Those Faraday Girls
Author: McInerney, Monica
ISBN: 9780143785729
Publisher: Penguin Australia Pty Ltd
Year first published: 02 Jul 2018
Pages: 656
Format: Paperback / softback
A rich and complex story full of warmth, humour and unforgettable women, from one of AustraliaP#39;s most-loved authors
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 P#8211; until, just weeks before MaggieP#39;s sixth birthday, a shocking event changed everything.Plt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;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 have something to hide P#8230;Plt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;Plt;iPgt;Those Faraday GirlsPlt;/iPgt; 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 P#8211; and how the memories that bind us together can also keep us apart.
ISBN: 9780143785729
Publisher: Penguin Australia Pty Ltd
Year first published: 02 Jul 2018
Pages: 656
Format: Paperback / softback
A rich and complex story full of warmth, humour and unforgettable women, from one of AustraliaP#39;s most-loved authors
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 P#8211; until, just weeks before MaggieP#39;s sixth birthday, a shocking event changed everything.Plt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;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 have something to hide P#8230;Plt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;Plt;iPgt;Those Faraday GirlsPlt;/iPgt; 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 P#8211; and how the memories that bind us together can also keep us apart.
