A family can’t escape their secrets when they’re forced to spend a week in quarantine in this “sharply funny” (People) novel—an Indie Next and #1 Library Reads Pick!It’s Christmas, and for the first time in years the entire Birch family will be under one roof. Even Emma and Andrew’s elder daughter—who is usually off saving the world—will be joining them at Weyfield Hall. But Olivia, a doctor, is … But Olivia, a doctor, is only coming home because she has to. She’s just returned from treating an epidemic abroad and has been told she must stay in quarantine for a week…and so too should her family.
For the next seven days, the Birches are locked down, cut off from the rest of humanity, and forced into each other’s orbits. Younger, unabashedly frivolous daughter Phoebe is fixated on her upcoming wedding, while Olivia deals with the culture shock of first-world problems.
As Andrew sequesters himself in his study writing scathing restaurant reviews and remembering his glory days as a war correspondent, Emma hides a secret that will turn the whole family upside down.
In close proximity, not much can stay hidden for long, and as revelations and long-held tensions come to light, nothing is more shocking than the unexpected guest who’s about to arrive….
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Great book about family dynamics.
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I loved this book. One very unpredictable and easy book to read. l Couldn’t put it down and will recommend it to my bookclub.
This book was a pleasantly unexpected surprise, with a complex plot that unfolded as the layers of the characters developed. A real look at the depths of the family members’ personalities, and how the human spirit reacts to life’s success, struggles, love and relationships. A wonderful, original story with unique, believable characters.
I really enjoyed this book.
Good story about a slightly disfunctional family and how being forced together helps them understand each other.