However, at each and every turn there seems to be a disaster in the way of her plan. In this story, she’s trying to keep Linnie’s wedding to Rodney from falling apart as constant disasters await them.īeing the youngest, Charlie has watched her own siblings grow up and move out of home and desperately wants to make this weekend the best since this is the first time in years that everyone will be under the same roof, including her favourite brother Danny. The youngest, brightest and protagonist in this novel is Charlie who is constantly helping her parents and siblings in any way. Matson has become my favourite contemporary author.' The Bookbag 'Heart-wrenching and beautifully portrayed' Prettybooks And Since You've Been Gone.Welcome to the family behind ‘Grant Central Station’Ī big family made up of the parents, Jeffrey and Eleanor with the latter being the author and artist behind a popular comic strip based on their lives including that of their many children (in descending order): Danny, Linnie, JJ, Mike and lastly Charlie. Praise for Morgan Matson: Amy & Roger's Epic Detour 'Funny and heartwarming, we love Amy & Roger's Epic Detour' - Bliss 'Strong literary romance, this is an ideal summer read choice' - The Bookseller 'A near perfect summer read' - Publisher's Weekly, starred review And Second Chance Summer. Over the course of four days Charlie will learn there's so much more to each member of her family than she imagined, even herself, and that maybe letting go of the things she's been holding on tightest to can help her find what really keeps them together. Not only will everyone be back home for her sister's wedding, but she's also juggling: - a rented dog that just won't stop howling - an unexpectedly hot wedding-coordinator's nephew - her favourite brother bringing home his HORRIBLE new girlfriend - fear that her parents' marriage is falling apart - and the return to town of the boy she's loved practically all her life. But sometimes normal is just another word for stuck, and this weekend that's all going to change. Hanging out with her best friend, pining for Jesse Foster - who she's loved since she was twelve - and generally flying under the radar as much as she can. įrom the author of Since You've Been Gone and The Unexpected Everything comes a dreamy story of summer romance and finding yourself, perfect for fans of Jenny Han and Sarah Dessen Charlie Grant tries to keep her life as normal as possible.

From the author of Since You've Been Gone and The Unexpected Everything comes a dreamy story of summer romance and finding yourself, perfect for fans of Jenny Han and Sarah Dessen Charlie Grant tries to keep her life as normal as possible.

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