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The Family Gift
A funny, clever page-turning bestseller about real families and real life
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The #1 Sunday Times bestselling author Cathy Kelly brings you a story about one mother holding it all together, while starting to fall apart - told with her trademark sparkling warmth, humour and honesty.
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Honest, funny, clever, it sparkles with witty, wry observations on modern life. I loved it' Marian Keyes
The greatest gift of all...
Freya Abalone's life looks perfect from the outside: big family, dream career and a gorgeous new home. But she can't stop thinking that something is missing, that maybe she's not good enough...
And now Freya's happy, blended family is about to be turned upside-down. For years Freya has raised her husband's daughter as her own, but now her glamorous, party-loving birth mother, Elisa, has crashed back into their lives.
If there's one thing that Freya's sure of, it's that her family is the greatest gift of all - and when life gives you lemons, you throw them right back!
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The Family Gift by Cathy Kelly is praised for being a charming and insightful tale about life's transformations and the journey of self-discovery.
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ISBN: 9781409179245
Publisher: Orion Publishing Co
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 15 October 2020
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Orion (an Imprint of The Orion Publishing Group Ltd )
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 34.0mm
Width: 128.0mm
Height: 196.0mm
Weight: 260g
Pages: 368
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About the Author
Cathy Kelly is published around the world, with millions of books in print. Cathy is the bestselling author of Between Sisters, Secrets of a Happy Marriage, and The Year That Changed Everything, and is a No.1 bestseller in the UK, Ireland and Australia. Her trademark is warm and witty Irish storytelling about modern life, always with an uplifting message, a sense of community and strong female characters at the heart.
She lives with her family and their three dogs in County Wicklow, Ireland. She is also an Ambassador for UNICEF Ireland, raising funds and awareness for children orphaned by or living with HIV/AIDS.Find out more at www.cathykelly.com or follow her on Twitter @cathykellybooksAlso by Cathy Kelly
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