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Title details for One Big Happy Family by Susan Mallery - Wait list

One Big Happy Family

by Susan Mallery
Tanya Eby
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Susan Mallery, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Boardwalk Bookshop, returns with the joyful and utterly irresistible story of a mother who couldn't love her kids more but hopes that, just this once, they please don't come home for Christmas. Perfect for fans of Mary Kay Andrews and Julie Murphy!
Julie Parker's kids are her greatest gift. Still, she's not exactly heartbroken when they ask to skip a big Christmas. Her son, Nick, is taking a belated honeymoon with his bride, Blair, while her daughter, Dana, will purge every reminder of the guy who dumped her. Again. Julie feels practically giddy for one-on-one holiday time with Heath, the (much) younger man she's secretly dating.
But her plans go from cozy to chaotic when Nick and Dana plead for Christmas at the family cabin in memory of their late father, Julie's ex. She can't refuse, even though she dreads their reactions to her new man when they realize she's been hiding him for months.
As the guest list grows in surprising ways, from Blair's estranged mom to Heath's precocious children, Julie's secret is one of many to be unwrapped. Over this delightfully complicated and very funny Christmas, she'll discover that more really is merrier, and that a big, happy family can become bigger and happier, if they let go of old hurts and open their hearts to love.
Don't miss Susan Mallery's brand new novel, BEACH VIBES, a dazzling, clever and poignant story about the family we're born into—and the one we create for ourselves, coming March 2025!

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    October 1, 2024

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    • OverDrive Listen audiobook

      • ISBN: 9781488231896
      • File size: 263595 KB
      • Duration: 09:09:09

  • Languages

    • English

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    • AudioFile Magazine
      Narrator Tanya Eby masterfully handles the large cast of characters in this Christmas story. Julie Parker has been planning a quiet Christmas with her younger boyfriend, Heath, but her two grown children, Nick and Dana, insist they celebrate together at the family cabin. Joining them are Nick's wife's estranged mother and her uncle, as well as Heath's two young children and Heath's ex-wife. Eby provides an exuberant voice for Heath's children that captures their excitement for Christmas. Eby gives Nick's mother-in-law a strident tone that mellows as she tries to reconcile with her daughter. Julie strives to be in control at all times, and Eby conveys this by giving her a strong voice. The listener will enjoy Eby's performance in this warm holiday treat. S.B. © AudioFile 2024, Portland, Maine

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