Book Synopsis:
Number 1 bestselling author Patricia Scanlan is set to capture the hearts and enchant the minds of a whole new generation of readers who will fall in love with her sublime storytelling.
One explosive family reunion. A lifetime of secrets revealed.
When four feisty women from the same family, get together at a family reunion, anything can happen…
Marie-Claire, betrayed by her partner Marc plans her revenge to teach him a lesson he will never forget. She travels from Toronto, home to Ireland, to the house of the Four Winds, for her great aunt Reverend Mother Brigid’s eightieth birthday celebrations. It will be a long-awaited reunion for three generations of family, bringing together her mother, Keelin and grandmother, Imelda – who have never quite got along
And then all hell breaks loose.
Bitter, jealous Imelda makes a shocking revelation that forces them all to confront their pasts, admit mistakes, and face the truths that have shaped their lives. With four fierce, opinionated women in one family, will they ever be able to forgive the past and share a future?
And what of Marc?
It’s never too late to make amends…or is it?
A Family Reunion is available in ebook and paperback now. You can purchase your copy using the link below or through your local indie bookstore.
My Review:
A Family Reunion was a very intriguing, absorbing read which is actually the first I have read by this author.
I love books that follow generations of the same family as its always interesting to see the history the different women had experienced. This book looks at the life of one family throughout 70 years of Irish History. Some of the subjects covered are quite heavy, emotional ones which made for hard reading at times. I had never realised the struggles that women had with getting simple things like contraception in Ireland so it was interesting to read more about their fight to use it and to see the abortion laws changed which obviously helped change a lot of women’s lives for the best. There is a lot of Religious information included which I didn’t know about and I found myself googling a lot of the places and terms to find out more.
The three main characters are all really strong women who I really enjoyed reading about. I found that I really loved some of them but really didn’t like others though they did all grow on me as the book continued. It was interesting to learn more about them and to see how they dealt with the choices they’ve had to make. It made me wonder if I would have made the same decisions and what I might have done differently.
Overall I really enjoyed this book as I felt it was a great mix of historical fiction and family saga which I thought worked very well. It definitely kept me reading too late at night as I was very interested to see what would happen next. As mentioned above this was my first read by this author and I would definitely be interested in reading more soon.
Huge thanks to Anne Cater for inviting me onto the blog tour and to Simon and Schuster for my copy of this book.
About The Author:
Patricia Scanlan was born in Dublin, where she still lives. Her bestsellers are APARTMENT 3B; FINISHING TOUCHES; FOREIGN AFFAIRS; PROMISES, PROMISES; MIRROR, MIRROR; CITY GIRL; CITY WOMAN; CITY LIVES; FRANCESCA’S PARTY; TWO FOR JOY; DOUBLE WEDDING; DIVIDED LOYALTIES, FORGIVE AND FORGET and WINTER BLESSINGS, a collection of quotes, blessings, poems and reminiscences.
Patricia is the series editor and a contributing author to the Open Door series. She also teaches creative writing to second-level students and is involved in Adult Literacy.
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