âSandwich is joy in book form. I laughed continuously, except for the parts that made me cry. Catherine Newman does a miraculous job reminding us of all the wonder there is to be found in life.""âAnn Patchett, New York Times bestselling author of Tom Lake
âA total delight.ââKate Christensen, author of The Great Man and Welcome Home, Stranger
From the beloved author of We All Want Impossible Things, a moving, hilarious story of a family summer vacation full of secrets, lunch, and learning to let go.
For the past two decades, Rocky has looked forward to her familyâs yearly escape to Cape Cod. Their humble beach-town rental has been the site of sweet memories, sunny days, great meals, and messes of all kinds: emotional, marital, andâthanks to the cottageâs ancient plumbingâseptic too.
This yearâs vacation, with Rocky sandwiched between her half-grown kids and fully aging parents, promises to be just as delightful as summers pastâexcept, perhaps, for Rockyâs hormonal bouts of rage and melancholy. (Hello, menopause!) Her body is changingâher life is, too. And then a chain of events sends Rocky into the past, reliving both the tenderness and sorrow of a handful of long-ago summers.
It's one precious week: everything is in balance; everything is in flux. And when Rocky comes face to face with her familyâs history and future, she is forced to accept that she can no longer hide her secrets from the people she loves.