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This funny, explosive and entertaining look at unruly family politics was a finalist for the 2012 Pulitzer Prize. The manicured life of an actor-turned-politician and his impeccable wife is upset when relatives arrive at their Palm Springs home for the holidays — including daughter Brooke who’s about to publish a tell-all memoir. With Brooke’s parents trying to cling to their country-club social status, the family is torn apart and must come to grips with its family secret.