The Adults: A Christmas vacation with your ex. What could go wrong?

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title The Adults: A Christmas vacation with your ex. What could go wrong?
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Caroline Hulse
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:416
Dimensions(mm): Height 198,Width 130
Category/GenreModern and contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
Family and relationships
Humour
ISBN/Barcode 9781409178316
ClassificationsDewey:823.92
Audience
General

Publishing Details

Publisher Orion Publishing Co
Imprint Orion (an Imprint of The Orion Publishing Group Ltd )
Publication Date 29 November 2018
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

Meet The Adults. Claire and Matt are divorced but decide what's best for their daughter is to have a 'normal' family Christmas with them all together. Claire brings her new boyfriend Patrick, a seemingly eligible Iron-Man-in-Waiting. Matt brings the new love of his life Alex, funny, smart, and extremely patient. Scarlett, their daughter, brings her imaginary friend Posey. He's a rabbit. Together the five (or six?) of them grit their teeth over Organized Fun activities, drinking too much after bed time, oversharing classified secrets about their pasts and, before they know it, their holiday is a powder keg that ends - where this story starts - with a call to the police... But what happened? They said they'd all be ADULTS about this...

Author Biography

Caroline Hulse lives in Manchester with her husband and a small controlling dog. Her books have been published in fourteen languages and optioned for television. All The Fun of The Fair is her third novel.

Reviews

I loved The Adults! Funny, dry and beautifully observed. Highly recommended for anyone whose Perfect Christmases never quite go according to plan! I took this book on holiday and couldn't put it down! I found myself feeling tense as I became more and more invested in the unfolding drama of the weekend away. I've never read anything quite like it The Adults gripped me from the start. With a razor-sharp eye, she dissects the nightmare of family politics ... Reminiscent of Liane Moriarty's Big Little Lies, this book is a sure-fire winner Funny, poignant, real - The Adults is a truly original book that made me laugh, cry and cringe in equal measure. I loved it! Caroline Hulse might be a genius, this book is so brilliant. It's funny, clever and original - I loved every minute of reading it