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| Paperback Edition |
◊ SEVEN DAYS OF US by Francesca Hornak
◊ Paperback: 400
pages
◊ Genre: Humorous
Fiction
◊ Publisher:
Berkley (Oct. 16, 2018)
◊ Language:
English
◊ ISBN-10: 0451488768
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ISBN-13: 978-0451488763
It’s Christmas, and for the first
time in years the entire Birch family will be under one roof. Even Emma and
Andrew’s elder daughter—who is usually off saving the world—will be joining
them at Weyfield Hall, their aging country estate. But Olivia, a doctor, is
only coming home because she has to. Having just returned from treating an
epidemic abroad, she’s been told she must stay in quarantine for a week…and so
too should her family.
For the next seven days, the Birches are locked down, cut off from the rest of humanity—and even decent Wi-Fi—and forced into each other’s orbits. Younger, unabashedly frivolous daughter Phoebe is fixated on her upcoming wedding, while Olivia deals with the culture shock of being immersed in first-world problems.
For the next seven days, the Birches are locked down, cut off from the rest of humanity—and even decent Wi-Fi—and forced into each other’s orbits. Younger, unabashedly frivolous daughter Phoebe is fixated on her upcoming wedding, while Olivia deals with the culture shock of being immersed in first-world problems.
As Andrew sequesters himself in
his study writing scathing restaurant reviews and remembering his glory days as
a war correspondent, Emma hides a secret that will turn the whole family upside
down.
In close proximity, not much can
stay hidden for long, and as revelations and long-held tensions come to light,
nothing is more shocking than the unexpected guest who’s about to arrive...
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| Author Francesca Hornak |
Francesca's
work has appeared in newspapers and magazines including The Sunday Times, The Guardian, Metro, Elle, Grazia, Stylist, Marie
Claire, Cosmopolitan and Red. She
is the author of two nonfiction books, History
of the World in 100 Modern Objects: Middle Class Stuff (and Nonsense) and Worry with Mother: 101 Neuroses for the
Modern Mama. Follow her on Twitter at @FrancescaHornak
Thanks
for stopping by today. What are your thoughts about being confined to an estate
for seven days with your entire family around the holidays?
Aaaaargh just about covers my thoughts about being confined with my family with nothing to leaven them. Most of them would probably agree.
ReplyDeletePS: (Which should have come first) HUGE congratulations to Ms Hornack.
DeleteSeven days with my family? Not sure it would be possible without someone causing problems.
ReplyDeleteOh, those family dramas can really make for compelling stories, Mason. And it sounds like an interesting context, too. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteHi Mason and Francesca - sounds a great read ... I must keep an eye out for it. Thanks for sharing with us - cheers Hilary
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