Australienne installée à Dublin, Monica McInerney a grandi au sein d'une famille de sept enfants. Son père était chef de gare et sa mère bibliothécaire. Agent littéraire pendant dix ans, elle a travaillé en Australie et en Irlande à promouvoir des auteurs comme Roald Dahl, Tim Winton, Edna O'Brien et Max Fatchen, mais aussi des manifestations tel le Dublin International Writers' Festival. Depuis plus de vingt ans, Monica et son mari irlandais se partagent entre l'Australie et l'Irlande. Ses livres sont traduits dans le monde entier.
Perfect for fans of Cathy Kelly, Victoria Hislop and Lucinda Riley, The Godmothers is a heart-warming exploration of family, friendship and female bonds.
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In order to find out who her father is, Eliza has to discover who her mother truly was . . .
As the only daughter of a troubled young mother, Eliza Miller's life was kept on track by the constant support of her godmothers Olivia and Maxie – until a tragic event just before her eighteenth birthday changed everything.
Thirteen years later, Eliza is cautious, lonely, and dedicated to her work in Melbourne. Out of the blue, an enticing invitation from Olivia, now based in the UK, prompts a leap into the unknown. Eliza is thrown back into the centre of a complicated family, and the busy hotel they run in Edinburgh's West End.
Amidst the chaos, Eliza unexpectedly begins to explore her past. Her godmothers have long been waiting for her to ask about her mother's mysterious life – and the identity of the father she has never known.
But even they are taken by surprise with all that she discovers . . .
If you loved The Godmothers, don't miss Monica McInerney's The House of Memories, available now in paperback.
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'Absolutely beautiful . . . Intriguing and uplifting' Marian Keyes
'The perfect read!' Patricia Scanlan
'A feel-good read' The Sun
'Warm, wise and witty' Woman & Home
'You'll be laughing out loud one minute and crying the next' Cosmopolitan
'Heart-warming . . . A lovely read' Hello! Magazine
'McInerney is a must-read author for women's fiction fans around the world' Huffington Post
'The sort of feel-good read you long to get back to' Hilary Boyd, bestselling author of Thursdays In The Park
'Exploring universal family issues of loss, rivalry, ageing and grief, this is a warm, witty and moving novel' Woman's Day
'McInerney's bewitching multigenerational saga lavishly and lovingly explores the resiliency and fragility of family bonds' Booklist
'A world of family, love, warmth and heartbreaking secrets that will sweep you up . . . Superb' Books of all Kinds
'You'll be laughing in one breath, crying in the next . . . If you haven't discovered McInerney yet, now is the time to do so' Better Reading
Título : The Godmothers
EAN : 9781787395251
Editorial : Headline
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