The Most Fun We Ever Had (Reese’s Book Club Pick): A Novel

When Marilyn Connolly and David Sorenson fall in love in the 1970s, they are unaware of what lies ahead. By 2016, their four daughters are each struggling in different ways: Wendy, widowed young, turns to alcohol and younger men; Violet, a former litigator now staying home with children, battles anxiety when her darkest past resurfaces; Liza, a newly tenured professor, finds herself pregnant by a man she's uncertain about; and Grace, the youngest, begins living a secret life unknown to her family. The daughters share a fear that they will never experience a love like their parents'. When Jonah Bendt arrives—a teenager given up for adoption fifteen years earlier by one of the daughters—the novel traces the Sorenson family's history across nearly fifty years. Set in Chicago and its suburbs, the story reveals years marked by adolescence, infidelity, and resentment, alongside moments of joy. Lombardo's debut examines the complexities of love, the challenges of parenthood and sisterhood, and the intricate bonds that hold families together.