The Favorite Daughter
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From the New York Times bestselling author of The Bookshop at Waterâs End, here is a lush, heart-wrenching novel about the power of memory, the meaning of family, and learning to forgive.Ten years ago, Lena Donohue experienced a wedding-day betrayal so painful that she fled the small town of Watersend, South Carolina, and reinvented herself in New York City. Though now a freelance travel writer, the one place she rarely goes is homeâuntil she learns of her dadâs failing health.Returning to Watersend means seeing the sister she has avoided for a decade and the brother who runs the familyâs Irish pub and has borne the burden of his sistersâ rift. While Alzheimerâs slowly steals their fatherâs memories, the siblings rush to preserve his life in stories and in photographs. As his secret past brings Lenaâs own childhood into focus, it sends her on a journey to discover the true meaning of home.
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Weight | 0.4 kg |
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Dimensions | 2.4 × 14 × 21 cm |
PubliCanadation City/Country | USA |
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Format | Paperback |
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Pages | 368 |
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Year Published | 2019-6-4 |
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ISBN 10 | 0399583130 |
About The Author | Patti Callahan Henry is a New York Times bestselling author whose novels include The Bookshop at Waterâs End, The Idea of Love, The Stories We Tell, and Driftwood Summer. As Patti Callahan, sheâs the author of the USA Today bestseller Becoming Mrs. Lewis. Short-listed for the Townsend Prize for Fiction, and nominated multiple times for the Southern IndeÂpendent Booksellers Alliance (SIBA) Book Award for Fiction, Patti is a frequent speaker at luncheons, book clubs, and womenâs groups. |
Praise for The Favorite Daughter"A satisfying read about family and forgiveness."âPopSugar"Henry's latest packs an emotional wallop, delving into the bonds and tragedies that make a family….Readers of thoughtful family dramas will be drawn to the travails of the Donohue clan."âBooklistâA gorgeous, deeply affecting story about a family reunited because of the fatherâs failing healthâŠ.The novel is lyrical, engaging, uplifting, and real–forgiveness beckons all, even as secrets unravel.ââChristian Science Monitor âReaders will be immersed in this moving tale, hungry to learn whether love and family will overcome betrayal, secrets, and heartache.ââPublishers WeeklyâPatti Callahan Henry is quickly becoming one of my favorites. [This] is a story of reflection, forgiveness, and surprising twists.ââDebbie Macomber, #1 New York Times bestselling authorâThe Favorite Daughter is both heartfelt and heartbreakingly honest in its portrayal of a family once divided by scandal and brought together through the power of memories….Moving, intelligent, full of twists and turns, I loved it! Patti Callahan Henry shines at family dramas and The Favorite Daughter is her best!"âMary Alice Monroe, New York Times bestselling author of The Summer GuestsâIn exquisitely-wrought prose, Patti Henry lyrically examines the meaning of forgiveness and the inexorable tug of home.ââMary Kay Andrews, New York Times bestselling author of The High Tide ClubâA layered, spellbinding novel about families and lovers and the meaning of home. Above all, itâs about memory, how it shapes us, fools us, and warms our hearts. This is one truly beautiful book.ââNancy Thayer, New York Times bestselling author of A Nantucket Wedding |
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