Instructions for a Heatwave
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London, 1976. In the thick of a sweltering heatwave, Gretta Riordan’s newly retired husband vanishes after cleaning out his bank account. Now, for the first time in years, Gretta calls her children home to confront the mystery.
Michael Francis, a history teacher whose marriage is failing; Monica, estranged from her younger sister by a blighted past; and Aoife, whose Manhattan life conceals a devastating secret, converge on their mother’s home. Their search for their father stretches from the Upper West Side to a village on the coast of Ireland, uncovering illuminating family secrets and the fault lines over which their lives were built. What truths will they find about who they really are?
Publication date
May 6, 2014
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3.9/5
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336
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English
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Vintage
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