{"product_id":"2940169066005","title":"The Adults: A Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA couple (now separated), plus their daughter, plus their \u003ci\u003enew\u003c\/i\u003e partners, all on an epic Christmas vacation. What could go wrong?\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eThis razor-sharp novel puts a darkly comic twist on seasonal favorites like \u003ci\u003eLove Actually \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Holiday\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMeet \u003ci\u003eThe Adults\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eClaire and Matt are no longer together but decide that it would be best for their daughter, Scarlett, to have a \"normal\" family Christmas. They can't agree on whose idea it was to go to the Happy Forest holiday park, or who said they should bring their new partners. But someone didamp;mdash;and it's too late to pull the plug. Claire brings her new boyfriend, Patrick (never Pat), a seemingly sensible, eligible from a distance Ironman in Waiting. Matt brings the new love of his life, Alex, funny, smart, and extremely patient. Scarlett, who is seven, brings her imaginary friend Posey. He's a giant rabbit. Together the five (or six?) of them grit their teeth over Forced Fun Activities, drink a little too much after Scarlett's bedtime, overshare classified secrets about their pasts . . . and before you know it, their holiday is a powder keg that ends where this novel beginsamp;mdash;with a tearful, frightened call to the police.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat happened? They said they'd all be adults about this. . . .\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47161713492208,"sku":"2940169066005","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940169066005_p0.jpg?v=1763759252","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940169066005","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}