Those Faraday Girls - Ausgezeichnet: General Fiction Book of the Year, Australian Book Industry Awards, 2008
Verlag | Welbeck Publishing Group |
Auflage | 2023 |
Seiten | 672 |
Format | 13,8 x 4,1 x 20,1 cm |
Gewicht | 514 g |
Artikeltyp | Englisches Buch |
EAN | 9781787397156 |
Bestell-Nr | 78739715UA |
Those Faraday Girls is a rich and complex story full of warmth, humour and unforgettable women. Spanning several countries and thirty years, it is a deeply moving novel about family secrets and lies - and how the memories that bind us together can also keep us apart.
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Twenty years on from a shocking event when she was just a little girl, Maggie is now living alone in New York City when a surprise visit from her grandfather brings a revelation and a proposition to reunite the family.
A rich and complex story full of warmth, humour and unforgettable women. A deeply moving novel about family, memory, lies and secrets, perfect for fans of Marian Keyes and Jenny Eclair.
As a child, Maggie Faraday grew up in a lively, unconventional household in Tasmania, with her young mother, four very different aunts and eccentric grandfather. With her mother often away, all four aunts took turns looking after her - until, just weeks before Maggie's sixth birthday - a shocking event changed everything.
Twenty years on, Maggie is living alone in New York City when a surprise visit from her grandfather brings a revelation and a proposition to reunite the family. As the Faradays gather in Ireland, Maggie begins to realise that the women she thought she knew so intimately all have something to hide...