Fun for the Whole Family: A Novel

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The four Endicott siblingsGemma, Connor, Roddy, and Judewere once inseparable, a bond created by the absence of their dazzling, mercurial mother, who would return for a few weeks each summer to whisk them off on sprawling road trips around the country.

Decades later, the unthinkable has happened: the Endicotts havent spoken in years . . . until an out-of-the-blue text arrives from Jude, now a famous actress, summoning them to a small town in North Dakota. Theyre each at a crossroads: Gemma, who put her own ambitions aside to raise the others, now isnt sure if she wants to be a mother herself; Connor, a celebrated novelist, is floundering after his recent divorce and suffering from an epic case of writers block; and Roddy, at the tail end of a professional soccer career, is dangerously close to losing his future husband for the chance at one last season.

Jude is the only Endicott who seems to have it all togetherbut appearances can be deceiving. As the weekend unfolds, and the siblings wrestle with their shared past and uncertain futures, theyll discover that Jude has been keeping three secrets . . . each of which could change everything.

A captivating journey and an ode to forgiveness that takes readers across all fifty states, Fun for the Whole Family brims with heart and resonates long after the final page.

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Fun for the Whole Family is a glorious novel of love in all its formsfamilial, romantic, lost, and found. Jennifer E. Smith is a ray of literary sunshine.Jenny Jackson, New York Times bestselling author of Pineapple Street

Fun for the Whole Family is a captivating and joyful novel about siblings and family and the ties that bind us together. This is Jennifer E. Smith at her absolute best.Laura Dave, New York Times bestselling author of The Last Thing He Told Me

A layered family drama . . . This novel is a page-turner, and readers will root for each of the [Endicott] siblings.Booklist, starred review

Author Bio

Jennifer E. Smith is the bestselling author of more than a dozen books, including The Unsinkable Greta James and the young adult novels The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight and Hello, Goodbye, and Everything in Between, both of which have been adapted for film. She earned a master's degree in creative writing from the University of St. Andrews in Scotland, and her work has been translated into thirty-four languages. She lives in Los Angeles.