{"product_id":"all-adults-here-9781405921596","title":"All Adults Here","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE IRRISISTABLE, UPLIFTING AND BIG-HEARTED STORY OF SURVIVING IN A MODERN FAMILY . . .\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e''A wonderful read''\u003c\/b\u003e Elizabeth Strout\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e''Literary sunshine'' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e''A gorgeous and witty storyteller''\u003c\/b\u003e Elizabeth Gilbert, author of \u003ci\u003eCity of Girls\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ''The world will love it''\u003c\/b\u003e Ann Patchett\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eThe instant \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eBESTSELLER\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ________\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e After Astrid Strick - a widowed, 68-year-old mother of three living in upstate New York - witnesses an accident, she resolves to live more honestly. Starting with the mistakes she made in raising her family.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e But are her kids, tangled in their own messy adult lives, really ready to be treated like grown ups?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCharming, uplifting and well-observed, \u003ci\u003eAll Adults Here \u003c\/i\u003eis the delightful story about the wonders and woes of modern family life.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ________\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003cu\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eAll Adults Here\u003c\/i\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''\u003cb\u003ePerfect\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA novel about how we try and fail at every age and yet somehow survive. It is \u003cb\u003ebrimming with kindness, forgiveness, humour and love and yet (magically) is also a page turner that held me captive until it was finished.\u003c\/b\u003e This is Emma Straub's absolute best and \u003cb\u003ethe world will love it\u003c\/b\u003e -- Ann Patchett\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLiterary sunshine\u003c\/b\u003e * New York Times *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA wonderful read\u003c\/b\u003e -- Elizabeth Strout\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSmartly observant, wryly witty, big-hearted . . . \u003c\/b\u003eFans of Ann Patchett, Anne Tyler and Lily King should seek [Straub] out * The Sunday Times *\u003cbr\u003eThis\u003cb\u003e beautifully written\u003c\/b\u003e book \u003cb\u003edelves deeply, perceptively and humorously\u003c\/b\u003e into the \u003cb\u003econtemporary human condition\u003c\/b\u003e * Daily Mail *\u003cbr\u003eA\u003cb\u003e warm and witty story \u003c\/b\u003eabout a family learning to accept the mistakes of the past and feeling their way towards a new, more truthful way of being together. Emma Straub has \u003cb\u003esuch a wonderful talent\u003c\/b\u003e for depicting small-town existence, as well as the challenges and frustrations of family life, that \u003cb\u003eI was utterly immersed \u003c\/b\u003ein the world of the Stricks. \u003cb\u003eIt's one of those books that leaves you feeling as if you've visited a new place and met new friends. \u003ci\u003eAll Adults Here\u003c\/i\u003e is a joy to read\u003c\/b\u003e -- Sarah Haywood, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Cactus\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIf you can imagine \u003cb\u003ea glorious mash-up of Elizabeth Strout and Gilmore Girls\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAll Adults Here \u003c\/i\u003eis is * Red *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eIf you're a fan of Anne Tyler\u003c\/b\u003e's writing, you'll love\u003cb\u003e this captivating well-observed family drama\u003c\/b\u003e * Good Housekeeping *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA novel full of poignant insights \u003c\/b\u003einto family * Woman \u0026amp; Home *\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eAll Adults Here\u003c\/i\u003e,\u003cb\u003e Straub cements her status as a master of the domestic ensemble drama. \u003c\/b\u003eWhile readers will\u003cb\u003e relate to the comfortable familiarity \u003c\/b\u003eof Straub's work, it has also taken on an unexpected \u003cb\u003eair of escapism\u003c\/b\u003e * Time Magazine *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLikely to be the book that every single person will be reading this summer \u003c\/b\u003e * Bookpage *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn affecting family saga \u003c\/b\u003ethat \u003cb\u003ejuggles issues \u003c\/b\u003eas weighty as abortion, gender identity and bullying \u003cb\u003ewith ease\u003c\/b\u003e * USA Today *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEmma Straub is a master of the breezy, but still literary, family drama.\u003c\/b\u003e Her fifth novel. . . .  promises to be another sprawling, big-hearted page-turner * LitHub *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA warm, funny novel \u003c\/b\u003eabout the lifecycle of one family * Sheerluxe *\u003cbr\u003eStraub etches in the \u003cb\u003ecomforting, often funny \u003c\/b\u003etruths readers love her for. Like us, her characters are always getting older but never feeling quite old enough to do the right thing, to be the people they want to be, to let go of the past, and they're certainly never ready to die. \u003cb\u003eAn all-out celebration of the life force in ourselves and in our families\u003c\/b\u003e * Booklist, Starred Review *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAs always, Straub draws her characters warmly, \u003c\/b\u003emaking them appealing in their self-centeredness and generosity, their insecurity and hope. . . .