up of American culture, the Freischin family turns to grifting after a series of set-backs. Griftopia explores the struggles of a modern family in free fall.

Book Synopsis

Orphaned and separated as young children, the Freischin sisters are nothing if not survivors. Now, in middle age, Pearl is blindsided by a sexual harassment allegation, while her son Declan, a college student and track star struggling with anxiety, quits school when he becomes entangled with a young con-artist. Meanwhile, Pearl's sister Scarlett is left penniless after her husband is imprisoned for embezzling, and Scarlett's daughter Helena turns to pickleball coaching as a side hustle when her six-year-old child, Burkleigh-who'd achieved meteoric social media fame for her ability to sing like Billie Holiday-is canceled for appropriation.

Close to destitute, the Freischin clan is in danger of homelessness unless they can pull themselves out of financial instability. Leveraging Burkleigh's talent, they arrive at a series of progressively dubious internet scams that lead them to an unexpected alliance.

Griftopia explores the struggles of a modern family in free fall who turn to grifting for survival.

Review Quotes

"...a brilliant and zany send-up of American culture."- Steve Almond, author of All the Secrets of the World

"A fun, frenetic ride that bursts with ideas." -Kirkus Reviews

"A master storyteller."-Dian Greenwood, author of The Carleton Sisters

"Griftopia has everything I crave in a novel."-Kim Culbertson, author of Other People's Kids

"A brilliant, engaging, and fast-moving read."-Nancy Townsley, author of Sunshine Girl

"A triumph by a writer on top of her game."-Simi Monheit, author of The Goldie Standard