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The Liberation of Brigid Dunne

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ISBN: 9781398505230
AuthorScanlan, Patricia
Pub Date04/03/2021
BindingPaperback
Pages528
CountryGBR
Dewey823.92
Quick overview The brilliant new novel from the beloved Sunday Times-bestselling author of Orange Blossom Days
€9.13

**Published in the UK as A Family Reunion**

THE NUMBER ONE BESTSELLEROne 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?

Spanning generations and covering seismic shifts in the lives of women, The Liberation of Brigid Dunne is a compelling, thought-provoking, important and highly emotional novel from a trailblazing author in women's fiction.

What readers are saying about Patricia Scanlan's storytelling:
'Utterly magical and wonderful ... warmth and compassion shine through' Marian Keyes
'Like being enfolded in a hug from the great writer herself: warm, comforting and full of love' Cathy Kelly
'There can be little doubt that Patricia Scanlan is the prolific queen of contemporary Irish popular fiction' Sunday Times
'There is a heartbreaking authenticity in her observations' Irish Times
'The ultimate comfort read' Glamour

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**Published in the UK as A Family Reunion**

THE NUMBER ONE BESTSELLEROne 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?

Spanning generations and covering seismic shifts in the lives of women, The Liberation of Brigid Dunne is a compelling, thought-provoking, important and highly emotional novel from a trailblazing author in women's fiction.

What readers are saying about Patricia Scanlan's storytelling:
'Utterly magical and wonderful ... warmth and compassion shine through' Marian Keyes
'Like being enfolded in a hug from the great writer herself: warm, comforting and full of love' Cathy Kelly
'There can be little doubt that Patricia Scanlan is the prolific queen of contemporary Irish popular fiction' Sunday Times
'There is a heartbreaking authenticity in her observations' Irish Times
'The ultimate comfort read' Glamour

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