Summary of TheVacationers

Summary of The Vacationers by Emma Straub | Includes Analysis
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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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