Far and Away

“So charming.” – Elin Hilderbrand, New York Times bestselling author“FAR AND AWAY may be the quintessential summer novel.” * Book Reporter *” Poeppel’s warm, witty fish-out-of-water tale is a deftly plotted exploration of family, friendship, and marriage, featuring two entertaining and relatable families. Full of light humor, heartfelt emotion, and a thoughtful story arc, this clever family dramedy is ideal for fans of Beth O’Leary and Curtis Sittenfeld.” * Booklist *“Absolutely delightful. FAR AND AWAY…is everything you want in a summer read.” – Elin Hilderbrand, New York Times bestselling author“Amy Poeppel is the master of smart and funny interpersonal chaos, and FAR AND AWAY is her best novel yet. Expertly woven and hilariously executed, this one gets five gigantic stars from me.” – Annabel Monaghan, best selling author of Nora Goes Off Script“Far and Away is a story so wildly original and so riotously clever that only Amy Poeppel could have written it. When a too-trusting Dallas teen genius jeopardizes his college acceptance, his overworked mother makes a unilateral decision to swap homes with a dissatisfied Berlin-based scientist and his long-suffering wife. What follows is a hilarious, laugh-out-loud romp that is also a fresh and insightful commentary on motherhood, marriage, and the pursuit of joy. An absolutely remarkable achievement!” – Lynda Cohen Loigman, the bestselling author of The Love Elixir of Augusta Stern and The Matchmaker’s Gift“In a decidedly madcap set-up, a besieged Texas family swaps houses with an ill-matched German couple. But in Amy Poeppel’s deft hands, Far and Away is both funny and wise, illuminating the complications of family, adolescence, friendship, and mid-life marriage with a deceptively light touch. Reading Far and Away is like going on vacation with your smartest, funniest friend; you not only have a rollicking good time, but you come home with a renewed appreciation for what really matters. I’ve loved all of Amy Poeppel’s novels and this may be her best yet!” – Karen Dukess, author of Welcome to Murder Week and The Last Book Party“A vivid, hilarious, beautifully humane novel of family, community, love, and two women who have to travel far and away to find themselves.” – Jenny Jackson, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Pineapple Street“What do you get when two disparate (and desperate) families from Dallas, Texas and Berlin, Germany swap houses for the summer? A culture clash and comedy of errors so side-splittingly funny and heart-warmingly wise, it could only have been written by the incomparable Amy Poeppel. I’ve been searching for the words to describe how much I love this book, but the only one that keeps coming to mind is brilliant. Absolutely brilliant.” – Colleen Oakley, USA Today bestselling author of The Mostly True Story of Tanner and Louise

Amy Poeppel is the award-winning author of the novels Far and Away, The Sweet Spot, Musical Chairs, Limelight, and Small Admissions. Her writing has appeared in The New York Times, The Rumpus, Literary Hub, and Working Mother. She and her husband have three sons and split their time between New York City, Germany, and Connecticut.

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