Hello from the Gillespies Monica McInerney Author

From the bestselling author of The House of Memories comes a heartfelt and hilarious novel about miscommunication and mayhem in a family like no otherFor the past thirty-three years, Angela Gillespie has sent to friends and family around the world an... Read more

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