\u003cb\u003e Straub has a sharp eye for her characters' foibles\u003c\/b\u003e and the details of their liberal, upper-middle-class milieu. \u003cb\u003eWith humor and insight, Straub creates a family worth rooting for\u003c\/b\u003e * Kirkus *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNo less charming than the rest of her oeuvre\u003c\/b\u003e, about one family growing up and ageing, and how the parent-child roles between parents and their children is swapped * Thrillist *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWill make you question your entire childhood, and how much your parents influenced it \u003c\/b\u003eas you learn one mother's perspective of what went right and what went wrong with her own family * Marie Claire *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSmart and funny and warm, the kind of novel you fall into and don't ever want to end, which is exactly what we need now\u003c\/b\u003e * The Times *\u003cbr\u003eThe book has\u003cb\u003e already roused a flood of fans\u003c\/b\u003e clamoring to find out how Astrid's story ends * Reader's Digest *\u003cbr\u003eThe \u003cb\u003ewarm and funny novel only Emma Straub can deliver \u003c\/b\u003eto us in this time of need * Paper Magazine *\u003cbr\u003eThere's no drama like family drama as Emma Straub proves in this \u003cb\u003etouching, humorous, and eye-opening \u003c\/b\u003enew novel... \u003ci\u003eAll Adults Here\u003c\/i\u003e weaves \u003cb\u003ea memorable tale about navigating some of our most important, and most maddening, relationships\u003c\/b\u003e * Town and Country *\u003cbr\u003eThere's refuge to be found in stories of everyday people going about their lives...\u003cb\u003eEmma Straub has become adept at finding amusement in the mundane\u003c\/b\u003e, and her newest,\u003cb\u003e \u003ci\u003eAll Adults Here\u003c\/i\u003e, might just be her best yet\u003c\/b\u003e * Oprah Magazine *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePerceptive and fun\u003c\/b\u003e * AARP *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eIt's good company\u003c\/b\u003e -- Leigh Haber, Book Editor at \u003ci\u003eO, The Oprah Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn her \u003cb\u003ewitty new novel\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAll Adults Here\u003c\/i\u003e, Emma Straub examines adolescence, ageing, gender, and sexuality through the nuanced experiences of three generations of a New York family * Harper's Bazaar US *\u003cbr\u003eCome for the close examination of parental child roles, stay for goats * Good Housekeeping US *\u003cbr\u003eUnlike parents when it comes to their children, novel readers are allowed to have favourite characters. This will be an impossible task for many readers of \u003ci\u003eAll Adults Here\u003c\/i\u003e, in which Emma Straub switches among the perspectives of eight characters who are all endearing in their disarmingly muddleheaded or abjectly truth-seeking ways...gasp-worthy...\u003cb\u003ebelongs in the company of Cathleen Schine, Tom Perrotta and other fiction writers who understand that the degree of humour that can be teased from family drama is often directly proportional to the extent of the family's misery\u003c\/b\u003e * Shelf Awareness *\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAll Adults Here \u003c\/i\u003eis a \u003cb\u003emaster class on the small-scale American drama\u003c\/b\u003e. There's a wry wink in the title; being grown up is no guarantee that you have it figured out. Ensconced in their upstate New York bubble, the Strick clan is the perfect show case...Yet this\u003cb\u003e warm, optimistic novel\u003c\/b\u003e argues that one should keep trying, regardless. \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAll Adults Here \u003c\/i\u003eaffirms the value of community and family, no matter the strife that may rise up within them\u003c\/b\u003e * Vogue US *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eOne of our favourite funny and kind books of the year . . . perfectly pitched summer reading\u003c\/b\u003e * Stylist *\u003cbr\u003eSet over the course of an upstate New York summer,\u003cb\u003e this shrewd, kindly tale embraces a topical spread of inter-generational challenges, yielding tart truths about love, class and family. It's s\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003epry and satisfying\u003c\/b\u003e * Mail on Sunday *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA warm, funny novel\u003c\/b\u003e * SheerLuxe *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eIf you can imagine a glorious mash-up of Elizabeth Strout and\u003ci\u003e Gilmore Girls, All Adults Here\u003c\/i\u003e is it\u003c\/b\u003e * Red *\u003cbr\u003eSet over the course of an upstate New York summer, this \u003cb\u003eshrewd, kindly tale embraces a topical spread of inter-generational challenges\u003c\/b\u003e, yielding tart truths about love, class and family.\u003cb\u003e It's spry and satisfying.