Reunion: A Novel
A New York Times Editors' Choice From the beloved author of the “uniquely poignant” (Entertainment Weekly) novel The Blessings comes a captivating story about three friends forced to reckon with their lives during a college reunion in coastal Maine.“Reunion had me hooked from its perfectly tense opening and kept me enthralled throughout with its masterful storytelling. This is Elise Juska’s best book yet.”—Liz Moore, New York Times bestselling author of Long Bright River and The God of the Woods“I loved this story about the importance of long friendships. . . . This is a perfectly crafted page-turner of a novel, full of warmth and wisdom.”—Mary Beth Keane, New York Times bestselling author of Ask Again, Yes and The Half Moon
It’s June 2021, and three old college friends are heading to New England for the twenty-fifth reunion that was delayed the year before. Hope, a stay-at-home mom, is desperate for a return to her beloved campus, a reprieve from her tense marriage and the stresses of pandemic parenting. Adam is hesitant to leave his bucolic but secluded life with his wife and young sons. Single mother Polly hasn’t been back to campus in more than twenty years and has no interest in returning—but changes her mind when her teenage son suggests a road trip.But the reunion isn’t what any of them had envisioned. Hope, always upbeat, is no longer able to downplay the pressures of life at home or the cracks in her long-standing friendships. Adam finds himself energized by the memory of his carefree, reckless younger self—which only reminds him how much has changed. Polly cannot ignore the ghosts of her college years, including a closely guarded secret. When the weekend takes a startling turn, all three find themselves reckoning with the past—and how it will bear on the future.
A New York Times Editors' Choice From the beloved author of the “uniquely poignant” (Entertainment Weekly) novel The Blessings comes a captivating story about three friends forced to reckon with their lives during a college reunion in coastal Maine.“Reunion had me hooked from its perfectly tense opening and kept me enthralled throughout with its masterful storytelling. This is Elise Juska’s best book yet.”—Liz Moore, New York Times bestselling author of Long Bright River and The God of the Woods“I loved this story about the importance of long friendships. . . . This is a perfectly crafted page-turner of a novel, full of warmth and wisdom.”—Mary Beth Keane, New York Times bestselling author of Ask Again, Yes and The Half Moon
It’s June 2021, and three old college friends are heading to New England for the twenty-fifth reunion that was delayed the year before. Hope, a stay-at-home mom, is desperate for a return to her beloved campus, a reprieve from her tense marriage and the stresses of pandemic parenting. Adam is hesitant to leave his bucolic but secluded life with his wife and young sons. Single mother Polly hasn’t been back to campus in more than twenty years and has no interest in returning—but changes her mind when her teenage son suggests a road trip.But the reunion isn’t what any of them had envisioned. Hope, always upbeat, is no longer able to downplay the pressures of life at home or the cracks in her long-standing friendships. Adam finds himself energized by the memory of his carefree, reckless younger self—which only reminds him how much has changed. Polly cannot ignore the ghosts of her college years, including a closely guarded secret. When the weekend takes a startling turn, all three find themselves reckoning with the past—and how it will bear on the future.
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A New York Times Editors' Choice From the beloved author of the “uniquely poignant” (Entertainment Weekly) novel The Blessings comes a captivating story about three friends forced to reckon with their lives during a college reunion in coastal Maine.“Reunion had me hooked from its perfectly tense opening and kept me enthralled throughout with its masterful storytelling. This is Elise Juska’s best book yet.”—Liz Moore, New York Times bestselling author of Long Bright River and The God of the Woods“I loved this story about the importance of long friendships. . . . This is a perfectly crafted page-turner of a novel, full of warmth and wisdom.”—Mary Beth Keane, New York Times bestselling author of Ask Again, Yes and The Half Moon
It’s June 2021, and three old college friends are heading to New England for the twenty-fifth reunion that was delayed the year before. Hope, a stay-at-home mom, is desperate for a return to her beloved campus, a reprieve from her tense marriage and the stresses of pandemic parenting. Adam is hesitant to leave his bucolic but secluded life with his wife and young sons. Single mother Polly hasn’t been back to campus in more than twenty years and has no interest in returning—but changes her mind when her teenage son suggests a road trip.But the reunion isn’t what any of them had envisioned. Hope, always upbeat, is no longer able to downplay the pressures of life at home or the cracks in her long-standing friendships. Adam finds himself energized by the memory of his carefree, reckless younger self—which only reminds him how much has changed. Polly cannot ignore the ghosts of her college years, including a closely guarded secret. When the weekend takes a startling turn, all three find themselves reckoning with the past—and how it will bear on the future.
