Book description
The New York Times bestseller.
'Funny, poignant and beautifully observed' - Jojo Moyes, bestselling author of Me Before You
Two weeks in a remote island villa with America's most dysfunctional family - what could possibly go wrong?
It was set to be the family vacation of a lifetime.
From Manhattan…
Why read it?
1 author picked The Vacationers as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
I’m predisposed to like anything by Emma Straub. She writes with an emotional honesty I find appealing.
This one is about an affluent New York family that goes on vacation to Mallorca. I was looking through the reviews and was surprised to read that a lot of people found the characters unsympathetic, but that’s what I like about the book.
I think a lot of the stress people feel about family vacations is because they feel like everyone and everything should be perfect. I just don’t think that’s how real families are. So bring on the unlikability. Tell me a…
From Susan's list on worst family vacations in literature.
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