Name: Greetings from Jamaica, Wish You Were Queer
ISBN: 9781932859300

Mari SanGiovanni

Marie Santora and her crazy Italian family inherit millions from her grandmother's estate, and they all travel to Jamaica where Marie hopes to get everything settled, but with this family the island might not be big enough.

Greetings from Jamaica, Wish You Were Queer

Megan Cooper

Now this is a madcap romp that runs into the realm of farce without falling into absurdity. SanGiovanni keeps the humour and plot flowing at a great pace and it did make me laugh aloud. The narrator, Marie Santora, inherits her grandmother’s fortune and it changes her life – whether for the better is to be determined. She and her siblings decide to placate their dysfunctional family to Jamaica for a family vacation to soften them up before they tell them how the money will be divided. In the meantime, Marie finally breaks up with her cheating girlfriend and sets off to Hollywood to pursue her dream of becoming a screenwriter and convince her favourite actress to read the script. Marie is stalkerish (in an amusing way) in her pursuit of the actress, causing her to retreat to join her family on vacation. Of course the actress arrives at the same resort and the litany of misunderstandings, slapstick and farce goes all out. There’s a nice bit of romance that is handled quite well and actually addresses some real and difficult issues. Of course there’s a happily ever after – even though her script sucked, she gets the girl, her family is happy (and still dysfunctional) and I ended up with a big grin on my face when I finished it.

Greetings from Jamaica, Wish You Were Queer

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