While the structure of the novel does feel somewhat unoriginal-it begins with the airport, ends with the plane home, and the chapters in between are days of the trip-Straub uses the simplicity of the organization to her advantage. The pacing is quick but satisfying and the characters themselves feel genuinely complex, interesting, and knowable. Straub ( Laura Lamont’s Life in Pictures) seems to have found her stride. An irresistible, deftly observed novel from the New York Times -bestselling author of Modern Lovers, about the secrets, joys, and jealousies that rise to the surface over the course of an American. The Vacationers offers all the delights of a fluffy, read-it-with-sunglasses-on-the-beach read, made substantial by the exceptional wit, insight, intelligence and talents of its author.People (four stars)An irresistible, deftly observed novel from the New York Times-bestselling author of All Adults Here and This Time Tomorrow about the secrets. Every couple, and indeed every individual, arrives with a mix of optimism and trepidation, along with a host of uncertainties that, by book’s end, are satisfyingly resolved. Joining them are Sylvia’s older brother and his girlfriend, as well as Franny’s best friend Charles and his husband. These will guarantee a thrilling readbut they won’t promise a happy ending. The couple’s youngest daughter, Sylvia, has just graduated from high school and her parents are anxious to have one last family holiday before she becomes an adult. The 10 Best Books for Your Must-Have Summer Vacation Reading List. The Post family is going to Mallorca for two weeks of vacation, but for them clouds are forming over the sunlit destination: the tickets were already booked when it came to light that Jim, Post père, has recently committed transgressions grave enough to get him fired and infuriate Franny, his wife of 35 years.
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