The Adults

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ISBN: 9781399642507

From the million-copy bestselling author of The Wedding People

Alison Espach

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Phoenix
16 June 2026

Fiction & Literature; Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945); Fiction: special features

On a bright summer evening 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.

By: Alison Espach
Imprint: Phoenix
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 196mm, Width: 126mm, Spine: 24mm
Weight: 220g
ISBN: 9781399642507
ISBN 10: 1399642502
Pages: 336
Publication Date: 16 June 2026
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

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.