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Lola's Secret (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780345534033)
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xPraised as "Australia's answer to Maeve Binchy, a modern-day Jane Austen" (The Sun Herald, Australia), Monica McInerney, internationally bestselling author of The Alphabet Sisters, returns with a poignant novel of love, loss, and the enduring strength of family ties.
Nestled in a picturesque corner of southern Australia, the Valley View Motel has been run by the Quinlans for years--and nobody adores the place more than Lola, the family's lovable and mischievous Irish-born matriarch. So when she insists that her relatives spend their Christmas elsewhere, the close-knit bunch can't help but be a bit curious. Lola has always had a knack for clever schemes; after all, she once slyly reunited her three feuding granddaughters, whom she nicknamed the Alphabet Sisters. And with the holiday season fast approaching, Lola decides it's time to stir up some extra excitement. Plotting in secret and online, Lola thinks it would be fun to invite a select group of strangers to stay at the motel for Christmas. Will these guests become friends, ignite sparks, fall in love? As she counts down the days until their arrival, Lola's own family dramas threaten to upend her best-laid plans. Yet amid moments of humor, heartache, and unexpected twists of fate, Lola finds that she's the one who's in for the biggest surprise of all.
" Monica] McInerney's assured writing sparkles. . . . When you reach the end, Lola's Secret] will leave you feeling like you've been given a huge, warm hug."--Hello magazine "A delicate treat . . . a lovely, gentle story of a family, a Christmas, love and different kinds of adventure."--The Courier-Mail (Australia) "Exploring universal family issues of loss, rivalry, aging and grief, Lola's Secret] is a warm, witty and moving novel."--Woman's Day (Australia)
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Author: Monica McInerney
ISBN-10: 0345534034
ISBN-13: 9780345534033
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Language: English
Published: 10/16/2012
Pages: 352
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.59lbs
Size: 8.09h x 5.25w x 0.91d
Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 08/13/2012 pg. 38
Romantic Times 10/01/2012 pg. 45 - Excellent
Booklist 09/01/2012 pg. 43
Kirkus Reviews 09/15/2012
Nestled in a picturesque corner of southern Australia, the Valley View Motel has been run by the Quinlans for years--and nobody adores the place more than Lola, the family's lovable and mischievous Irish-born matriarch. So when she insists that her relatives spend their Christmas elsewhere, the close-knit bunch can't help but be a bit curious. Lola has always had a knack for clever schemes; after all, she once slyly reunited her three feuding granddaughters, whom she nicknamed the Alphabet Sisters. And with the holiday season fast approaching, Lola decides it's time to stir up some extra excitement. Plotting in secret and online, Lola thinks it would be fun to invite a select group of strangers to stay at the motel for Christmas. Will these guests become friends, ignite sparks, fall in love? As she counts down the days until their arrival, Lola's own family dramas threaten to upend her best-laid plans. Yet amid moments of humor, heartache, and unexpected twists of fate, Lola finds that she's the one who's in for the biggest surprise of all.
" Monica] McInerney's assured writing sparkles. . . . When you reach the end, Lola's Secret] will leave you feeling like you've been given a huge, warm hug."--Hello magazine "A delicate treat . . . a lovely, gentle story of a family, a Christmas, love and different kinds of adventure."--The Courier-Mail (Australia) "Exploring universal family issues of loss, rivalry, aging and grief, Lola's Secret] is a warm, witty and moving novel."--Woman's Day (Australia)
Look for special features inside. Join the Circle for author chats and more.
Author: Monica McInerney
ISBN-10: 0345534034
ISBN-13: 9780345534033
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Language: English
Published: 10/16/2012
Pages: 352
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.59lbs
Size: 8.09h x 5.25w x 0.91d
Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 08/13/2012 pg. 38
Romantic Times 10/01/2012 pg. 45 - Excellent
Booklist 09/01/2012 pg. 43
Kirkus Reviews 09/15/2012
By Monica McInerney
xMonica McInerney grew up in a family of seven children in the Clare Valley of South Australia, where her father was the railway stationmaster. She is the author of the internationally bestselling novels The Alphabet Sisters, Family Baggage, The Faraday Girls, Upside Down Inside Out, Greetings from Somewhere Else, At Home with the Templetons, and Lola's Secret. She now lives in Dublin with her husband.
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