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The Most Fun We Ever Had (Reese's Book Club Pick)
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NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLER - A REESE'S BOOK CLUB PICK - "A gripping and poignant ode to a messy, loving family in all its glory." --Madeline Miller, bestselling author of Circe
In this "rich, complex family saga" (USA Today) full of long-buried family secrets, Marilyn Connolly and David Sorenson fall in love in the 1970s, blithely ignorant of all that awaits them. By 2016, they have four radically different daughters, each in a state of unrest.
Wendy, widowed young, soothes herself with booze and younger men; Violet, a litigator turned stay-at-home-mom, battles anxiety and self-doubt; Liza, a neurotic and newly tenured professor, finds herself pregnant with a baby she's not sure she wants by a man she's not sure she loves; and Grace, the dawdling youngest daughter, begins living a lie that no one in her family even suspects.
With the unexpected arrival of young Jonah Bendt--a child placed for adoption by one of the daughters fifteen years before--the Sorensons will be forced to reckon with the rich and varied tapestry of their past. As they grapple with years marred by adolescent angst, infidelity, and resentment, they also find the transcendent moments of joy that make everything else worthwhile.
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Book Details
ISBN:
9780525564232
EAN:
9780525564232
Binding:
Paperback
Pages:
640
Authors:
Claire Lombardo
Publisher:
Vintage
Published Date: 2021-06-04
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I liked this book quite a lot, but I’m taking a star off because even though I am not a prude, I did not quite understand why the parents in this family drama had to spend so much time banging each other and why I had to continually have it described to me.
What a beautiful picture painted of a family growing up together! Oh that we could all experience love and forgiveness in this way.
Loved this book. It was easy to read. Kept me engaged and made me feel like a normal person. The life of a family wise parents were in love.?
Well developed characters in this family saga
I hated this book in the beginning. And loved it wholeheartedly at the end.It’s good to change and grow with the people you meet in the pages you turn.Masterful.
