A family reunion (1st paperback ed)

**Previously published asThe Liberation of Brigid Dunne***** THE NUMBER ONE BESTSELLING AUTHOR *** Number 1 bestselling author Patricia Scanlan is set to capture the hearts and enchant the minds of a whole new generation of readers who will fall in love with her sublime storytelling.

One 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 partnerMarc 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 auntReverend 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 amendsor is it? Spanning generations and covering seismic shifts in the lives of women, A Family Reunion is a compelling, thought-provoking, important and highly emotional novel from a trailblazing author in womens fiction.What readers are sayingabout Patricia Scanlans storytelling: ';If you love Maeve Binchy, you will love Patricia Scanlan'Mirror ';If you love Maeve Binchy, you MUST try Patricia ScanlanWoman & Home 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 readGlamour A bright, sunny read in which these lives interweave with unexpected results Sunday Express S magazine