American Fantasy

*THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER*

EMBARK ON THE JOYOUS AND NOSTALGIC JOURNEY OF A LIFETIME IN THE LATEST NOVEL FROM THENEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THIS TIME TOMORROW AND ALL ADULTS HERE

Pure joyAnn Patchett
Fun, delicious, big-heartedTaylor Jenkins Reid
‘So funny and wise and perfectly done’ Lena Dunham
Criminally readableMaria Semple
I cant TELL you the enjoyment it gave meMarian Keyes
I was completely swept away Coco Mellors
You will feel so understood by this novelRainbow Rowell
Unexpectedly hilarious. Cheaper than therapy and a lot more fun!Holly Brickley
I longed to be aboard the American Fantasy Lauren Bravo

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Annie is on a journey straight back to her past.

When the American Fantasy cruise ship sets sail for a four-day themed voyage, aboard are all five members of a famous 1990s boyband, and three thousand women who have worshipped them since their youth.

Newly divorced and with an empty nest, Annie is on board as a lark to appease her sister. Once a diehard fan of the band as a teen, she now feels out of place amid the sea of bedazzling t-shirts bearing the singers’ faces. Yet when the lights go down, the cocktails are poured and the band starts singing, Annie finally reconnects to a long-submerged part of herself.

As she encounters Keith, the band’s slightly depressed, fifty-something lead singer – not just a celebrity but someone clearly in need of a friend – she feels like anything is possible.

But is the connection between Annie and Keith just a fantasy? Or is this the beginning of a new chapter for them both?

Full of laugh-out-loud reflections on fame, nostalgia, marriage and growing up, American Fantasy celebrates the magic of revisiting our youth, and the even greater magic of starting anew.

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PRAISE FOR EMMA STRAUB

Has all the pleasures of reading one of Anne Tylers compelling family portraitsNEW YORK TIMES

Nostalgic, wise, funny, and filled with loveGABRIELLE ZEVIN on This Time Tomorrow

Smart, compelling, irresistible LIANE MORIARTY on Modern Lovers

Her warmth and sense of humour electrify every pageNEW YORK MAGAZINE