Description
The gripping new novel from Irish Times bestseller Carmel Harrington, shortlisted for Newcomer of the Year at the BGE Irish Book Awards.
Every family has a story...
Meet the Guinness family...But for the Guinness family a happy ending looks out of reach. Olly and Mae's marriage is crumbling, their teenage daughter Evie is on a mission to self-destruct and their beloved Pops is dying of cancer. Their once strong family unit is slowly falling apart.
But Pops has one final gift to offer his beloved family - a ray of hope to cling to. As his life's journey draws to a close, he sends his family on an adventure across Europe in a camper van, guided by his letters, his wisdom and his love.
Because Pops knows that all his family need is time to be together, to find their love for each other and to find their way back home...
What readers are saying about Carmel Harrington:
'Carmel Harrington...will make you see life in a different way' - Woman's Way
'A wonderfully life-affirming, heart-warming book. Carmel Harrington writes with such honesty, you'd have to be made of stone not to laugh and cry' - New York Times bestselling author Hazel Gaynor
'I always feel a little richer for having read one of Carmel's books...this inspiring and emotional family-centred read stole my heart' - Between the Lines
About the Author
Irish Sunday Times bestseller Carmel Harrington writes issue driven contemporary fiction. With comparisons to Maeve Binchy & Liane Moriarty, Carmel writes with warmth and compassion about characters so believable that they could be sitting beside you. From Co. Wexford she lives in a small village with her husband Roger and two young children, Amelia and Nate. Carmel has published six novels, won two writing awards - Kindle Book of the Year 2013 and Romantic eBook of the Year 2013 and been shortlisted for a BGE Irish Book Award in 2016. Her books are published worldwide, regular chart toppers and are translated into eight languages to date. In 2017, she published two books - the official ITV novel and UK bestseller Cold Feet The Lost Years and The Woman at 72 Derry Lane which remained in the Irish Top 10 for five weeks. Her other bestsellers include The Things I Should Have Told You, Every Time A Bell Rings, The Life You Left and Beyond Grace's Rainbow.
She is a regular on Irish television as a panellist on TV3's Elaine Show. In addition, she is Chair of Wexford Literary Festival, which she co-founded.
For more information visit www.carmelharrington.com.
You can find Carmel on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram: @HappyMrsH.
Reviews
'Will make you see life in a different way'
Woman's Way
'Heartwrenching and heartwarming'
Evening Herald
'Guaranteed to brighten your day'
Novelicious
'Carmel Harrington has done it again! Brilliantly written ... it surpasses all expectations'
Chicklit Club
'A bittersweet, quietly brilliant novel that will make you cry, laugh and cry all over again'
Female First
'Funny, poignant and bursting with heartfelt humour'
I Heart ... Chick Lit
'Completely stunning'
Reviewed the Book
'It will stay with you well after, you have turned the last page'
Bleach House Library
Book Information
ISBN 9780008150105
Author Carmel Harrington
Format Paperback
Page Count 432
Imprint HarperCollins
Publisher HarperCollins Publishers
Weight(grams) 240g
Dimensions(mm) 198mm * 129mm * 27mm
