TY - BOOK AU - McInerney,Monica TI - The trip of a lifetime SN - 9780143786313 AV - PR8296.A35 T757 2017 U1 - A823.3 23 PY - 2017/// CY - [Docklands, Victoria] PB - Penguin Random House Australia KW - Domestic fiction KW - Novel KW - English KW - Australia KW - 21st century KW - Texts KW - Australians KW - Ireland KW - Fiction KW - Australian fiction KW - Families KW - fast KW - Family vacations KW - Travelers KW - Voyages and travels KW - Clare (S.A.) KW - Australian KW - lcgft N1 - Illustrations on endpages N2 - "'I always thought memories were unchangeable. Set in stone, shaped by the years. But there are always others too, ones you haven't let yourself remember . . . ' The wilful and eccentric Lola Quinlan is off on the trip of a lifetime, taking her beloved granddaughter and great-granddaughter with her. More than sixty years after emigrating to Australia, she's keeping a secret promise to return to her Irish homeland. But as she embarks on her journey, the flamboyant Lola is still hiding the hurtful reasons she left Ireland in the first place. What - and who - will be waiting for her on the other side of the world? The Trip of a Lifetime is a big, bold, beautiful book about the light and dark times of life, and all the wonders in between. Moving from the Clare Valley of South Australia to the lush Irish countryside, this is a delightful, emotional story about a colourful and huge-hearted family that you'll want to call your own."--Website ER -