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Sandwich

By Catherine Newman
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INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Sandwich is joy in book form. I laughed continuously, except for the parts that made me cry. Catherine Newman does a miraculous job reminding us of all the wonder there is to be found in life." --Ann Patchett, New York Times... Read More
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While on her family's yearly escape to Cape Cod, Rocky, sandwiched between her half-grown kids and fully aging parents, relives the tenderness and sorrow of a handful of long-ago summers, coming face-to-face with her family's history and future and accepting she can no longer hide her secrets from the people she loves.

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INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

Sandwich is joy in book form. I laughed continuously, except for the parts that made me cry. Catherine Newman does a miraculous job reminding us of all the wonder there is to be found in life." --Ann Patchett, New York Times bestselling author of Tom Lake

"If you like my novels, you will love love love this... I stand in awe, it's just perfect." --Elin Hilderbrand, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Swan Song

"A total delight." --Kate Christensen

From the beloved author of We All Want Impossible Things and Wreck, a moving, hilarious story of a family summer vacation full of secrets, lunch, and learning to let go.

For the past two decades, Rocky has looked forward to her family's yearly escape to Cape Cod. Their humble beach-town rental has been the site of sweet memories, sunny days, great meals, and messes of all kinds: emotional, marital, andโ€”thanks to the cottage's ancient plumbingโ€”septic too.

This year's vacation, with Rocky firmly in the sandwich generationโ€”caught between her half-grown kids and fully aging parentsโ€”promises to be just as delightful as summers pastโ€”except, perhaps, for Rocky's hormonal bouts of rage and melancholy. (Hello, menopause!) Her body is changingโ€”her life is, too. And then a chain of events sends Rocky into the past, reliving both the tenderness and sorrow of a handful of long-ago summers.

It's one precious week in this moving work of family life fiction: everything is in balance; everything is in flux. And when Rocky comes face to face with her family's history and future, she is forced to accept that she can no longer hide her secrets from the people she loves.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780063345171

Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Inc

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 27 May 2025

Country: United States

Imprint: HarperCollins Publishers

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 18.0mm

Width: 138.0mm

Height: 202.0mm

Weight: 213g

Pages: 240

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About the Author

Catherine Newman is the author of the novels Sandwich, which was an instant New York Times bestseller, and We All Want Impossible Things; the memoirs Waiting for Birdy and Catastrophic Happiness; the middle-grade novel One Mixed-Up Night; and the bestselling kids' life-skills books How to Be a Person and What Can I Say? Her books have been translated into a dozen languages. She has been a regular contributor to The New York Times; Real Simple; O, The Oprah Magazine; Cup of Jo; and many other publications. She writes the newsletter Crone Sandwich on Substack and lives in Amherst, Massachusetts.

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