Catherine Isaac
Messy, Wonderful Us: the most uplifting feelgood escapist novel you'll read this year
Messy, Wonderful Us: the most uplifting feelgood escapist novel you'll read this year
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In late 1983, a letter arrives from Italy containing secrets that are hidden away for more than three decades. When Allie opens the envelope, it changes everything she knows about her family and herself. She hires a private detective to find out what happened to her late mother in the summer before Allie was born, and is led to the sun-drenched shores of Lake Garda. The secrets that emerge go far beyond anything they were expecting, and Allie must find the courage to confront her family's tangled past and reshape her own.
Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 416 pages
Publication date: 05 March 2020
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Ltd
An impossibly seductive love story, underpinned by a heart-breaking secret, ROSIE WALSH.
"What a stunning novel! That hot, sultry setting - Allie's refreshing straightforwardness, Ed's absolute swooniness - I loved it. BETH O LEARY.
"An emotional and uplifting book about secrets, family, and identity. Such a joy! So rich and engaging, 5 stars. ADELE PARKS.
"In late 1983, a letter arrives from Italy, containing secrets so unthinkable that it is hidden away, apparently forever.
"More than three decades later, it is found... by the last person who was ever supposed to see it.
"When Allie opens an envelope in her grandmother's house, it changes everything she knows about her family - and herself.
"With the truth liable to hurt those she loves most, she hires a private detective to find out what happened to her late mother in the summer before Allie was born.
"Taking leave from her job as a research scientist, she is led to the sun-drenched shores of Lake Garda, accompanied by her best friend Ed.
"But the secrets that emerge go far beyond anything they were expecting. Now, Allie must find the courage to confront her family's tangled past and reshape her own.
"From Richard & Judy Book club author Catherine Isaac comes the emotional and uplifting story of love, loss, friendship, and a letter that changes everything.
"*** OUT NOW: CATHERINE ISAAC'S NEW EMOTIONAL FIVE-STAR NOVEL, THE WORLD AT MY FEET ***.
"Praise for MESSY, WONDERFUL US.
"'If you want a book that'll keep you hooked, make you cry... this is the perfect read. Fabulous Magazine.
"'Uplifting, emotional, and surprising. Hannah Beckerman.
"'I adored it... a gorgeous sunny setting, exploring love, friendship, and the twistiest of family entanglements."
Weight: 288g
Dimension: 194 x 139 x 26 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781471178078
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