SANDWICH by Catherine Newman - Review

 



SANDWICH (Harper) by Catherine Newman is a delicious novel which I gobbled up. 

It's not about making sandwiches, although fifty-four-year-old Rachel or "Rocky," as she's called makes sandwiches daily for the family's lunch.


Rocky, hubby, Nick and their children, daughter, Willa, son, Jamie and his girlfriend, Maya are at the beach house they rent for a week every summer in Cape Cod and it promises to be another wonderful week, just like the past two decades. But it isn't - life happens.  

Rocky's hormonal bouts of rage and melancholy (Hello! Menopause.) take away some of her summer joy and she's faced with secrets which she has to share with the people she loves.

Some readers may find the story simplistic, but I found it deep  and emotional. I fell in love with some of the characters - others not so much, but their love for each other is definitive.




​Catherine Newman is the author of the memoirs Catastrophic Happiness and Waiting for Birdy, the middle-grade novel One Mixed-Up Night, the kids’ craft book Stitch Camp, the best-selling how-to books for kids How to Be a Person and What Can I Say?, and the novels We All Want Impossible Things and Sandwich. 


She writes the Substack newsletter Crone Sandwich and has been a regular contributor to the New York Times, Real Simple, O, The Oprah Magazine, Cup of Jo, and many other publications. 


She lives in Amherst, Massachusetts.


https://catherinenewmanwriter.com

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