{"product_id":"the-vacationers-paperback","title":"The Vacationers - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eEmma Straub\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Delicious . . . richly riveting . . . \u003ci\u003eThe Vacationers \u003c\/i\u003eoffers all the delights of a fluffy, read-it-with-sunglasses-on-the-beach read, made substantial by the exceptional wit, insight, intelligence and talents of its author.\"--\u003ci\u003ePeople \u003c\/i\u003e(four stars)\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn irresistible, deftly observed novel from the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e-bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eAll Adults Here \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e This Time Tomorrow\u003c\/i\u003e-- about the secrets, joys, and jealousies that rise to the surface over the course of an American family's two-week stay in Mallorca.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e For the Posts, a two-week trip to the Balearic island of Mallorca with their extended family and friends is a celebration: Franny and Jim are observing their thirty-fifth wedding anniversary, and their daughter, Sylvia, has graduated from high school. The sunlit island, its mountains and beaches, its tapas and tennis courts, also promise an escape from the tensions simmering at home in Manhattan. But all does not go according to plan: over the course of the vacation, secrets come to light, old and new humiliations are experienced, childhood rivalries resurface, and ancient wounds are exacerbated. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This is a story of the sides of ourselves that we choose to show and those we try to conceal, of the ways we tear each other down and build each other up again, and the bonds that ultimately hold us together. With wry humor and tremendous heart, Emma Straub delivers a richly satisfying story of a family in the midst of a maelstrom of change, emerging irrevocably altered yet whole.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eEmma Straub is the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e‒bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eModern Lovers, The Vacationers\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLaura Lamont's Life in Pictures\u003c\/i\u003e, and the short story collection \u003ci\u003eOther People We Married\u003c\/i\u003e. Straub's work has been published in fifteen countries. She and her husband co-own Books Are Magic, an independent bookstore in Brooklyn.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 7.9 x 5.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 02, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51771029029152,"sku":"9781594633881","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/cac41ec837cc27a01c5492ec9882f9ee.webp?v=1780382074","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-vacationers-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}