Hello from the Gillespies by Monica Mcinerney

Hello from the Gillespies by Monica Mcinerney

From the bestselling author of The House of Memories comes a heartfelt and hilarious novel about miscommunication and mayhem in a family like no other

For the past thirty-three years, Angela Gillespie has sent to friends and family around the world an end-of-the-year letter titled Hello from the Gillespies. It's always been cheery and full of good news. This year, Angela surprises herself--she tells the truth.

The Gillespies are far from the perfect family that Angela has made them out to be. Her husband is coping badly with retirement. Her thirty-two-year-old twins are having career meltdowns. Her third daughter, badly in debt, can't stop crying. And her ten-year-old son spends more time talking to his imaginary friend than to real ones. Without Angela, the family would fall apart.

But when a bump on the head leaves Angela with temporary amnesia, the Gillespies pull together--and pull themselves together--in wonderfully surprising ways.

Monica McInerney is the award-winning author of nine previous novels, one collection of short stories, and several short stories and articles. She was born and raised in Australia, the youngest of seven children, and has spent the last twenty years dividing her time between the two countries. Monica currently resides in Dublin, Ireland, with her Irish husband.