The Most Fun We Ever Had
now a reese witherspoon book club pick
$26.40
- Paperback
544 pages
- Release Date
13 July 2020
Summary
The Sorensons: A Family Portrait of Love, Mess, and Everything In Between
APRIL 2024 REESE WITHERSPOON BOOK CLUB PICK
LONGLISTED FOR THE WOMEN’S PRIZE FOR FICTION 2020
AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
‘A literary love child of Jonathan Franzen and Anne Tyler … outstanding and highly enjoyable’ Observer
‘The Most Fun We Ever Had is as good as books come’ Telegraph
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781474611886 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1474611885 |
| Author: | Claire Lombardo |
| Publisher: | Orion Publishing Co |
| Imprint: | Weidenfeld & Nicolson |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 544 |
| Release Date: | 13 July 2020 |
| Weight: | 375g |
| Dimensions: | 196mm x 128mm x 36mm |
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Critics Review
If ever there were to be a literary love child of Jonathan Franzen and Anne Tyler, then Claire Lombardo’s outstanding debut, which ranges from ebullience to despair by way of caustic but intense familial bonds, would be a worthy offspring…This is a novel epic in scope-emotionally, psychologically and narratively. Combining a broad thematic canvas with impressive emotional nuance, it’s an assured and highly enjoyable debut.
- GUARDIANA rich, engrossing family saga, spiked with sisterly malice…[rendered] with such skill and finely tuned interest that it feels like a quiet subversion of the traditional family saga. - The New York Times Book ReviewThe big family saga of the summer - EWA sharp, sly family story of feminine guile and guilt…A fun and brimming tale…Divine - KirkusAn expansive U.S. family saga, expertly rendered - Daily MailLombardo has a wry, often spiky humour and tightly written style that should appeal to fans of Maria Semple, Emma Straub and Jennifer Egan … A moving, immersive, often very funny study of family and sisterhood. - Sunday TimesA spry, sly and funny read - Sunday ExpressA funny, complex, tragic and immersive family sage which spans forty years. This is the perfect, engrossing holiday read - RedAbout The Author
Claire Lombardo
Claire Lombardo earned her MFA in fiction at the Iowa Writers’ Workshop. Her debut novel, THE MOST FUN WE EVER HAD, debuted on the New York Times Bestseller List, and has been translated or is forthcoming in over a dozen languages. It has been optioned for television. SAME AS IT EVER WAS is her second novel. Claire has worked as a social worker and currently teaches fiction writing. She was born and raised in Oak Park, Illinois, and now lives in Iowa City, Iowa.
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