The Adults
From the million-copy bestselling author of The Wedding People
Will be published approx. on 18. June 2026
Book
Paperback/Softback
320 pages
978-1-3996-4250-7 (ISBN)
Description
FROM THE MILLION-COPY BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE WEDDING PEOPLE
On a bright summer evening in 1990s Connecticut, fourteen-year-old Emily Vidal stands on her parents' lawn, watching the adults arrive. Her mother is hosting a lavish birthday party for her father, even though he is about to leave her for another woman.
Adrift between her feuding parents and eccentric neighbours, Emily is closer than she knows to the choices and heartbreaks that will define her in the years ahead.
From the author of the million-copy international bestseller The Wedding People, this ruefully funny debut novel explores love, grief, consequences and the messy business of growing up.
THE IRRESISTIBLE DEBUT NOVEL FROM ALISON ESPACH, NOW PUBLISHED IN THE UK FOR THE FIRST TIME.
'Coming-of-age with a quick wit and sharp eye'
New York Times
'Outstanding. One of the funniest books I've read in a long time'
Wall Street Journal
'A wry, devastatingly funny coming-of-age tale'
Marie Claire
On a bright summer evening in 1990s Connecticut, fourteen-year-old Emily Vidal stands on her parents' lawn, watching the adults arrive. Her mother is hosting a lavish birthday party for her father, even though he is about to leave her for another woman.
Adrift between her feuding parents and eccentric neighbours, Emily is closer than she knows to the choices and heartbreaks that will define her in the years ahead.
From the author of the million-copy international bestseller The Wedding People, this ruefully funny debut novel explores love, grief, consequences and the messy business of growing up.
THE IRRESISTIBLE DEBUT NOVEL FROM ALISON ESPACH, NOW PUBLISHED IN THE UK FOR THE FIRST TIME.
'Coming-of-age with a quick wit and sharp eye'
New York Times
'Outstanding. One of the funniest books I've read in a long time'
Wall Street Journal
'A wry, devastatingly funny coming-of-age tale'
Marie Claire
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Orion Publishing Co
Product notice
Paperback (UK-B)
Dimensions
Height: 196 mm
Width: 126 mm
Thickness: 22 mm
Weight
224 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-3996-4250-7 (9781399642507)
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Person
Alison Espach is the author of three novels including The Wedding People, which was selected for the Read With Jenna book club and became a major international bestseller. Her short stories and essays have appeared in a wide range of publications, including McSweeney's and Vogue. She is a Professor of creative writing at Providence College in Rhode Island.