Craved Pineapple Street by for its privileged chaos and biting wit? Let The Most Fun We Ever Had by work its magic next.
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- Multi-gen family sprawl = decades of secrets
- Upper-middle-class pretensions skewered w/ love not mockery
- 4 sisters, endless rivalries & loyalty tests
- Long marriages cracking under polished suburban surfaces
You loved watching the Stockton clan unravel in real-time? The Sorenson family ups the stakes—four daughters, forty years of resentments, and a Midwestern marriage so seemingly perfect it's practically begging for fissures. Lombardo delivers that same upper-crust voyeurism you craved, but trades Brooklyn brownstones for Chicago suburbs where every casserole hides a grievance and every holiday gathering becomes a minefield of unspoken disappointments.
This isn't dynastic melodrama—it's the slow-burn implosion of people who have everything except the ability to be honest with each other. The wit cuts deep, the empathy runs deeper.
If Pineapple Street made you hungry for more privileged families eating themselves alive with love, this is your feast.
What Readers Are Saying
"One hell of a dysfunctional family and I had a love-hate relationship with all of the characters except 15 year old Jonah whose appearance into their lives was what this family needed and they were what he needed." — Angela M, Goodreads
"This is about as good as character driven family sagas get! The Sorenson's will instantly grab you and won't let go until the very last page. I love character driven family saga/dramas and this one has plenty of everything." — Michelle, Goodreads
"… I could see glimpses of myself in Marilyn and that was one of the main reasons why I continued turning the pages. The Sorenson family was messy, full of both heartache and triumph and quite relatable in their interactions. If family drama is your thing - this one will pull you right in." — BernLuvsBooks, Goodreads
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