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    The Children: A Novel
    The Children: A Novel
    The Children: A Novel
    Audiobook7 hours

    The Children: A Novel

    Written by Ann Leary

    Narrated by Gretchen Mol

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    About this audiobook

    From New York Times bestselling author Ann Leary comes the captivating story of a wealthy, but unconventional New England family, told from the perspective of a reclusive 29-year-old who has a secret (and famous) life on the Internet.

    Charlotte Maynard rarely leaves her mother’s home, the sprawling Connecticut lake house that belonged to her late stepfather, Whit Whitman, and the generations of Whitmans before him. While Charlotte and her sister, Sally, grew up at “Lakeside,” their stepbrothers, Spin and Perry, were welcomed as weekend guests. Now the grown boys own the estate, which Joan occupies by their grace—and a provision in the family trust. When Spin, the youngest and favorite of all the children, brings his fiancé home for the summer, the entire family is intrigued. The beautiful and accomplished Laurel Atwood breathes new life into this often comically rarefied world. But as the wedding draws near, and flaws surface in the family’s polite veneer, an array of simmering resentments and unfortunate truths is exposed.

    With remarkable wit and insight, Ann Leary pulls back the curtain on one blended family, as they are forced to grapple with the assets and liabilities – both material and psychological – left behind by their wonderfully flawed patriarch.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherMacmillan Audio
    Release dateMay 24, 2016
    ISBN9781427272065
    The Children: A Novel
    Author

    Ann Leary

    ANN LEARY is the author of the memoir An Innocent, A Broad and the novel Outtakes from a Marriage. She has written fiction and nonfiction for various magazines and literary publications. Ann competes in equestrian sports and is a volunteer EMT. She and her family share their small farm in Connecticut with four dogs, three horses, and an angry cat named Sneakers.

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    • 3/5
      Not terrible but a bit slow and boring and the ending was disappointing.
    • 5/5
      Fantastic read! I couldn't put it down! The slow burn and development of the characters is delicious. I can't wait to read another book by this author!