The Good House
Published on 15. June 2013
304 pages
978-1-78239-321-4 (ISBN)
Description
NOW A MAJOR MOVIE STARRING KEVIN KLINE AND SIGOURNEY WEAVER
LONGLISTED FOR THE IMPAC DUBLIN LITERARY AWARD 2014
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Hildy Good has reached that dangerous time in a woman's life - middle-aged and divorced, she is an oddity in her small but privileged town. But Hildy isn't one for self-pity and instead meets the world with a wry smile, a dark wit and a glass or two of Pinot Noir. When her two earnest grown-up children stage an 'intervention' and pack Hildy off to an addiction centre, she thinks all this fuss is ridiculous. After all, why shouldn't she enjoy a drink now and then?
But we start to see another side to Hildy Good, and to her life's greatest passion. Soon, a cluster of secrets become dangerously entwined, with devastating consequences...
LONGLISTED FOR THE IMPAC DUBLIN LITERARY AWARD 2014
_______________________________________
Hildy Good has reached that dangerous time in a woman's life - middle-aged and divorced, she is an oddity in her small but privileged town. But Hildy isn't one for self-pity and instead meets the world with a wry smile, a dark wit and a glass or two of Pinot Noir. When her two earnest grown-up children stage an 'intervention' and pack Hildy off to an addiction centre, she thinks all this fuss is ridiculous. After all, why shouldn't she enjoy a drink now and then?
But we start to see another side to Hildy Good, and to her life's greatest passion. Soon, a cluster of secrets become dangerously entwined, with devastating consequences...
Reviews / Votes
Ann Leary's The Good House creates a one-of-a-kind character in Hildy Good...By the end you'll be flipping pages, trying desperately to piece together what happened as much as the narrator is doing herself. -- Jodi Picoult Leary writes with humour and insight, revealing both the pure pleasure of drinking and the lies and justifications of alcoholism... The result is a layered and complex portrait of a woman struggling with addiction, in a town where no secret stays secret for long. -- J. Courtney Sullivan * New York Times Book Review * So alive, I swear the pages of this wickedly funny and moving novel are breathing. -- Caroline Leavitt Fresh, sharp and masterfully told, Hildy's tale is as intoxicating as it is sobering. * People Magazine * One of the best works of Massachusetts fiction in recent memory. * Boston Magazine *More details
Edition
Main
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Atlantic Books
File size
2,52 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-78239-321-4 (9781782393214)
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Person
Ann Leary is the author of the memoir An Innocent, a Broad and the novel Outtakes From a Marriage. She has written fiction and non-fiction for various magazines and literary publications. She and her family share their small farm in Connecticut with four dogs, three horses and an angry cat named Sneakers.
Content
- Intro
- Author biography
- Title page
- Copyright page
- Dedication page
- Contents
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