Instructions for a Heatwave

by O'Farrell, Maggie
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ISBN: 9780345804716
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London, 1976. In the thick of a record-breaking heatwave, Gretta Riordan's newly retired husband has cleaned out his bank account and vanished. Now, for the first time in years, Gretta calls her children home: Michael Francis, a history teacher whose marriage is failing; Monica, whose blighted past has driven a wedge between her and her younger sister; and Aoife, the youngest, whose new life in Manhattan is elaborately arranged to conceal a devastating secret.
In a story that stretches from the Upper West Side to a village on the coast of Ireland, Maggie O'Farrell explores the mysteries that inhere within families, and reveals the fault lines over which we build our lives. Instructions for a Heatwave weaves an unforgettable narrative of a family falling apart and coming together with hard-won, life-changing truths about who they really are.

  • Format: TradePaperback
  • Author: O'Farrell, Maggie
  • ISBN: 9780345804716
  • Condition: Used
  • Dimensions: 7.90 x 0.80
  • Number Of Pages: 336
  • Publication Year: 2014

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