All Adults Here: A funny, uplifting and big-hearted novel about family – an instant New York Times bestseller

What a fabulous read - entertaining in the extreme! Astrid Strick is a widow with three adult children; each of them has their own life to lead but, to her, they will always be her kids and she worries about each of them. She tries to be involved in their lives, but the upside of them not being involved in hers means she has secrets they know nothing about. Of course, she's not the only one hiding something and the year that her granddaughter Cecilia comes to live with her is the catalyst for so many revelations . . . This is a novel which just pulls the reader in; I had no sooner opened it when I found myself very comfortable with the setting, the characters and the wonderful dialogue. This is an ordinary family in an ordinary town about which author has written an extraordinary story. Astrid, like all of us with children, doesn't think she's done a good job as a mother - every reader can make up their own mind on that one as they work through the book. I loved everything about All Adults Here - it made me smile, laugh and, yes, wipe away a tear or two. A beautifully crafted tale by an author who must be a people watcher as her observations are so succinct. I have no hesitation in highly recommending this novel and I'm very happy to give it five sparkling stars!