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A wonderfully relatable book
Rocky has her own her way of processing disasters: 1. This could happen to us. 2. This couldn’t happen to us. And then there’s a secret third column: ‘This... READ MORE
A perfect slice of life novel
What a wonderful book this was! I loved every moment in Rocky’s anxious, funny, loving, wonderful mind and I related to her in so many ways. Books like thi... READ MORE
Synopsis
Rocky, Nick, Willa and Jamie. A normal loving, anxious, messy, relatable, family.
Rocky has her own her way of processing disasters: 1. This could happen to us. 2. This couldn’t happen to us. And then there’s a secret third column: ‘This could happen to us unless I am very careful/ superstitious/ grateful…’
So when a former classmate of Jamie’s dies in a seemingly random accident, Rocky becomes obsessed. She's also developed a niggling medical condition that won't go away. On the surface, she is still living her best life as the irreverent, funny, unpredictable beating heart of her family. Her father is his unique, adorable self; Willa is prone to bouts of existential angst whilst berating the fact that her mother has zero filter; Nick is steady, logical, sometimes infuriating.
But if accidents can happen – and they do – is it safe to love anyone?
Laugh out loud funny and deeply emotional, Wreck follows Rocky and her family through one rollercoaster year as they share the unpredictable, beautiful messiness of life.
Publisher information
- Publisher: Transworld Publishers Ltd
- ISBN: 9781529959697
- Number of pages: 256
- Dimensions: 223 x 145 x 26 mm
- Weight: 364g
- Languages: English
Customer Reviews
View allMundane slice of life
Thank you to NetGalley and Random House UK, Transworld for this ARC.
We are back in the bosom of Rocky's family which we first encountered in "Sandwich"... READ MORE
Superb
Catherine Newman is a fantastic author so I was delighted to receive an early review copy of Wreck.
So delighted that in fact it jumped to the top of the ... READ MORE
A fabulous sequel to Sandwich
I enjoyed this book, back with Rocky and her family. This is a read which takes in a more serious storyline for Rocky and I found it to be a bit of an anx... READ MORE
Great read, funny and interesting
Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for an advance copy of this book.
A 4 on account of the cats.
This is the second book about Rachel and her fami... READ MORE
Brilliant
I absolutely adore Catherine Newman's writing. She speaks to the most honest part of ourselves - where we are just getting by and spend 90% of our time wo... READ MORE
Another wonderful book from Newman!
We’re back with Rocky and her family - this time at home. It’s two years after their Cape Cod holiday, and things have changed. Rocky and Nick’s son, Jamie... READ MORE
The perfect book
Wreck is wholly and completely the right book at the right time for me. Occasionally I want to live inside a book and Wreck instilled that feeling deep in ... READ MORE
Rocky is a woman that I would love to meet
I enjoyed reading ‘Sandwich’ a while ago and so it was nice to be reconnected with Rocky and her family. Rocky is a character that I think you can love or ... READ MORE
I Hope This Isn't The Last Of Rocky
Have you ever met a more relatable main character than Rocky? It's like Catherine Newman looked into my head, saw my fears, hopes, and neurotic tendencies,... READ MORE
A wry look at mid life
This is my 3rd Newman book and my 2nd visit to Rocky's world. Newman's writing is as warm , funny and real as ever. As in Sandwich - Rocky is dealing with... READ MORE
Well written novella
Meet Rocky (Rachel) and Nick along with their children, Willa and Jamie. Let’s not forget Rocky‘s dad who is living in the annex. Not permanently – but may... READ MORE
Wonderful!
Wreck by Catherine Newman
We're back with Rocky and her family - husband Nick, adult children Jamie and Willa and her widowed dad, although you don't ne... READ MORE
Humorous and relatable
If you haven’t read a book by Catherine Newman before, this is a great place to start. The main protagonist in ‘Wreck’ is Rocky, a woman at a point in her ... READ MORE
Funny and relatable
Rachel aka Rocky, her husband Nick, daughter Willa and father Mort all live in Western Massachusetts, whilst son Jamie is off living in New York. If you'v... READ MORE
A Treat
I was so excited to step into the life of Rocky and her family again after rating Sandwich in which we first meet Rocky, as one of my top ten reads of the ... READ MORE
Chaotic insight
This was quite an unusual read which I found captured me from the start yet I didn’t really love it but still found it engaging. It’s an interesting viewpo... READ MORE
A story without a purpose
I didn’t enjoy this book. Whilst the introspective musings of self-obsessed catastrophiser Rocky are perceptive and witty, a narrative storyline cannot be ... READ MORE
Perfection
I absolutely adore Catherine Newman's writing. She speaks to the most honest part of ourselves - where we are just getting by and spend 90% of our time wo... READ MORE
Easy read
I enjoyed this book for what it was. It is basically following the life of one woman Rocky and all her issues. They start with the death of one of her son’... READ MORE
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