Franny Post

Franny is the true matriarch of the family and of the plot line. Like the other characters on vacation, Franny has an issue that is an obstacle to overcome. Having recently learned that her husband Jim cheated on her and lost his job as a result, Franny is on the brink of deciding what is to come next: divorce or not? Truly, she cannot make a decision to move forward until she deals with her complicated feelings about the infidelity. The girl he chose was young and slim, a fact which bounces back on Franny and her mature figure and their thirty-five years of marriage.

The vacation seems to be the place where she will make her decision. On Mallorca, she is surrounded by her best friend, Charles, and her two children. As a character, Franny is a typical middle-aged mother. The author has done well at...