Us by David Nicholls

The Man Booker Prizelonglisted followup to the multimillioncopy bestselling ONE DAY David Nicholls brings to bear all the wit and intelligence that graced ONE DAY in this brilliant bittersweet novel about love and family husbands and wives parents and children Longlisted for the Man Booker Prize for Fiction 2014 Douglas Petersen understands his wifes need to rediscover herself now that their son is leaving home He just thought theyd be doing their rediscovering together So when Connie announces that she will be leaving too he resolves to make their last family holiday into the trip of a lifetime one that will draw the three of them closer and win the respect of his son One that will make Connie fall in love with him all over again The hotels are booked the tickets bought the itinerary planned and printed What could possibly go wrong