The Floating Feldmans Review

This is a wonderful women’s fiction novel. Often funny, other times poignant, the book is told from multiple points of view. So, we see the grandmother, Annette, dealing with her grown children that...

Elyssa Friedland has constructed a clever and compelling story. An evocative family drama filled with tension, secrets and a splash of humor. The setting of the cruise ship added even more to the clau...

3.5 starsThis was a pretty enjoyable read about family members who all seem to be hiding some sort of secret from one another. I do think it was a clever idea by the author to have most of the story t...

3.5 stars, rounded downAnnette Feldman has the bright idea to celebrate her 70th birthday on a 4 day Caribbean cruise surrounded by her family. This is not one of those close knit, lovey dovey familie...

I love stories about family dynamics and family dysfunction. In Elyssa Friedland's new book, The Floating Feldmans , she brings three generations of a family together with an added twist—they're he...

I initially started The Floating Feldmans while sitting poolside at home then, as much as I was enjoying it, had an epiphany and thought, "Wait! I need to take this with me on my family cruise (dad, s...

Release on July 23, 2019The Feldmans are more than a tad dysfunctional and a non-cohesive bunch, and thus for the past few years is reflected in their infrequent gatherings and their choice to be phys...

If you enjoy books about oddly endearing dysfunctional families this is the book for you! This was surprisingly poignant look at what happens when on quirky family finally spends more than one meal to...

“𝙸 𝚖𝚎𝚊𝚗 𝚠𝚎 𝙵𝚎𝚕𝚍𝚖𝚊𝚗𝚜 𝚊𝚛𝚎𝚗’𝚝 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚔𝚒𝚗𝚍 𝚘𝚏 𝚙𝚎𝚘𝚙𝚕𝚎 𝚠𝚑𝚘 𝚠𝚎𝚊𝚛 𝚛𝚒𝚍�...

A fun read that makes you think about family interactions and laugh out loud. Would you go on a cruise as an adult with your parents? Think of all the zany things that can happen and multiple by a tho...