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The Faraday Girls

by Monica McInerney
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The Faraday Girls
The Faraday Girls

Multigenerational saga unearths family secrets.

If you've ever felt both warmed and wounded by family ties, "The Faraday Girls" might resonate with you. Monica McInerney weaves a story that captures the complexities of familial love and the secrets that test those bonds. This book might just remind you of your own quirky relatives and the rollercoaster of emotions that come with big family gatherings. It's a story steeped in realism, drama, and the unraveling of past mysteries that could change everything.

  • Australian Book Industry Award (ABIA) for General Fiction (2008)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.
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The Faraday Girls

by Monica McInerney
$8.90 Now $5.90 Save 34%
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ISBN: 9780345490230
Author: Monica McInerney
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Date of Publication: 2007-08-28
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Drama, Literary Fiction, Romance, Contemporary
Related Topics: Chick Lit, Literature, Contemporary Romance
Goodreads rating: 3.82
(rated by 4844 readers)

Description

As a child, Maggie Faraday grew up in a lively, unconventional household with her young mother, four very different aunts, and her eccentric grandfather. With her mother often away, her aunts took turns looking after her—until, just weeks before Maggie's sixth birthday, a shocking event changed everything. 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 realize that the women she thought she knew so intimately all have something to hide.
 

Multigenerational saga unearths family secrets.

If you've ever felt both warmed and wounded by family ties, "The Faraday Girls" might resonate with you. Monica McInerney weaves a story that captures the complexities of familial love and the secrets that test those bonds. This book might just remind you of your own quirky relatives and the rollercoaster of emotions that come with big family gatherings. It's a story steeped in realism, drama, and the unraveling of past mysteries that could change everything.

  • Australian Book Industry Award (ABIA) for General Fiction (2008)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

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