Dinner with the Schnabels: a heartwarming and outrageously funny read

"Dinner with the Schnabels" is a funny, warm, delightful novel that follows Simon Larsen as he struggles to get off the couch after his business fails and he loses the family home. His in-laws, the Schnabels, won't leave him alone, and he needs to landscape a friend's backyard for an important family event. As the week progresses, Simon is derailed by an unexpected house guest and discovers Tansy is harbouring a secret. The book is praised for its great humor and pathos, and is as heartwarming as it is outrageously funny.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 368 pages
Publication date: 22 September 2022
Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group

This is the book to beat in 2022. Flawless book. A pure joy. Full of humor, lovable characters, wit and surprises.

"Brilliant, funny and uplifting" - reader review

"You can marry into them, but can you ever really be one of them?"

Things haven't gone well for Simon Larsen lately. He adores his wife, Tansy, and his children, but since his business failed and he lost the family home, he can't seem to get off the couch.

His larger-than-life in-laws, the Schnabels - Tansy's mother, sister, and brother - won't get off his case. To keep everyone happy, Simon needs to do one little job: he has a week to landscape a friend's backyard for an important Schnabel family event.

But as the week progresses, Simon is derailed by the arrival of an unexpected house guest. Then he discovers Tansy is harbouring a secret. As his world spins out of control, who can Simon really count on when the chips are down?

Life with the Schnabels is messy, chaotic, and joyful, and "Dinner with the Schnabels" is as heartwarming as it is outrageously funny.

Praise for "Dinner with the Schnabels":

"Told with great humor and pathos. It is a tonic and a delight" - PIP WILLIAMS

"Toni Jordan at her finest - brilliantly observed and highly entertaining. I inhaled her words then snorted them out laughing!" - JOANNA NELL

"Smart, tender, wise and hilarious. This is a dinner I didn't want to leave" - KATHRYN HEYMAN

Praise for Toni Jordan:

"Laugh-out-loud funny" - The Australian Women's Weekly

"Crisp and clever" - Saturday Paper

"A moving comedy" - Who Weekly

"An emotionally rich domestic drama" - The Australian

Weight: 260g
Dimension: 194 x 126 x 26 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780349434353