Synopses & Reviews
For the past thirty-three years, Angela Gillespie has sent to friends and family around the world an end-of-the-year letter titled Hello from the Gillespies.” Its always been cheery and full of good news. This year, Angela surprises herselfshe tells the truth....
The Gillespies are far from the perfect family that Angela has made them out to be. Her husband is coping badly with retirement. Her thirty-two-year-old twins are having career meltdowns. Her third daughter, badly in debt, cant stop crying. And her ten-year-old son spends more time talking to his imaginary friend than to real ones.
Without Angela, the family would fall apart. But when Angela is taken away from them in a most unexpected manner, the Gillespies pull togetherand pull themselves togetherin wonderfully surprising ways
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Praise for The House of Memories
“The twists and turns of modern families are explored in this warm novel which will have you reaching for the tissue box. This will keep Monica's long-time fans happy, and make her many new ones.”—Woman's Day (Australia)
“There are two sides to every story in Monica McInerney's new heartwarming page-turner...You'll laugh but you'll cry a lot more...”—Marie Claire (Australia)
“A beautifully told story with real emotional depth…”—Irish Independent (Ireland)
“A wonderfully emotional and tense novel…Mesmerizing.”—Red Magazine (UK)
“A suspenseful, deeply emotional story…A celebration of the power of family and connection to heal and inspire hope. An unforgettable read.”—New York Times Bestselling Author Susan Wiggs
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“[McInerney] brings Maeve Binchy readily to mind.”—The Sydney Morning Herald (Sydney, Australia) “McInerney is an expert in portraying the nuances and complications of family life.”—Red Magazine (UK)
Praise for The House of Memories
“A suspenseful, deeply emotional story…a celebration of the power of family and connection to heal and inspire hope. An unforgettable treat.”—New York Times bestselling author Susan Wiggs
“Beautifully composed of equal parts soul and wit…Its heart is huge, its pulse palpable, and its narrators irresistible. I read it voraciously.”—Erika Marks, author of It Comes in Waves
Synopsis
Months after a tragic accident, Ella OHanlon flees to London in an attempt to escape her grief, leaving behind the two people she blames for her loss: Aidan, the love of her life, and Jess, her spoiled half-sister. Taken in by her beloved uncle Lucas, Ella discovers that his extraordinary house holds many wonderful memories for her
and his group of transitory boarders provides a refreshing and welcome emotional tonic. But as Ella settles into a comfortable new role as unofficial cook and housemother, Jess secretly comes to London to pursue her own dreams, precipitating an unexpected family reunion and an exploration of the heartone famished for love, for healing, and for forgiveness.
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Synopsis
Months after a tragic accident, Ella OHanlon flees to London in an attempt to escape her grief, leaving behind the two people she blames for her loss: Aidan, the love of her life, and Jess, her spoiled half-sister. Taken in by her beloved uncle Lucas, Ella discovers that his extraordinary house holds many wonderful memories for her
and his group of transitory boarders provides a refreshing and welcome emotional tonic. But as Ella settles into a comfortable new role as unofficial cook and housemother, Jess secretly comes to London to pursue her own dreams, precipitating an unexpected family reunion and an exploration of the heartone famished for love, for healing, and for forgiveness.
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About the Author
Monica McInerney is the award-winning, international bestselling author of ten previous novels: The House of Memories, Lola's Secret, At Home with the Templetons, Those Faraday Girls, Odd One Out, Family Baggage, The Alphabet Sisters, Spin the Bottle, Upside Down Inside Out, and A Taste for It. She grew up in Australia and has split her time between Australia and Ireland for twenty years.