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The Adults

From the million-copy bestselling author of The Wedding People
By Alison Espach
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On a bright summer night in 1990s Connecticut, fourteen-year-old Emily Vidal stands on her parents' lawn, watching the adults arrive. Her mother is hosting a lavish birthday party for her father, even though he is about to leave her for another woman. Adrift between her feuding... Read More
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The debut novel from the author of The Wedding People, this irresistible coming-of-age story follows a teenager named Emily Vidal in suburban Connecticut as she navigates her dysfunctional family, the death of a neighbour and an illicit relationship

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On a bright summer night in 1990s Connecticut, fourteen-year-old Emily Vidal stands on her parents' lawn, watching the adults arrive. Her mother is hosting a lavish birthday party for her father, even though he is about to leave her for another woman.

Adrift between her feuding parents and eccentric neighbours, Emily is closer than she knows to the choices and heartbreaks that will define her in the years ahead.

From the author of the million-copy international bestseller The Wedding People, this ruefully funny debut novel explores love, grief, consequences, and the messy business of growing up.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781399642507

Publisher: Orion Publishing Co

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 18 June 2026

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Phoenix (an Imprint of The Orion Publishing Group Ltd )

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 129.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 250g

Pages: 336

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Alison Espach is the author of three novels including The Wedding People, which was selected for the Read With Jenna book club and became a major international bestseller. Her short stories and essays have appeared in a wide range of publications, including McSweeney's and Vogue. She is a professor of creative writing at Providence College in Rhode Island.

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