Lola's Secret: A Novel

Lola's Secret: A Novel

Praised as â€œAustraliaâ€™s answer to Maeve Binchy, a modern-day Jane Austenâ€ (The Sun Herald, Australia), Monica McInerney, internationally bestselling author of The Alphabet Sisters, returns with a poignant novel of love, loss, and the enduring strength of family ties.
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Nestled in a picturesque corner of southern Australia, the Valley View Motel has been run by the Quinlans for yearsâ€”and nobody adores the place more than Lola, the familyâ€™s lovable and mischievous Irish-born matriarch. So when she insists that her relatives spend their Christmas elsewhere, the close-knit bunch canâ€™t help but be a bit curious. Lola has always had a knack for clever schemes; after all, she once slyly reunited her three feuding granddaughters, whom she nicknamed the Alphabet Sisters. And with the holiday season fast approaching, Lola decides itâ€™s time to stir up some extra excitement.
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Plotting in secret and online, Lola thinks it would be fun to invite a select group of strangers to stay at the motel for Christmas. Will these guests become friends, ignite sparks, fall in love? As she counts down the days until their arrival, Lolaâ€™s own family dramas threaten to upend her best-laid plans. Yet amid moments of humor, heartache, and unexpected twists of fate, Lola finds that sheâ€™s the one whoâ€™s in for the biggest surprise of all.
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â€œ[Monica] McInerneyâ€™s assured writing sparkles. . . . When you reach the end, [Lolaâ€™s Secret] will leave you feeling like youâ€™ve been given a huge, warm hug.â€â€”Hello! magazine
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â€œA delicate treat . . . a lovely, gentle story of a family, a Christmas, love and different kinds of adventure.â€â€”The Courier-Mail (Australia)
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â€œExploring universal family issues of loss, rivalry, aging and grief, [Lolaâ€™s Secret] is a warm, witty and moving novel.â€â€”Womanâ€™s Day (Australia)
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Country USA
Brand Ballantine Books
Manufacturer Ballantine Books
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 0345534034_used
Color Multicolor
ReleaseDate 2012-10-16
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780345534033

Country	USA
Brand	Ballantine Books
Manufacturer	Ballantine Books
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	0345534034_used
Color	Multicolor
ReleaseDate	2012-10-16
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780345534033

Lola's Secret: A Novel

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