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INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

“Sandwich is joy in book form. I laughed continuously, except for the parts that made me cry. Catherine Newman does a miraculous job reminding us of all the wonder there is to be found in life."—Ann Patchett, New York Times bestselling author of Tom Lake

“If you like my novels, you will love love love this . . . . I stand in awe, it’s just perfect.”—Elin Hilderbrand, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Swan Song

“A total delight.”—Kate Christensen

From the beloved author of We All Want Impossible Things, a moving, hilarious story of a family summer vacation full of secrets, lunch, and learning to let go.

This year’s vacation, with Rocky sandwiched between her half-grown kids and fully aging parents, promises to be just as delightful as summers past—except, perhaps, for Rocky’s hormonal bouts of rage and melancholy. (Hello, menopause!) Her body is changing—her life is, too. And then a chain of events sends Rocky into the past, reliving both the tenderness and sorrow of a handful of long-ago summers.

It's one precious week: everything is in balance; everything is in flux. And when Rocky comes face to face with her family’s history and future, she is forced to accept that she can no longer hide her secrets from the people she loves.

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Discussion Questions

1. How do secrets work in this book? Why are there so many of them, and how do they relate to each other and/or move the story along?

2. How did you feel about the character named Rocky’s Menopausal Body?

3. This is, to some extent, a book about a long marriage. What are your thoughts about Rocky and Nick’s relationship?

4. What about Rocky’s relationships with her young adult kids? Her own aging parents?

5. Did you have a favorite character?

6. If you could have given a single piece of advice to one of the characters, what would it have been?

7. How important do you think the setting was to the way the story unfolded?

8. Does this book actually have a plot, and how would you describe it?

9. Did it end the way you thought it would? Was the ending delightful, satisfying, annoying, enraging or none of the above?

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