Arrivals and Departures

Name: Arrivals and Departures
Brand: Ballantine Books
SKU: 9780593500323
Price: 37.20 USD
Availability: InStock

$37.20

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Biographical Note:
Amanda Eyre Ward is the New York Times bestselling author of twelve books including The Jetsetters, a Reese's Book Club pick. She lives in Austin, Texas, with her family.

Reading Line:
Author of The Jetsetters, the bestselling Reese's Book Club pick

Review Quotes:
"Compulsively readable characters will have you turning page after page. A mystery, a family, and a storm of messy emotions are perfectly balanced by a beautiful summer backdrop." --New York Times bestselling author Haley Pham

"Ward deals with heavy themes with a deft hand, and readers will root for the flawed Perkinses even as they bury their heads in the (wine-soaked) sand . . . Book clubs will also be drawn to its satisfying but hardly neat ending." --Booklist, starred review

"To say that this book packs an emotional punch would be putting it lightly. Yet, as those who enjoyed The Jetsetters will no doubt know, Ward possesses a keenly balanced approach that allows her complex family drama to exist among Greece's sun-dappled streets and fruit-laden groves. She pens deeply relatable, funny and ironic characters who grow well beyond the limits of their issues . . . Ward gracefully balances distance, misunderstandings and feelings of betrayal to craft a story that encompasses all the ways that a family can save one another, and how choosing to see--really see--them can be the difference between sinking and swimming." --Bookreporter

"A family struggles to save itself in this follow-up to Ward's bestselling The Jetsetters . . . Ward has a breezy writing style that zips along . . . A propulsive novel about the complex bonds of family." --Kirkus Reviews

"A charming romp . . . Ward gives each family member a turn in the spotlight, darting among their points of view from one crisp cliffhanger to the next, pausing occasionally to reveal long-held family secrets or dispense pop psychology insights into the Perkins' bad behavior." --Publishers Weekly

Publisher Marketing:
From the New York Times bestselling author of The Jetsetters comes a witty and wonderful new novel about one unforgettable family and the journeys we take--across oceans and through heartbreak--to find our way back to love.

The Perkins family has problems. They're scattered across the globe. Lee, a glamorous reality-TV star, is struggling with her mental health in the spotlight. Regan, her younger sister, has fallen for a romance scammer. Cord, their charming brother, is one drink away from losing it all. And their mother, Charlotte, still longs for the love she let slip away a decade ago, a lover who sailed off with her heart to a remote island in Greece.

When Regan disappears, Lee flies first-class to Athens to save her family--again. There, against the glittering Mediterranean and the shadow of the Acropolis, Lee contends with emotional nieces, relentless paparazzi, and her own fragile heart. Lee is desperately searching--for her sister, and for the hope and joy she thought was gone forever.

Across continents and crises, each member of the Perkins family must face the same question: is it ever too late to choose love?

Featuring characters from Ward's bestselling novel The Jetsetters, Arrivals and Departures is brimming with humor, honesty, and hope. It's the story of a family finding the courage to say the only words that can save us-- I love you.

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