The Long Way Home: the perfect staycation summer read
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- Synopsis
- A family secret, a mysterious legacy, and a journey that will change everything… When Isla, a 65-year-old grandmother, is left nothing but an old painting in her mother&’s will, while her sisters and aunt inherit the estate, she is devastated. Close to retirement, getting ready to live on her own terms, the last thing she expects at this time of her life is such turmoil. So, to find an explanation for her mother&’s rejection, she embarks on a road-trip. But, right at the last moment, she&’s forced to take her sullen – and, in her view, impossible – 14-year-old granddaughter Charlie with her. Cramped together in Isla&’s car with her smelly old dog, these ill-assorted travelling companions set off to uncover some shattering and life-changing family truths at the same time as learning to love each other… The Long Way Home is set in the UK and 1950s Paris where the story really begins, spanning four generations of women and the secrets that get passed down through them.Praise for Fanny Blake's novels: &‘No-one does family and friendship better than Fanny . . . Warm, funny, wise and relatable&’ Veronica Henry &‘Loved it . . . a beautiful story of coming back to life in middle age, full of love, joy and hope&’ Liz Fenwick &‘A hopeful, warm, generous-hearted novel about how love transcends difference&’ Julie Cohen 'A warm, uplifting read' Rosanna Ley 'The plot reels you in until you have no choice but to devour every word' heat 'Absorbing, intelligent and an absolute joy to read' Daily Express 'A fantastic read from one of our favourite authors' Bella
- Copyright:
- 2021
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Publisher Quality
- Book Size:
- 400 Pages
- ISBN-13:
- 9781471193606
- Related ISBNs:
- 9781471193613
- Publisher:
- Simon & Schuster UK
- Date of Addition:
- 02/22/23
- Copyrighted By:
- Fanny Blake
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Nonfiction, Romance, Travel, Literature and Fiction, Parenting and Family
- Submitted By:
- Bookshare Staff
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.
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