Intimate exploration of family dynamics and growth.
"All Adults Here" resonates as a relatable portrayal of familial bonds, where generational issues and personal growth are at the forefront. Emma Straub delves into the complexities of parenting, coming of age, and the courage required to face our past mistakes. The novel has a lightness and wit that balances the more serious themes, making it not only a reflective read but also a comfort—like having a heartfelt chat with an old friend. Whether you're navigating your own adulting journey or reflecting on family ties, there's solace and understanding to be found within its pages.
ISBN: 9781594634703
Authors:
Emma Straub
Publisher: Riverhead Books
Date of Publication: 2021-04-13
Format: Paperback
Related Topics:
LGBT
Goodreads rating: 3.58
(rated by 82326 readers)
Description
A warm, funny, and keenly perceptive novel about the life cycle of one family--as the kids become parents, grandchildren become teenagers, and a matriarch confronts the legacy of her mistakes. From the New York Times bestselling author of Modern Lovers and The Vacationers. When Astrid Strick witnesses a school bus accident in the center of town, it jostles loose a repressed memory from her young parenting days decades earlier. Suddenly, Astrid realizes she was not quite the parent she thought she'd been to her three, now-grown children. But to what consequence? Astrid's youngest son is drifting and unfocused, making parenting mistakes of his own. Her daughter is pregnant yet struggling to give up her own adolescence. And her eldest seems to measure his adult life according to standards no one else shares. But who gets to decide, so many years later, which long-ago lapses were the ones that mattered? Who decides which apologies really count? It might be that only Astrid's thirteen-year-old granddaughter and her new friend really understand the courage it takes to tell the truth to the people you love the most. In All Adults Here, Emma Straub's unique alchemy of wisdom, humor, and insight come together in a deeply satisfying story about adult siblings, aging parents, high school boyfriends, middle school mean girls, the lifelong effects of birth order, and all the other things that follow us into
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Intimate exploration of family dynamics and growth.
"All Adults Here" resonates as a relatable portrayal of familial bonds, where generational issues and personal growth are at the forefront. Emma Straub delves into the complexities of parenting, coming of age, and the courage required to face our past mistakes. The novel has a lightness and wit that balances the more serious themes, making it not only a reflective read but also a comfort—like having a heartfelt chat with an old friend. Whether you're navigating your own adulting journey or reflecting on family ties, there's solace and understanding to be found within its pages.
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