The Jetsetters
A Novel
(Sprache: Englisch)
"Dysfunctional family goes away together on a Mediterranean cruise: What's not to love? This novel fell squarely in my wheelhouse and I was delighted anew in every port. The Jetsetters is fun, sexy, and engrossing."-Elin Hilderbrand, #1 New York Times...
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"Dysfunctional family goes away together on a Mediterranean cruise: What's not to love? This novel fell squarely in my wheelhouse and I was delighted anew in every port. The Jetsetters is fun, sexy, and engrossing."-Elin Hilderbrand, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Summer of '69"What a joy!"-Andrew Sean Greer, New York Times bestselling and Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Less
When seventy-year-old Charlotte Perkins submits a sexy essay to the Become a Jetsetter contest, she dreams of reuniting her estranged children: Lee, an almost-famous actress; Cord, a handsome Manhattan venture capitalist who can't seem to find a partner; and Regan, a harried mother who took it all wrong when Charlotte bought her a Weight Watchers gift certificate for her birthday. Charlotte yearns for the years when her children were young, when she was a single mother who meant everything to them.
When she wins the contest, the family packs their baggage-both literal and figurative-and spends ten days traveling from sun-drenched Athens through glorious Rome to tapas-laden Barcelona on an over-the-top cruise ship, the Splendido Marveloso. As lovers new and old join the adventure, long-buried secrets are revealed and old wounds are reopened, forcing the Perkins family to confront the forces that drove them apart and the defining choices of their lives.
Can four lost adults find the peace they've been seeking by reconciling their childhood aches and coming back together? In the vein of The Nest and The Vacationers, The Jetsetters is a delicious and intelligent novel about the courage it takes to reveal our true selves, the pleasures and perils of family, and how we navigate the seas of adulthood.
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1 / CharlotteSome evenings, Charlotte found herself standing in front of the family portrait. It hung in her Savannah, Georgia condominium, above the gas fireplace she rarely turned on. In the painting, her hair was a marvel of burnt umber and gold, falling in loose waves around her jawline. Her face was inscrutable with a Mona Lisa smile, as they called it, alluring in its standoffishness. No actual person smiled in this way. It was an expression meant to be gazed upon, not the sort of smile that came spontaneously, from joy. And yet, Charlotte concluded, she looked lovely, much better than she d ever looked in real life. And certainly much better than she looked now that she was seventy-one years old, her gray hair frosted to Marilyn Monroe platinum every third Tuesday by Hannah at Shear Envy.
Charlotte decided to wear a little black dress to her best friend s funeral. Minnie had made gentle fun of Charlotte when she bought a neon-pink cardigan at the Ralph Lauren outlet store, so Charlotte tossed it over her shoulders and added a white Coach purse. Charlotte could have called her daughter Regan for a ride, but then she would have to hear about the Weight Watchers gift certificate again, so Charlotte drove herself.
Charlotte and Minnie had discussed caskets more than once. Charlotte felt an open casket was both scary and kind of tacky. Minnie disagreed. She believed that saying goodbye to an actual face gave you more closure afterward. I deal in reality, Minnie had said, and you live in denial. Or you try. But it s going to catch up with you one day, Char.
Perhaps today was the day.
Charlotte walked slowly to the altar, weak and dizzy. She could see Father Thomas watching her, and appreciated his concern. She peered inside the open casket, as Minnie would have wanted her to do. Minnie was wearing too much bronzer, but then she had always worn too much bronzer. Charlotte had tried to tell her, Minnie, go easy with
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the bronzer! But Minnie hadn t listened, had gone on doing whatever she wanted. It was part of why Charlotte had loved her, ever since they d first met at a St. James pancake breakfast, soon after Minnie had moved to Savannah. The pancakes had been awful mealy, drenched with cheap syrup and Minnie had turned to Charlotte and said, Eyuck!
Charlotte had looked down. She considered herself refined, not the type to insult pancakes at a church.
Did you hear me? said Minnie. I said, Eyuck!
I heard you, murmured Charlotte.
Your pants are fabulous, said Minnie.
Charlotte touched her leopard-print culottes (which matched her cheetah-print shoes). They were fabulous.
They d both been lonely. They went to art openings, Wine Down Wednesdays, and the Driftaway Café. They went to Marshwood Pool and Franklin Creek Pool, zipping along the golf-cart paths, past magnolia trees and winter lowering camellias. They played golf and watched people play tennis. Minnie had a Blue Demon golf cart with a forty-eight-volt motor and leather seats. Somehow how? twenty years passed, and now Charlotte was officially old and Minnie was dead.
Too much bronzer, honey, whispered Charlotte. Her throat grew hot. She touched Minnie s cheek. A nice blush. Why not a nice blush, Min? she said softly. Once, after they had split a bottle of Barefoot Chardonnay, Minnie had allowed Charlotte to give her a makeover. In Charlotte s bathroom, Minnie offered up her face. Charlotte applied foundation, mascara, lip liner, and lipstick. She curled Minnie s sparse lashes, dusted her with loose powder. At last, Minnie opened her eyes. Charlotte ran a brush through her best fr
Charlotte had looked down. She considered herself refined, not the type to insult pancakes at a church.
