Its the beautifully drawn, vibrant characters that make this smart, compelling novel so irresistible. Liane Moriarty From the New York Times Bestselling author of The Vacationers, Emma Straub brings us a sharply observed tale of modern love . . .Twenty years later and they were supposed to be grownups...Ditmas Park, Brooklyn.Summer in the city . . .College friends Elizabeth, Zoe and Andrew had a band, grew up, settled in New York and now they are still living round the corner from one another (and in each others pockets).One hot summer as their kids come of age, making those first hesitant steps into adulthood, its the parents who find that the lives theyve so carefully stitched together begin slowly to come apart . . .Has all the pleasures of Anne Tylers compelling family portraits . . . with a Lorrie Moorelike sense of the absurdities of contemporary life Michiko Kakutani, New York TimesReally entertaining. The characters are complex and likeable. Its one of those stories that makes you realise that life really does run away from you GuardianStraubs characters thrum off the page. The sort of witty and relatable summer title youll devour with a contented smack of the lips IndependentFunny yet tart, warm yet incisive. I adored it Red

Binding: Paperback;384 pages; Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd; Classification: FA; Weight: 394 g; Dimensions: 128 x 197 x 28

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