Fun for the Whole Family
Published on 14. April 2026
Book
Paperback/Softback
368 pages
978-1-5294-4490-2 (ISBN)
Description
'A glorious novel of love in all its forms - familial, romantic, lost, and found. Jennifer E. Smith is a ray of literary sunshine' Jenny Jackson
The four Endicott siblings - Gemma, Connor, Roddy, and Jude - were once inseparable. Decades later, the unthinkable has happened: they haven't spoken in years . . . until an out-of-the-blue text arrives from Jude, now a famous actress, summoning them to a small town in North Dakota.
They're each at a crossroads: Gemma, who put her own ambitions aside to raise the others, now isn't sure if she wants to be a mother herself. Connor, a celebrated novelist, is floundering after his recent divorce and suffering from an epic case of writer's block; and Roddy, at the tail end of a professional soccer career, is dangerously close to losing his future husband for the chance at one last season.
Will they be able to resolve their differences in just one weekend? And why has their sister brought them to North Dakota in the first place?
READERS LOVE JENNIFER E. SMITH'S NOVELS
'Loved it!' ?????
'I could not put it down' ?????
'Moving and beautiful' ?????
The four Endicott siblings - Gemma, Connor, Roddy, and Jude - were once inseparable. Decades later, the unthinkable has happened: they haven't spoken in years . . . until an out-of-the-blue text arrives from Jude, now a famous actress, summoning them to a small town in North Dakota.
They're each at a crossroads: Gemma, who put her own ambitions aside to raise the others, now isn't sure if she wants to be a mother herself. Connor, a celebrated novelist, is floundering after his recent divorce and suffering from an epic case of writer's block; and Roddy, at the tail end of a professional soccer career, is dangerously close to losing his future husband for the chance at one last season.
Will they be able to resolve their differences in just one weekend? And why has their sister brought them to North Dakota in the first place?
READERS LOVE JENNIFER E. SMITH'S NOVELS
'Loved it!' ?????
'I could not put it down' ?????
'Moving and beautiful' ?????
Reviews / Votes
Fun for the Whole Family is a glorious novel of love in all its forms - familial, romantic, lost, and found. Jennifer E. Smith is a ray of literary sunshine * Jenny Jackson, bestselling author of Pineapple Street * Fun for the Whole Family is a captivating and joyful novel about siblings and family and the ties that bind us together. This is Jennifer E. Smith at her absolute best * Laura Dave, New York Times bestselling author of The Last Thing He Told Me * PRAISE FOR JENNIFER E. SMITH: 'Charming, funny, diverting and a cracking good story' * Sunday Independent * Warm, funny and bursting with heart * Rebecca E. Serle on THE UNSINKABLE GRETA JAMES * Beautiful, moving and hopeful * Emily Stone on THE UNSINKABLE GRETA JAMES * A fast-paced, emotional novel * Jill Santopolo on THE UNSINKABLE GRETA JAMES * A warm-hearted story * Irish Independent *More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Product notice
Paperback (UK-B)
Illustrations
N/A
Dimensions
Height: 194 mm
Width: 129 mm
Thickness: 26 mm
Weight
260 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-5294-4490-2 (9781529444902)
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Jennifer E. Smith
Fun for the Whole Family
the heartwarming and heartbreaking story of family, love and loss
E-Book
04/2025
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Person
Jennifer E. Smith is the author of nine novels for young adults, including Windfall and The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight. Her first adult novel, The Unsinkable Greta James, published in 2022. She earned a master's degree in creative writing from the University of St. Andrews in Scotland, and her work has been translated into thirty-three languages. She lives in Los Angeles.