Sunday, August 23, 2015

The Vacationers, by Emma Straub



This was selected as a “beach read” by an article in REAL SIMPLE Magazine, June 2015 edition.  My definition of a beach read is something easily read and fun.  That was true in this case.   It was a quick, easy, light read.  The story plot was easy. One husband cheats on wife. One young man cheats on young girl. Another husband cheated on husband.  Each pair of characters in the story faced the same situation.  They also overcame it. 

The setting was in Mallorca, an island belonging to Spain.  It sounded beautiful and  relaxing and now I want to visit.

The Post family has family vacations every year, but this one will be tense.  Mother and father, brother and live-in girlfriend, sister and 2 close friends of mother decide to spend 14 glorious days doing nothing but swimming, eating, reading and trying to stay clear of their associated partners.    Franny and Jim Post are supposed to be celebrating their thirty-fifth wedding anniversary.  Instead they will be deciding if they can overcome Jim’s infidelity.  Sylvia is going away to college and having her own sexual turmoil.  Her brother Bobby is bringing the girlfriend that no one likes and Franny’s friend Charles will be there with his husband.  Fun fun fun.

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