All Adults Here

Author Emma Straub
Narrator Emily Rankin
Publisher Penguin Books Ltd
Publish Date 16 July 2020
Run Time 11 hours and 5 minutes
Format Audio
Genre Contemporary lifestyle fiction, Contemporary romance, Family life fiction, Humorous fiction, Narrative theme: Love and relationships.

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THE WRY AND AMUSING STORY ABOUT SURVIVING IN A MODERN FAMILY FROM THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

WINNER of the Woman & Home Book Choice Awards!

'A wonderful read' Elizabeth Strout
'Literary sunshine' New York Times
'A gorgeous and witty storyteller' Elizabeth Gilbert, author of City of Girls
'The world will love it' Ann Patchett

Coming of age isn't just for kids.

Astrid Strick has always tried to do her best for her three children. Now, they're finally grown up - but you could be forgiven for thinking otherwise.

Elliott doesn't have any idea who he really is, or how to communicate with his own sons. Porter is, at last, pregnant - but feels incapable of rising to the challenge. Nicky has fled to distant New Mexico, where he's living the bohemian dream.

And Astrid herself is up to things that would make her children's hair curl.

Until now, the family have managed to hide their true selves from each other. But when Nicky's incorrigibly curious daughter Cecelia comes to stay, her arrival threatens to upturn everything . . .

Witty, astute, and irresistibly readable, All Adults Here is a novel about how to survive inside a modern family from New York Times bestselling author Emma Straub.

Praise for All Adults Here:

'Smartly observant, wryly witty, big-hearted . . . Fans of Ann Patchett, Anne Tyler and Lily King should seek [Straub] out' The Sunday Times

'This beautifully written book delves deeply, perceptively and humorously into the contemporary human condition' The Daily Mail

'A glorious mash-up of Elizabeth Strout and Gilmore Girls' Red

'If you're a fan of Anne Tyler's writing, you'll love this captivating well-observed family drama' Good Housekeeping

© Emma Straub 2020 (P) Penguin Audio 2020

Critics Review

A novel about how we try and fail at every age and yet somehow survive. It is brimming with kindness, forgiveness, humour and love and yet (magically) is also a page turner that held me captive until it was finished. This is Emma Straub’s absolute best and the world will love it

Ann Patchett

Literary sunshine

New York Times

A wonderful read

Elizabeth Strout

Smartly observant, wryly witty, big-hearted . . . Fans of Ann Patchett, Anne Tyler and Lily King should seek [Straub] out

The Sunday Times

This beautifully written book delves deeply, perceptively and humorously into the contemporary human condition

Daily Mail

A warm and witty story about 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 such a wonderful talent for depicting small-town existence, as well as the challenges and frustrations of family life, that I was utterly immersed in the world of the Stricks. It’s one of those books that leaves you feeling as if you’ve visited a new place and met new friends. All Adults Here is a joy to read

Sarah Haywood, author of The Cactus

If you can imagine a glorious mash-up of Elizabeth Strout and Gilmore Girls, All Adults Here is is

Red

If you’re a fan of Anne Tyler‘s writing, you’ll love this captivating well-observed family drama

Good Housekeeping

A novel full of poignant insights into family

Woman & Home

In All Adults Here, Straub cements her status as a master of the domestic ensemble drama. While readers will relate to the comfortable familiarity of Straub’s work, it has also taken on an unexpected air of escapism

Time Magazine

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