Marrying the Ketchups: A Novel

by Jennifer Close Narrated by Cassandra Campbell

Overview

An irresistible comedy of manners about three generations of a Chicago restaurant family and the deep-fried, beer-battered, cream cheese-frosted love that feeds them all-from the best-selling author of Girls in White Dresses
 
“Laugh-out-loud funny, and deeply resonant to our times. I was so happy to be in the Sullivan family's Chicago bar, caught in the swirl of three generations of grudges, love affairs and fraught personal decisions.”
-Ann Napolitano, best-selling author of Dear Edward


Here are the three things the Sullivan family knows to be true: the Chicago Cubs will always be the underdogs; historical progress is inevitable; and their grandfather, Bud, founder of JP Sullivan's, will always make the best burgers in Oak Park. But when, over the course of three strange months, the Cubs win the World Series, Trump is elected president, and Bud drops dead, suddenly everyone in the family finds themselves doubting all they hold dear.
 
Take Gretchen for example, lead singer for a '90s cover band who has been flirting with fame for a decade but is beginning to wonder if she's too old to be chasing a childish dream. Or Jane, Gretchen's older sister, who is starting to suspect that her fitness-obsessed husband who hides the screen of his phone isn't always “working late.” And then there's Teddy, their steadfast, unfailingly good cousin, nursing heartbreak and confusion because the guy who dumped him keeps showing up for lunch at JP Sullivan's where Teddy is the manager. How can any of them be expected to make the right decisions when the world feels sideways-and the bartender at JP Sullivan's makes such strong cocktails?
 
Outrageously funny and wickedly astute, Marrying the Ketchups is a delicious confection by one of our most beloved authors.
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Editorial Reviews

JUNE 2022 - AudioFile

Cassandra Campbell impressively narrates this immersive multigenerational saga, set mainly in Chicago in 2016. As listeners meet the extended Sullivan clan, the point of view shifts among three people—sisters Jane and Gretchen, and their cousin Teddy. Campbell exquisitely inhabits older sister Jane, mother of two, who questions her marriage and her privileged suburban life; Gretchen, who returns home after a decade-long stint as a singer in a ‘90's cover band; and Teddy, a restaurant manager who is disappointed in love. Campbell expresses each character's struggles, as well as the bonds and tensions among them. Set amid the political climate of the Trump presidency, this audiobook also depicts the challenges of owning and operating a restaurant—and of being a Cubs fan. M.J. © AudioFile 2022, Portland, Maine

JUNE 2022 - AudioFile

Cassandra Campbell impressively narrates this immersive multigenerational saga, set mainly in Chicago in 2016. As listeners meet the extended Sullivan clan, the point of view shifts among three people—sisters Jane and Gretchen, and their cousin Teddy. Campbell exquisitely inhabits older sister Jane, mother of two, who questions her marriage and her privileged suburban life; Gretchen, who returns home after a decade-long stint as a singer in a ‘90's cover band; and Teddy, a restaurant manager who is disappointed in love. Campbell expresses each character's struggles, as well as the bonds and tensions among them. Set amid the political climate of the Trump presidency, this audiobook also depicts the challenges of owning and operating a restaurant—and of being a Cubs fan. M.J. © AudioFile 2022, Portland, Maine

Product Details

BN ID:	2940176258004
Publisher:	Penguin Random House
Publication date:	04/26/2022
Edition description:	Unabridged

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