Fun for the whole family : a novel / Jennifer E. Smith.
"The four Endicott siblings--Gemma, Connor, Roddy, and Jude--were once inseparable, a bond created by the absence of their dazzling, mercurial mother, who would return for a few weeks each summer to whisk them off on sprawling road trips around the country. Decades later, the unthinkable has happened: the Endicotts 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. Jude is the only Endicott who seems to have it all together--but appearances can be deceiving. As the weekend unfolds, and the siblings wrestle with their shared past and uncertain futures, they'll discover that Jude has been keeping three secrets ... each of which could change everything"-- Provided by publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780593358306 (hardcover)
- Physical Description: 354 pages ; 25 cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York : Ballantine Books, [2025]
- Copyright: ©2025
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| Subject: | Family secrets > Fiction. Life change events > Fiction. Secrecy > Fiction. Siblings > Fiction. |
| Genre: | Domestic fiction. Novels. |
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- Baker & Taylor
Four formerly close but now estranged siblings reunite at their famous sisterâs house and are forced to confront their shared past and hidden truths, in the new novel from the best-selling author of The Unsinkable Greta James. - Baker & Taylor
"The four Endicott siblings--Gemma, Connor, Roddy, and Jude--were once inseparable, a bond created by the absence of their dazzling, mercurial mother, who would return for a few weeks each summer to whisk them off on sprawling road trips around the country. Decades later, the unthinkable has happened: the Endicotts 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. Jude is the only Endicott who seems to have it all together--but appearances can be deceiving. As the weekend unfolds, and the siblings wrestle with their shared past and uncertain futures, they'll discover that Jude has been keeping three secrets . . . each of which could change everything"-- - Random House, Inc.
âAn engaging, heartwarming tale with larger-than-life characters readers are sure to connect withâ (USA Today), from the bestselling author of The Unsinkable Greta James.
âA glorious novel of love in all its formsâfamilial, romantic, lost, and found. Jennifer E. Smith is a ray of literary sunshine.ââJenny Jackson, author of Pineapple Street
The four Endicott siblingsâGemma, Connor, Roddy, and Judeâwere once inseparable, a bond created by the absence of their dazzling, mercurial mother, who would return for a few weeks each summer to whisk them off on sprawling road trips around the country.
Decades later, the unthinkable has happened: the Endicotts havenât 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. Theyâre each at a crossroads: Gemma, who put her own ambitions aside to raise the others, now isnât 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 writerâs 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.
Jude is the only Endicott who seems to have it all togetherâbut appearances can be deceiving. As the weekend unfolds, and the siblings wrestle with their shared past and uncertain futures, theyâll discover that Jude has been keeping three secrets . . . each of which could change everything.
A captivating journey and an ode to forgiveness that takes readers across all fifty states, Fun for the Whole Family brims with heart and resonates long after the final page.