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The Adults

By: Caroline Hulse
Narrated by: Penelope Rawlins, Peter Kenny, Sarah Ovens
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Meet the adults.

Claire and Matt are divorced but decide what's best for their daughter, Scarlett, is to have a 'normal' family Christmas. They can't agree on whose idea it was or who said they should bring their new partners. But someone did - and it's too late to pull the plug.

Claire brings her new boyfriend, Patrick, a seemingly eligible Iron-Man-in-Waiting. Matt brings the new love of his life, Alex - funny, smart and extremely patient. Scarlett, their daughter, brings her imaginary friend Posey. He's a rabbit.

Together the five (or six?) of them grit their teeth over Organised Fun activities, drinking a little too much after bedtime and oversharing classified secrets about their pasts, and, before you know it, their holiday is a powder keg that ends - where this story starts - with a tearful, frightened call to the police....

But what happened? They said they'd all be adults about this....

©2018 Caroline Hulse (P)2018 Orion Publishing Group Limited Fiction Food & Wine Genre Fiction Holidays Literature & Fiction Satire Comedy

Critic reviews

"Genuinely unputdownable books are rare in my experience. This is one. A brilliant, original comedy." (Daily Mail)

"I loved The Adults! Funny, dry and beautifully observed. Highly recommended." (Gill Sims, number one bestselling author of Why Mummy Drinks and Why Mummy Swears)

"Such a breath of fresh air! Witty, intensely human and (dare I say it) relatable... The perfect comedy of errors." (Katie Khan)
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from the moment I started reading this book, I felt connected . I laughed out loud in parts, I found the story funny and enthralling , a good read.

A light hearted read

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brill easy listening entertaining and finish I was not expecting till the end narration from all was good

entertaining

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This book was well read. Funny story, good visuals made by the narrative thank you

Easy listening.

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great idea of how things could be if we all behaved like adults. It would have been good if we could have experienced Christmas day before the accident.

blended families

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