The Jetsetters

by Eyre Ward, Amanda
ISBN: 9780399181917
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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - Reese's Book Club x Hello Sunshine Book Pick - Named One of the Best Beach Reads of 2020 by Parade, O: The Oprah Magazine, and Good Housekeeping

"The exuberant activity aboard the Splendido Marveloso is no match for the fireworks set off as the lies explode. Full of wicked humor and delicious destination details."--People (Book of the Week)

When seventy-year-old Charlotte Perkins submits a sexy essay to the Become a Jetsetter contest, she dreams of reuniting her estranged children: Lee, an almost-famous actress; Cord, a handsome Manhattan venture capitalist who can't seem to find a partner; and Regan, a harried mother who took it all wrong when Charlotte bought her a Weight Watchers gift certificate for her birthday. Charlotte yearns for the years when her children were young, when she was a single mother who meant everything to them.

When she wins the contest, the family packs their baggage--both literal and figurative--and spends ten days traveling from sun-drenched Athens through glorious Rome to tapas-laden Barcelona on an over-the-top cruise ship, the Splendido Marveloso. As lovers new and old join the adventure, long-buried secrets are revealed and old wounds are reopened, forcing the Perkins family to confront the forces that drove them apart and the defining choices of their lives.

Can four lost adults find the peace they've been seeking by reconciling their childhood aches and coming back together? In the vein of The Nest and The Vacationers, The Jetsetters is a delicious and intelligent novel about the courage it takes to reveal our true selves, the pleasures and perils of family, and how we navigate the seas of adulthood.

  • Format: TradePaperback
  • Author: Eyre Ward, Amanda
  • ISBN: 9780399181917
  • Condition: Used
  • Dimensions: 7.80 x 0.90
  • Number Of Pages: 384
  • Publication Year: 2021

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  • Not my favorite read.

    Sharon P. - 5 years 6 months ago

    This was a waste of time reading. Would not recommend it.

  • Average read, family drama, didn't leave me feeling happy

    Elizabeth N. - 5 years 6 months ago

    This was just OK. I didn't know it was about family drama going in - and it sure was. I didn't enjoy the story much - I mean, if you don't get along with your estranged family, who would go on a trip with them? I sure wouldn't. Easy read - so if you do enjoy family stuff and a little about cruise ports on the Mediterranean, give it a read. Otherwise, I'd skip it. #BannedBook

  • Fun book about family- perfect for #SummerReading

    Tara H. - 5 years 9 months ago

    Fun book- perfect for #SummerReading A great cast of characters in a family that each have their own issue. Don't we all? The mother, Charlotte is convinced she has won a contest as a Jetsetter and is excited to bring her family all together on a trip for a cruise get-a-away. Of course when families get together, things don't always go as planned. Memories come back, old grievances surface and the secrets that one keeps come to light. Sometimes families stay distant for a reason, but there is always a reason why we are the person we are today. Even matriarch Charlotte, as you find in the story has an scandalous tale of a past life!

  • Dysfunctional Family Drama

    Ysolde B. - 5 years 11 months ago

    The Jetsetters revolves around the dysfunctional dynamics of a family on a cruise. With nowhere to escape from one other, the way they present themselves to the world and each other clashes with who they really are. It doesn't take long for all the secrets and ugly truths they've kept from each other and sometimes from themselves to come stumbling out into the light. I don't think the characters were written to be likeable, but more vulnerable and flawed. Each one seeking redemption and acceptance in their own broken way. Because in the end, that's really what we all want.