\u003c\/b\u003e * Mail on Sunday *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA novel full of poignant insights into family\u003c\/b\u003e * Woman \u0026amp; Home *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eIf you're a fan of Anne Tyler's writing, you'll love this captivating, well-observed family drama\u003c\/b\u003e * Good Housekeeping *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBusting with witty and poignant observations about the messiness of family\u003c\/b\u003e -- Jenna Bush Hager * Read with Jenna Book Club Pick *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEmma Straub has done it again\u003c\/b\u003e! \u003ci\u003eAll Adults Here \u003c\/i\u003eintroduces us to the Stricks, \u003cb\u003ea delightfully flawed family\u003c\/b\u003e, with matriarch Astrid at the centre...I know I've been having trouble adulting during this time (seriously, I have to cook, again?!), and the characters in this novel feel like they're struggling right alongside me * Read It Forward *\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAll Adults Here \u003c\/i\u003ewill make you question your entire childhood * Marie Claire US *\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAll Adults Here \u003c\/i\u003eis \u003cb\u003edeliciously funny and infectiously warm\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cb\u003ea clever blend of levity and poignant insights\u003c\/b\u003e. Straub's flair for irony and wit shine, and she puts a fresh (and progressive) spin on the age-old multigenerational family saga * Washington Post *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe queen of the summer novel\u003c\/b\u003e...we have turned to Emma Straub to bring us\u003cb\u003e highly enjoyable, yet still thought-provoking, tales about witty protagonists in the throes of life changes\u003c\/b\u003e * Entertainment Weekly *\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eStraub's novel takes her signature wit upstate\u003c\/b\u003e, exploring the complexities of small-town life and what it's\u003cbr\u003elike to live as an adult in the same place where you grew up\u003c\/p\u003e * Deadline *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eIf you've spent lockdown at home with the family, this one might just ring true for you. A witty, warm and thoroughly entertaining novel. Relatable\u003c\/b\u003e * Luxe *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eIt takes rare skill \u003c\/b\u003eto make everyday family ups and downs so pleasurable to read but Straub brings both a\u003cb\u003e deceptive light touch\u003c\/b\u003e and a\u003cb\u003e flinty sense of humour \u003c\/b\u003eto this breezy\u003cb\u003e big-hearted portrait of ordinary people trying to negotiate the landscape of being a grown up.\u003c\/b\u003e A\u003cb\u003e superior slice of domestic fiction \u003c\/b\u003efor\u003cb\u003e fans of Anne Tyler and Ann Patchett\u003c\/b\u003e * Metro *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePulsating with perceptive wit . . . entertaining\u003c\/b\u003e * Sunday Post *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eGreat for fans of Liane Moriarty\u003c\/b\u003e * Harpers Bazaar *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhips along with feel-good momentum, driven by warmth and love\u003c\/b\u003e * Press Association *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWarm, witty, perceptive. Anne Tyler on laughing gas\u003c\/b\u003e * Saga Magazine *\u003cbr\u003eWritten with \u003cb\u003etrue warmth and wit \u003c\/b\u003e * Bella *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for Emma Straub\u003c\/b\u003e * - *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eIt's the beautifully drawn, vibrant characters that make this smart, compelling novel so irresistible\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFunny, poignant and beautifully observed\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eStraub writes beautifully and amusingly . . . hard to beat for sheer charm and gentle wit\u003c\/b\u003e * Daily Mail *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSmart and entertaining\u003c\/b\u003e * Stylist *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eHugely talented . . . intelligent holiday reading\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWarm and big-hearted . . . leaves you smiling for days\u003c\/b\u003e * bestselling author of Where'd You Go, Bernadette *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eStraub writes with such verve and sympathetic understanding of her characters . . . Reading this novel has all the pleasures of reading one of Anne Tyler's compelling family portraits\u003c\/b\u003e * New York Times *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA funny and insightful look at love and relationships\u003c\/b\u003e * Good Housekeeping *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWritten with true warmth and wit\u003c\/b\u003e * Bella *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA smart, cool sensibility \u003c\/b\u003e * Elle *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLovely, satisfying\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSmart and fresh, offering new insights into the lives of people all around us\u003c\/b\u003e * Brooklyn Magazine *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThoughtful and hilarious\u003c\/b\u003e * Real Simple *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eIt would be easy to compare Straub to other masters of the genre like Meg Wolitzer or Jennifer Egan, but she's already a master in her own right\u003c\/b\u003e * The Millions *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWise and often hilarious\u003c\/b\u003e * Buzzfeed *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReaders will devour this witty and warmly satisfying novel\u003c\/b\u003e * Publishers Weekly *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA precise and observant writer whose supple prose carries the story along without a snag. 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