Author: Emma Straub
Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
Summary: The Post family heads from Manhattan to Mallorca, Spain for a 2-week vacation. The intent of the trip was multi-faceted: spend time together as a family before Sylvia headed off to college, celebrate Franny and Jim's 35th wedding anniversary and to see their son that lives in Florida. They're also joined by Franny's best friend Charles and his husband Lawrence. But it's going to be a long two weeks. Jim was just let go from his job for having an affair with a much younger employee. Franny and Jim's son is a bit under water and needs to ask his folks for money. Lawrence and Charles are trying to adopt a baby.
Rating: This book will not change your life but it is a good summer read. There isn't a lot of depth to any of the characters, but the two weeks the family spends together passes quickly enough. So why not a higher rating? It was good, not great. Everything just turned out too perfectly. I know that's the point with a summer read, but I guess I don't like books that end neatly. Sometimes it's hard to get into too many specifics without giving away the book, so you'll just have to trust me on this one.
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