Emma Straub's latest book, 'All Adults Here,' is Marie Claire's May #ReadWithMC pick. Read an exclusive excerpt from the highly-anticipated novel here.
—a heartwarming, funny novel about the life cycle of a family told from each member's perspective. As soon as you dive in, it will bring forth your own memories of growing up.Cecelia sat between her parents in the back seat of a taxi that smelled like body odor soup. Amtrak required unaccompanied riders between the ages of thirteen and fifteen to jump through a series of hoops, one of which was being escorted onto the train by an adult.
“She really does have great taste, and she knows everybody,” Juliette said. Cecelia’s mom was French and knew about good taste, everyone said so. Juliette liked Astrid better than her husband did. She may have liked Astrid better than her husband, period. “There are big, clean public swimming pools, and you only ever have to wait because someone is slow, not because there are a hundred people ahead of you. Clapham is great, chérie, you know that.
That didn’t sound true, but Cecelia didn’t bother to argue. And if it was, what the hell had her parents been doing, depriving her blood of maximum oxygen for the past thirteen years? “I already agreed to this plan. It’s fine, really.” Cecelia’s suitcases were in the trunk. Together, the three of them—Cecelia and her parents—took up every inch of space in the car, like commuters on a rush-hour F train.,” Juliette said, patting Cecelia’s thigh.
“Are you sure you want to go by yourself? We could take the train up with you, get you settled.” Nicky had never volunteered to go to Clapham before—maybe this was already progress. He rubbed his hands on his beard.“Can you manage the two bags, you think? There are escalators.” Juliette was a dancer, both strong and practical about bodies. It was a good quality in a mother.
“It’ll be fine, Mom.” There was a tree-shaped air freshener hanging from the rearview mirror, and Cecelia watched it swing back and forth as they drove over the bridge. Taxi TV blared, and Juliette silenced it with her thumb. It was a beautiful day—blue sky, no clouds, no traffic.
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