Just Fly Away, Andrew McCarthy
Just Fly Away, Andrew McCarthy
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Just Fly Away

Author: Andrew McCarthy

Narrator: Suzy Jackson

Unabridged: 6 hr 18 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 03/28/2017

Synopsis

A debut novel about one girl's discovery of family secrets, first love, the limits of forgiveness, and finding one's way in the world, written with wisdom and sympathy by the bestselling memoirist, actor, and director. When fifteen-year-old Lucy Willows discovers that her father has a child from a brief affair, a eight-year-old boy named Thomas who lives in her own suburban New Jersey town, she begins to question everything she thinks she knows about her family and her life. Lucy can't believe her father betrayed the whole family, or that her mother forgave him, or that her sister isn't rocked by the news the way Lucy is. Worse, Lucy's father's secret is now her own, one that isolates her from her friends, family, and even her boyfriend, Simon, the one person she expected would truly understand. When Lucy escapes to Maine, the home of her mysteriously estranged grandfather, she finally begins to get to the bottom of her family's secrets and lies. Fans of the rebels and antiheroes in the novels of Rainbow Rowell, A. S. King, and Meg Wolitzer will welcome this sharp, observant new voice in young adult fiction

About Andrew McCarthy

Since starring in movies like Pretty in Pink, St Elmo’s Fire, and Less Than Zero, Andrew McCarthy has become a director, an award-winning travel writer, and a bestselling author. He has directed more than eighty hours of television, including Orange Is the New Black, The Blacklist, Gossip Girl, and many others. For a dozen years he served as editor at large at National Geographic Traveler and his award-winning travel writing has appeared in The New York Times, the Atlantic and TIME. He is the author of The Longest Way Home, Just Fly Away, and most recently a memoir, Brat, all New York Times bestsellers.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Kristy on March 12, 2017

Lucy is fifteen and enjoying what seems to be a happy, normal life with her parents and younger sister when she has a bombshell dropped on her: her father has an eight-year-old son with another woman. And they live only a few blocks away. When Lucy learns of this news, she is incredibly angry at bot......more

Goodreads review by Michelle (Pink Polka Dot Books) on March 23, 2017

3.5 Stars. I picked this up because I saw the name Andrew McCarthy and wondered if it was THAT Andrew McCarthy-- it is. It's the brat-packer from Pretty in Pink and St. Elmo's Fire (& most recently The Family-- RIP) and all that 80's goodness. So I thought why not?? Let's see what inspired him to wri......more

Goodreads review by Trinity on November 09, 2024

Just Fly Away by Andrew McCarthy is a four-star book to me, which isn’t necessarily a bad thing. The book overall was great, but could have been started better. Throughout the first few chapters I thought the writing wasn’t the greatest. I don’t have an exact thing I didn’t like about it; it just di......more

Goodreads review by Suzanne on September 18, 2017

I know that a lot of readers are coming down hard on this book because it's written by a famous adult male actor, but I thought it had a lot of charm. I found Lucy's voice believable, and the premise of the book would have been alluring to me even if I hadn't known the author's identity. My only qui......more

Goodreads review by Faizan on June 18, 2024

I got the book from NetGalley for review. I want to give it one star but that will be a little harsh as Andrew McCarthy is not a young adult fiction writer. And he also manages to show the immaturity of kids of that age. That is an only plus point of this book. Read the complete review and more revi......more

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