American Fantasy

<p><b>*THE INSTANT <i>NEW YORK TIMES </i>BESTSELLER*</p><p>EMBARK ON THE JOYOUS AND NOSTALGIC JOURNEY OF A LIFETIME IN THE LATEST NOVEL FROM <i>THE</i> <i>NEW YORK TIMES</i> BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF <i>THIS TIME TOMORROW</i> AND <i>ALL ADULTS HERE</i></b></p><p><b>'Pure joy' </b>Ann Patchett<Br><b>'Fun, delicious, big-hearted' </b>Taylor Jenkins Reid<Br><b> So funny and wise and perfectly done </b>Lena Dunham<Br><b>'Criminally readable' </b>Maria Semple<Br><b>'I can't TELL you the enjoyment it gave me' </b>Marian Keyes<Br><b>'I was completely swept away'</b> Coco Mellors<Br><b>'You will feel so understood by this novel' </b>Rainbow Rowell<Br><b>'Unexpectedly hilarious. Cheaper than therapy and a lot more fun!' </b>Holly Brickley<Br><b>'I longed to be aboard the American Fantasy'</b> Lauren Bravo</p><p><b>---</p><p>Annie is on a journey straight back to her past.</b></p><p>When the American Fantasy cruise ship sets sail for a four-day themed voyage, aboard are all five members of a famous 1990s boyband, and three thousand women who have worshipped them since their youth.</p><p>Newly divorced and with an empty nest, Annie is on board as a lark to appease her sister. Once a diehard fan of the band as a teen, she now feels out of place amid the sea of bedazzling t-shirts bearing the singers faces. Yet when the lights go down, the cocktails are poured and the band starts singing, Annie finally reconnects to a long-submerged part of herself.</p><p>As she encounters Keith, the band s slightly depressed, fifty-something lead singer not just a celebrity but someone clearly in need of a friend she feels like anything is possible.</p><p>But is the connection between Annie and Keith just a fantasy? Or is this the beginning of a new chapter for them both?</p><p><b>Full of laugh-out-loud reflections on fame, nostalgia, marriage and growing up, <i>American Fantasy </i>celebrates the magic of revisiting our youth, and the even greater magic of starting anew.</p><p>---</p><p><u>PRAISE FOR EMMA STRAUB</u></b></p><p><b>'Has all the pleasures of reading one of Anne Tyler's compelling family portraits' </b><i>NEW YORK TIMES</i></p><p><b>'Nostalgic, wise, funny, and filled with love' </b>GABRIELLE ZEVIN on <i>This Time Tomorrow</i></p><p><b>'Smart, compelling, irresistible</b>' LIANE MORIARTY on<i> Modern Lovers</i></p><p><b>'Her warmth and sense of humour electrify every page' </b><i>NEW YORK MAGAZINE</i></p>