Did you hear me? said Minnie. I said, Eyuck!
I heard you, murmured Charlotte.
Your pants are fabulous, said Minnie.
Charlotte touched her leopard-print culottes (which matched her cheetah-print shoes). They were fabulous.
They d both been lonely. They went to art openings, Wine Down Wednesdays, and the Driftaway Café. They went to Marshwood Pool and Franklin Creek Pool, zipping along the golf-cart paths, past magnolia trees and winter lowering camellias. They played golf and watched people play tennis. Minnie had a Blue Demon golf cart with a forty-eight-volt motor and leather seats. Somehow how? twenty years passed, and now Charlotte was officially old and Minnie was dead.
Too much bronzer, honey, whispered Charlotte. Her throat grew hot. She touched Minnie s cheek. A nice blush. Why not a nice blush, Min? she said softly. Once, after they had split a bottle of Barefoot Chardonnay, Minnie had allowed Charlotte to give her a makeover. In Charlotte s bathroom, Minnie offered up her face. Charlotte applied foundation, mascara, lip liner, and lipstick. She curled Minnie s sparse lashes, dusted her with loose powder. At last, Minnie opened her eyes. Charlotte ran a brush through her best fr
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Autoren-Porträt von Amanda Eyre Ward
Amanda Eyre Ward is the critically acclaimed author of seven novels, including How to Be Lost, Close Your Eyes, The Same Sky, and The Nearness of You. She lives in Austin, Texas, with her family.
Bibliographische Angaben
- Autor: Amanda Eyre Ward
- 2020, International, 352 Seiten, Maße: 13,9 x 20,8 cm, Kartoniert (TB), Englisch
- Verlag: Ballantine Books
- ISBN-10: 1984820184
- ISBN-13: 9781984820181
- Erscheinungsdatum: 18.02.2020
Sprache:
Englisch
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At the heart of [Amanda] Ward s comic story of family estrangement and long-buried trauma is the adage There s no such thing as a free ride but her novel s ultimate destination is both surprising and transporting. The New York Times Book Review[Amanda] Ward reveals she has a way with humor. . . . The author s eye for forced fun is exquisite. . . . There is a real poignancy in this novel, as wounded characters struggle to regain childhood loyalties. Ward nails how family expeditions are ruined and saved, over and over again, by fleeting moments of connection and the consensus to survive without killing one another. Judy Blundell, The New York Times Book Review
Witty, insightful, and full of heart . . . Defined by a long-ago tragedy and long-held grudges, grievances, and resentments, the Perkins clan has plenty of reasons to keep secrets from one another secrets that inevitably, over the course of their forced family fun vacay, spill out. . . . The perfect novel to read in a pool lounger as you sip a colorful cocktail. Mediterranean sunset optional. Christina Baker Kline, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Orphan Train
What a joy! Treat yourself to The Jetsetters and let Amanda Eyre Ward s wit, poignancy, and insight take you away. You deserve it. . . . The funniest novel that ever broke your heart. Andrew Sean Greer, New York Times bestselling and Pulitzer Prize winning author of Less
Heartwarming, funny, and poignant, The Jetsetters kept me up late turning the pages. . . . Compulsively readable. Jean Kwok, New York Times bestselling author of Searching for Sylvie Lee
This book has you completely devoted to the family to their heartbreak, their secrets, their bravery, their joy by page two. Ward crystallizes the amorphous nature of relationships in a way that gets you laughing and then bawling, then laughing again, then bawling, and ultimately feeling deliriously alive. . .
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. Emotional, authentic, badass, brilliant. Jardine Libaire, author of White Fur and Here Kitty Kitty
Secrets can be sinister, or they can set you free. In Amanda Eyre Ward s playful, poignant The Jetsetters, one family s secrets take you on a romp through Europe, and deep into hearts groping their way back to love. I adored every moment of this delightful book. Meg Waite Clayton, internationally bestselling author of The Last Train to London
Each character s dysfunctions run deep, and each plot twist threatens to sink their sanity, resulting in a funny, moving tale of the complications of familial love. Booklist
Open, optimistic, caring, romantic, and thoughtful Giovanni Cord s fiancé is a highlight of the book. No one, and no relationship, is perfect in this story, which embraces the messiness of love and life. Kirkus Reviews
Secrets can be sinister, or they can set you free. In Amanda Eyre Ward s playful, poignant The Jetsetters, one family s secrets take you on a romp through Europe, and deep into hearts groping their way back to love. I adored every moment of this delightful book. Meg Waite Clayton, internationally bestselling author of The Last Train to London
Each character s dysfunctions run deep, and each plot twist threatens to sink their sanity, resulting in a funny, moving tale of the complications of familial love. Booklist
Open, optimistic, caring, romantic, and thoughtful Giovanni Cord s fiancé is a highlight of the book. No one, and no relationship, is perfect in this story, which embraces the messiness of love and life. Kirkus Reviews
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