Sandwich
From the author of the Richard & Judy Book Club pick We All Want Impossible Things
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- Expected 6 Jun 2024
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- 12,99 €
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- Pre-Order
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- 12,99 €
Publisher Description
Discover the joyful summer read from the bestselling author of WE ALL WANT IMPOSSIBLE THINGS, perfect for fans of Marian Keyes and Nora Ephron
'Sandwich is joy in book form. I laughed continuously, except for the parts that made me cry. Catherine Newman does a miraculous job reminding us of all the wonder there is to be found in life.' ANN PATCHETT, New York Times bestselling author of Tom Lake
'A piece of perfection… Family, love, secrets, a marriage that is ordinary, imperfect, sexy and beautiful… I laughed, I cried and I laughed some more… a wonderful book about how families love, disagree, fail one another - and endure.' RACHEL JOYCE, author of The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry
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One week in Cape Cod. The perfect family holiday. What could possibly go wrong...?
For the past two decades, Rocky has looked forward to her family’s yearly escape to Cape Cod. Their rustic beach-town rental has been the site of sweet memories, its quirky furniture and mismatched pots and pans greeted like old friends.
Now, sandwiched between her children who are adult enough to be fun but still young enough to need her, and her parents who are alive and healthy, Rocky wants to preserve this golden moment forever. This one precious week when everything is in balance; everything is in flux.
But every family has its secrets and hers is no exception.
With her body in open revolt and surprises invading her peaceful haven, the perfectly balanced seesaw of Rocky’s life is tipping towards change…
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Praise for Catherine Newman’s WE ALL WANT IMPOSSIBLE THINGS:
‘Nora-Ephron-style wit … one of my favourite books ever’ MARIAN KEYES
‘One of the best novels on friendship I've ever read’ AJ PEARCE
‘Newman writes loss and laughter in equally brilliant amounts.’ BONNIE GARMUS
‘An absolute masterpiece in characterisation…utterly beautiful’ JOANNA CANNON
‘Quite simply glorious’ SARAH TURNER
‘An unbelievably brilliant and funny book about friendship, family, food, sex, and death.’ KATHERINE HEINY
‘This is a proper laugh-out-loud tale of friendship that will utterly win your heart’ STYLIST
'A beautiful, uplifting testament to female friendship that will make you laugh and cry.’ WOMAN
‘Remarkable ....whip-smart, funny, beautifully observed.’ OBSERVER
We All Want Impossible Things, RIchard and Judy Book Club Pick, Autumn 2023
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Newman (We All Want Impossible Things) returns with a slight story about the pleasures of beach time and the trials of middle age. Rocky, an anxious and volatile writer in her 50s, spends a week at her family's aging Cape Cod vacation cottage with her preternaturally patient and easygoing husband, Nick; their two grown children, Jamie and Willa; and her sweet parents. Much of the novel, which Rocky narrates, has a light, comic tone. She details the ingredients of elaborate picnic lunches, describes swims in a nearby pond and days at the beach, and kvetches about the impact of menopause, which afflicts her with sudden rages and the realization that "activities that may injure you include ping-pong, napping, and opening a tub of Greek yogurt." This amiable tone contrasts sharply with Rocky's horrifying memories about the loss of two pregnancies when Willa was a baby. As the week wears on, she feels increasingly compelled to reveal secrets from that period to her family. Although a sudden medical emergency and squabbles between Rocky and Nick add some suspense, the novel gets bogged down in cloying banter and anticlimactic revelations. Rocky may content herself with the discovery that "it's just everything, all the time. EVERYTHING." Readers, however, are likely to be less than satisfied.