Summary of The Vacationers (eBook)

Summary of The Vacationers by Emma Straub | Includes Analysis 

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-Overview of the entire book

-Introduction to the characters in the book

-Summary and analysis of all the chapters in the book

-Reader's Perspective

Preview of the earlier Chapters:

Chapter 1

Jim, his wife, Franny, and his daughter, Sylvia, are all packing their

bags to go on vacation in Mallorca, one of the Balearic Islands in Spain.

Jim has recently retired and is unsure what to do with his free time.

 Sylvia is happy to be leaving Manhattan. She will be attending Brown

University next year.

Jim likes to run or walk every day, so today he walks around Terminal

7. Jim also has a son, Bobby, who lives in Florida. Bobby has a

girlfriend named Carmen. Bobby, Carmen, and Franny's friend, Charles

and his husband, Lawrence, will meet them in Mallorca. The Posts

rented a house outside of Palma from a woman named Gemma.

 On the plane ride, Franny and Jim sit in business class on the plane

while Sylvia sits in coach because Franny does not believe children or

teenagers should sit in business class. During the flight, Jim walks back

to Sylvia. Sylvia covers up the notebook she is writing in.

 In the notebook, Sylvia has written a list of things she wants to do

before she goes to college. Last on the list is losing her virginity...

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