The Patterson girls / Domestic fiction. Families Secrecy Australian fiction. Family secrets Sisters. Secrets Sisters
Johns, Rachael,
The Patterson girls / Rachael Johns. - First Australian paperback edition. - North Sydney, NSW : Harlequin Mira, 2015. - vii, 496 pages ; 24 cm.
"A remarkable story of four sisters, family secrets and discovering what's really important in life"--Cover.
How can four sisters build the futures they so desperately want, when the past is reaching out to claim them? When the Patterson daughters return home to Meadow Brook to be with their father after their mother's death, they bring with them a world of complication and trouble. The eldest sister, obstetrician Madeleine, would rather be anywhere but her hometown, violinist Abigail has fled from her stellar career, while teacher Lucinda is struggling to have the children she and her husband so desperately want. The black sheep of the family, Charlie, feels her life as a barista and exercise instructor doesn't measure up to that of her gifted and successful sisters. Dealing with their bereft father who is determined to sell the family motel, their loves old and new and a series of troublesome decisions doesn't make life any easier, but when they go through their mother's possessions and uncover the shocking secret of an old family curse, they begin to question everything they thought they knew. A warm and wise novel about secrets revealed, finding your soulmate and the unique bond between sisters.
9781743693070 (paperback) 1743693079 (paperback)
Domestic fiction.
Families--Fiction.
Secrecy--Fiction.
Domestic fiction.
Australian fiction.
Family secrets--Fiction.
Sisters.
Secrets--Fiction.
Sisters--Fiction.
Australian
Family--Print --Adult fiction
Australian fiction
Australian fiction.
Domestic fiction
Domestic fiction
Domestic fiction.
Domestic fiction.
Fiction.
PR8293.O4857 / P388 2015
A823.4
The Patterson girls / Rachael Johns. - First Australian paperback edition. - North Sydney, NSW : Harlequin Mira, 2015. - vii, 496 pages ; 24 cm.
"A remarkable story of four sisters, family secrets and discovering what's really important in life"--Cover.
How can four sisters build the futures they so desperately want, when the past is reaching out to claim them? When the Patterson daughters return home to Meadow Brook to be with their father after their mother's death, they bring with them a world of complication and trouble. The eldest sister, obstetrician Madeleine, would rather be anywhere but her hometown, violinist Abigail has fled from her stellar career, while teacher Lucinda is struggling to have the children she and her husband so desperately want. The black sheep of the family, Charlie, feels her life as a barista and exercise instructor doesn't measure up to that of her gifted and successful sisters. Dealing with their bereft father who is determined to sell the family motel, their loves old and new and a series of troublesome decisions doesn't make life any easier, but when they go through their mother's possessions and uncover the shocking secret of an old family curse, they begin to question everything they thought they knew. A warm and wise novel about secrets revealed, finding your soulmate and the unique bond between sisters.
9781743693070 (paperback) 1743693079 (paperback)
Domestic fiction.
Families--Fiction.
Secrecy--Fiction.
Domestic fiction.
Australian fiction.
Family secrets--Fiction.
Sisters.
Secrets--Fiction.
Sisters--Fiction.
Australian
Family--Print --Adult fiction
Australian fiction
Australian fiction.
Domestic fiction
Domestic fiction
Domestic fiction.
Domestic fiction.
Fiction.
PR8293.O4857 / P388 2015
A823.4