Tomorrow There Will Be Sun
A Novel
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4.2 • 6 Ratings
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Publisher Description
“This novel is a ray of light in the canon of vacation lit—in Reinhardt’s hands, paradise gone wrong feels very right.” —People
A private Mexican villa is the backdrop to this smart, absorbing story of a milestone vacation in a tropical paradise gone wrong, wrong, wrong
Two families arrive in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, for a once-in-a-lifetime vacation. Jenna has organized the trip to celebrate her husband's fiftieth birthday--she's been looking forward to it for months. She's sure everything is going to be just perfect--and the margarita refills delivered by the house staff certainly don't hurt, either. What could go wrong?
Yet as the families settle into their vacation routines, their best friends suddenly seem like annoying strangers, and even Jenna's reliable husband, Peter, is sharing clandestine phone calls with someone--but who? Jenna's teenage daughter, Clem, is spending an awful lot of time with Malcolm, whose questionable rep got him expelled from school. Jenna's dream of the ultimate celebration begins to crack and eventually crumbles completely, leaving her wondering whom she can trust, and whether her privileged life is about to be changed forever.
Readers of Emma Straub, Meg Wolitzer and Delia Ephron will love this sharply funny novel. Whether you're putting it in your carry-on to read on the beach or looking to escape the dead-of-winter blues, Tomorrow There Will Be Sun is the perfect companion.
APPLE BOOKS REVIEW
Like a sun-kissed vacation, Dana Reinhardt’s novel had us hoping it would never end. Unfolding over the course of seven days, Tomorrow There Will Be Sun is the story of Jenna, a tightly wound author who throws a 50th-birthday celebration for her husband, Peter, at a beachfront villa in Mexico. Also along for the ride are the couple’s moody teen daughter, Clementine; Peter’s gregarious best friend (and business partner), Solly; Solly’s gorgeous second wife, Ingrid; and Solly’s two sons. Let’s just say that Jenna’s dream trip doesn’t go according to plan, morphing into a page-turning, often hilarious mess of margaritas, crossed wires, and explosive secrets. Reinhardt’s story is pure entertainment, but it isn’t shallow: Jenna’s emotional turmoil feels totally lived-in and relatable.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Reinhardt, the author of such young adult titles as 2016's Tell Us Something True, makes a successful leap to adult fiction with this vibrant chronicle of two couples navigating tensions on a vacation in Mexico. Writer Jenna Carlson books a luxury villa for her husband Peter's 50th birthday. Jenna's both fond and resentful of Peter's charismatic best friend and business partner, Solly Solomon, who's also celebrating his 50th. Years ago, Solly left Jenna's close friend Maureen for the younger Ingrid, who accompanies them to Puerto Vallarta. Jenna exercises her control-freak tendencies on her obnoxious 16-year-old daughter Clem, whose texts she monitors via an app. Also on the trip is Malcolm, Solly and Maureen's good-natured 17-year-old son, who's gotten into some trouble at his school. Peter's beautiful assistant Gavriella won't stop calling him; Jenna interrogates him and takes his nonanswer to mean that Solly is having an affair and Peter is covering for him. Jenna's insecurities are further triggered when Ingrid reveals that she's written a book that, after Jenna reads it, turns out to be quite good, while Jenna continues to struggle with writer's block. Her well-meaning, busybody nature leads her to confrontations with both Clem regarding cheating on her boyfriend with Malcolm and Ingrid, the results of which force Jenna to reflect on her blind spots. Reinhardt adroitly navigates the mind of a memorable and unreliable narrator and delivers a page-turner that's both charming and thoughtful.
