EVERY FAMILY HAS SECRETS. SOME ARE JUST BETTER AT HIDING THEIRS...'You will fall in love with every one of the Tobin family' Edel Coffey'Smart and highly perceptive, this is a writer who is not afraid to tell it as it is. The Last Days of Joy is a brave and profoundly honest book, written with dark humour' Kathleen McMahon'A really engaging, raw, page turner of a novel about family, dysfunction & how the past always catches up with you' Sinead MoriartyMEET THE TOBIN FAMILY ... Conor, the high-achieving CEO and media darling walking a fine line between self-promotion and self-destruction Frances, the 'perfect' middle child on the verge of making a mistake that could destroy her marriage.Sinead, the acclaimed writer driven to desperate measures to deliver another guaranteed bestseller to her publisher.And their mother, Joywith one last devastating secret to shareAs Conor, Frances and Sinead gather to say goodbye to Joy, they finally come to understand her past, and the woman she became.The Last Days of Joy is a powerful, unforgettable story about family and dysfunction, heartbreak and healing, and how it's never too late to forgive those you love, and yourself.'Authentic, deeply moving and full of hope, this book broke my heart a little' Jacqueline Bublitz, bestselling author of Before You Knew My Name
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A family brought together by the person they said goodbye to long ago . . . The Last Days of Joy is a powerful, unforgettable story about family and dysfunction, heartbreak and healing, and how it's never too late to forgive those you love, and yourself.
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The Last Days of Joy examines family, mental health and motherhood and is already being described as a worthy successor of Meg Mason's Sorrow And Bliss
A family brought together by the person they said goodbye to long ago . . . The Last Days of Joy is a powerful, unforgettable story about family and dysfunction, heartbreak and healing, and how it's never too late to forgive those you love, and yourself.
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Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9781399714051
Publisert
2023-03-30
Utgiver
Vendor
Hachette Books Ireland
Vekt
500 gr
Høyde
232 mm
Bredde
152 mm
Dybde
32 mm
Aldersnivå
00, G, 01
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
400

Forfatter

Biographical note

Born in Zambia, Anne Tiernan grew up in Navan, County Meath. She studied English Literature and Psychology at Trinity College Dublin and spent seven years working in banking. Anne left Ireland with her husband in 2004 to travel the world, arriving in New Zealand in 2005 where they still live - now with three children together. The Last Days of Joy is Anne's first novel, and was shortlisted for the Kate O'Brien Award 2023.