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The Adults

Hardcover / ISBN-13: 9781409178293

Price: £14.99

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Meet The Adults.

Claire and Matt are no longer together but decide what’s best for their daughter Scarlett is to have a ‘normal’ family Christmas. They can’t agree on whose idea it was, or who said they should bring their new partners. But someone must have – and it’s too late to pull the plug.

Claire brings her new boyfriend Patrick (never Pat), a seemingly sensible, eligible from a distance, Iron-Man-in-Waiting. Matt brings the new love of his life Alex, funny, smart, and extremely patient. Scarlett, their daughter, brings her imaginary friend Posey. He’s a rabbit.

Together the five of them grit their teeth over Forced Fun activities, drinking a little too much after bed-time, oversharing classified secrets about their pasts and, before you know it, their holiday is a powder keg that ends – where this story starts – with a tearful, frightened, call to the police…

But what happened? They said they’d all be adults about this…

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Reviews

Razor-sharp comedy.
SUNDAY MIRROR
Caroline Hulse's The Adults gripped me from the start . . . With a razor-sharp eye, she dissects the nightmare of family politics. It's an assured, well-paced book, and even though we know the crisis point from the beginning, there are heaps of surprises along the way. Reminiscent of Liane Moriarty's Big Little Lies, this book is a sure-fire winner'
Cass Hunter, author of The After Wife
I loved it. I couldn't believe it was a debut. It was so funny, and intriguing and I was desperate to know where it was all heading - a great read
Mike Gayle author of THE MAN I THINK I KNOW
Brilliantly funny.
GOOD HOUSEKEEPING
Clever, perceptive and wickedly funny, this is a holiday-from-hell extravaganza not to be missed!
Lancashire Evening Post
I have a feeling Caroline Hulse might be a genius, this book is so brilliant. It's funny, clever and original - I loved every minute of reading it. Also, Posey should get a spin-off TV show
Lucy Vine, author of Hot Mess
Genuinely unputdownable books are rare in my experience. This is one...A brilliant, original comedy of contemporary manners.
DAILY MAIL
Packed with sharp wit, engaging characters and off-beat humour, this is a fresh and feisty thrill-ride of a novel.
HEAT
I loved The Adults! Funny, dry and beautifully observed. Highly recommended for anyone whose Perfect Christmases never quite go according to plan! Gill Sims, bestselling author of Why Mummy Drinks.