
The Conditions of Will
The new novel from the author of MAGNOLIA PARKS, available now!
Jessa Hastings(Author)
Orion (Publisher)
Published on 1. April 2025
Book
Hardback
464 pages
978-1-3987-2580-5 (ISBN)
Description
THE BRAND NEW NOVEL FROM THE AUTHOR OF TIKTOK SENSATION MAGNOLIA PARKS
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London-based Georgia Carter, professional lie-detector and body-language savant, has long been estranged from her infuriating, close-minded, wealthy South Carolina family. After a falling-out years ago, the chasm runs deep between the black sheep - Georgia and her gay, alcoholic brother - and their parents and elder siblings. But when their father dies suddenly, Georgia returns to the States for the funeral ... where she comes face-to-face with Sam Penny, her brother's AA sponsor.
Amid the tensions, dramas and revelations of the family reunion, Georgia and Sam are instantly drawn to each other.
However, Georgia's brother also harbours feelings for Sam, and the last thing Georgia wants to do is hurt the only family she's ever really had.
When their father's will reveals a surprising bequest to a mysterious stranger, Georgia's ability to read people becomes crucial in unravelling her father's hidden past. The delicate balance within the family teeters, and secrets - both old and new - threaten to push them beyond the breaking point.
There are only so many cracks a damaged family can take before it shatters.
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London-based Georgia Carter, professional lie-detector and body-language savant, has long been estranged from her infuriating, close-minded, wealthy South Carolina family. After a falling-out years ago, the chasm runs deep between the black sheep - Georgia and her gay, alcoholic brother - and their parents and elder siblings. But when their father dies suddenly, Georgia returns to the States for the funeral ... where she comes face-to-face with Sam Penny, her brother's AA sponsor.
Amid the tensions, dramas and revelations of the family reunion, Georgia and Sam are instantly drawn to each other.
However, Georgia's brother also harbours feelings for Sam, and the last thing Georgia wants to do is hurt the only family she's ever really had.
When their father's will reveals a surprising bequest to a mysterious stranger, Georgia's ability to read people becomes crucial in unravelling her father's hidden past. The delicate balance within the family teeters, and secrets - both old and new - threaten to push them beyond the breaking point.
There are only so many cracks a damaged family can take before it shatters.
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Orion Publishing Co
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Trade binding
Dimensions
Height: 238 mm
Width: 160 mm
Thickness: 41 mm
Weight
692 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-3987-2580-5 (9781398725805)
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Jessa Hastings
The Conditions of Will
The new novel from the author of MAGNOLIA PARKS, available now!
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04/2025
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JESSA HASTINGS is an Australian native who now lives in Tennessee with her husband, two children, her beautiful, clingy dog, and three cats, which is one more than the last time she wrote one of these. She spends a lot of her time in London, which is still her favourite city in the world. Other current favourites are: Bluey, Jenni Kayne cardigans, Galaxy Minstrels and Gracie Abrams' 'The Secret of Us' album. Magnolia Parks was her debut novel and is the series that changed her life and made way for all this. She is very grateful.