The Floating Feldmans
  • Published: 23 July 2019
  • ISBN: 9780399586897
  • Imprint: Berkley
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 368
  • RRP: $49.99

The Floating Feldmans

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A family vacation dredges up a boatload of trouble in the next witty, insightful novel from the acclaimed author of The Intermission.

A family vacation dredges up a boatload of trouble in the next witty, insightful novel from the acclaimed author of The Intermission.

"An irresistible drama filled with humor and heart-tugging emotion about family and what it means to belong. I absolutely adore Friedland's warm, witty writing!"—Emily Giffin, #1 New York Times bestselling author of All We Ever Wanted

Sink or swim. Or at least that's what Annette Feldman tells herself when she books a cruise for her entire family. It's been over a decade since the Feldman clan has spent more than twenty-four hours under the same roof, but Annette is determined to celebrate her seventieth birthday the right way. Just this once, they are going to behave like an actual family.

Too bad her kids didn't get the memo.

Between the troublesome family secrets, old sibling rivalries, and her two teenage grandkids, Annette's birthday vacation is looking more and more like the perfect storm. Adrift together on the open seas, the Feldmans will each face the truths they've been ignoring—and learn that the people they once thought most likely to sink them are actually the ones who help them stay afloat.
  • Published: 23 July 2019
  • ISBN: 9780399586897
  • Imprint: Berkley
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 368
  • RRP: $49.99
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Praise for The Floating Feldmans

Praise for The Floating Feldmans
"Uproariously funny, yet heartfelt and true, The Floating Feldmans will have each reader seeing her own family fun and foibles in the choppy waters, laughing and crying at the same time to the very last wonderful page."--Pam Jenoff, New York Times bestselling author of The Lost Girls of Paris

"An intelligent, insightful, touching novel about the secrets we keep and the family that loves us anyway."--Abbi Waxman

"Elyssa Friendland's premise is perfect. Take three generations of an estranged family, put them on a boat - a forced cruise to celebrate the matriarch's 70th birthday - and let the dysfunction fly. A pleasure to read."--Laurie Gelman, author of Class Mom

"Such a smart, honest look at the modern American family. Elyssa Friedland has written a book that feels both up-to-the-minute contemporary and, somehow, absolutely timeless."--Matthew Norman, author of We're All Damaged and Domestic Violets

"All aboard! The Floating Feldmans is for everyone whose ever thought their family is absolutely crazy ... but loves them anyway. Sibling rivalries and skeletons in the closet all come to a head in this fun, quirky family saga."--Georgia Clark

"Poignant and hilarious with a huge heart. In The Floating Feldmans, Friedland perfectly captures the dysfunctional family dynamics we all know too well."--Carola Lovering, author of Tell Me Lies

"The Floating Feldmans was a blast; funny, moving, and immensely readable. Friedland's all-you-can-eat buffet of quirky characters walk right off the page and into your heart."--Jonathan Evison, author of This is Your Life Harriet Chance!

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