Meet Patience Portefeux, fifty-three, an underpaid French-Arabic translator who specialises in police phone taps. Widowed after the sudden death of her husband, Patience is wedged between the costs of raising her daughters and the nursing home fees for her ageing mother. She's laboured for twenty-fi
The Godmothers
β Scribed by McInerney, Monica
- Publisher
- Penguin Random House Australia; Michael Joseph
- Year
- 2020
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 206 KB
- Category
- Fiction
- City
- Australia, Edinburgh (Scotland), Scotland--Edinburgh
- ISBN
- 1760893757
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β¦ Synopsis
"Eliza Miller grew up in Australia as the only daughter of a troubled young mother, but with the constant support of two watchful godmothers, Olivia and Maxie. Despite her tricky childhood, she always felt loved and secure. Until, just before her eighteenth birthday, a tragic event changed her life. Thirteen years on, Eliza is deliberately living as safely as possible, avoiding close relationships and devoting herself to her job. Out of the blue, an enticing invitation from one of her godmothers prompts a leap into the unknown. Within a fortnight, Eliza finds herself in the middle of a complicated family in Edinburgh. There's no such thing as an ordinary day any more. Yet, amidst the chaos, Eliza begins to blossom. She finds herself not only hopeful about the future, but ready to explore her past, including the biggest mystery of all - who is her father?"--Provided by publisher.
β¦ Subjects
Scotland -- Edinburgh
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