Mary Beth Keane

The story about a marriage in crisis that you will not be able to put down from the New York Times bestselling author of Ask Again Yes A fearless writer Lisa Taddeo Compelling touching exquisitely crafted I adored this story Liane Moriarty Keane writes to the heart of the human heart I could not put this book down Miranda Cowley Heller author of The Paper Palace A writer of extraordinary depth feeling and wit Meg Wolitzer author of The Female Persuasion Luminous She manages to find the extraordinary grace in our achingly ordinary world New York Times I fell in love with The Half Moon from the first page and barely looked up until I d finished Sara Collins Such a delicate story about the real heartbreaks of life Claire Daverley author of Talking at Night One of our finest writers on the interior complexities of marriage and family I ran my finger over sentences while reading thinking Yes exactly Ann Napolitano author of Hello Beautiful There are two sides to every story and every marriage in crisis Malcolm is a bartender at the Half Moon in Upstate New York He has always dreamed of owning a bar and so when his boss finally retires he seizes his chance despite his wife s protests Jess has devoted herself to h

**Pre-order the anticipated new novel from New York Times bestseller Mary Beth Keane**Mary Beth Keane writes to the heart of the human heart . . . I could not put this book down MIRANDA COWLEY HELLERPrepare to lose yourself in this book SARA COLLINSHer insights into matters of the heart, longing and restlessness especially, have astonishing delicacy US VOGUEAllows us to look around our own lives with respect and kindness, and is therefore a great gift ANN NAPOLITANOCompelling, touching, exquisitely crafted LIANE MORIARTY___________There are two sides to every story - and every marriage in crisis . . .Malcolm, bartender at the Half Moon, has always dreamed of owning a bar, and when his boss finally retires, he seizes his chance.His wife, Jess, has devoted herself to her law career, but after years of trying for a baby, shes struggling to accept the idea that motherhood might not be in her future. She finds herself slipping away from both her career and her marriage. The bar is Malcolms dream, and as she feels her youth start to fade, she wonders how to reshape her own life.When a blizzard hits their upstate New York town on the same

A principios del siglo XX, Mary Mallon emigró a Nueva York desde Irlanda con quince años. Valiente, testaruda y con el sueño de ser cocinera, luchó para llegar a serlo desde los puestos más bajos del servicio domestico. Descubrio que era una gran chef y pronto la aristocracia neoyorquina empezo a pelearse por sus servicios, lo que le dio una rara independencia para la epoca. Parecia que podria cumplir su sueño. Pero empezo a dejar un reguero de enfermos de tifus a su paso y fue identificada como portadora asintomatica por los investigadores, que la pusieron en busca y captura.La llamaron Mary la Tifoidea. Decian que transmitia el tifus de sus manos a la comida de aquellos a los que servia. Decian que ella lo sabia. Pero Mary no estaba enferma. Ella no habia hecho nada malo.No fue arrestada rapidamente. Hubo avisos, requerimientos y, cuando por fin fue detenida, no se dejo llevar tranquilamente. Tachada de asesina y condenada tanto por la prensa como por la opinion publica, Mary siguio luchando por su libertad, sin importarle el coste,La cocinera irlandesa arroja luz sobre la que fue descrita como la "mujer mas peligrosa de America".El relato de Mary Beth Keane es tan poderoso"La cocinera irlandesa se convertira en serie d

Gillam, upstate New York: a town of ordinary, big-lawned suburban houses. The Gleesons have recently moved there and soon welcome the Stanhopes as their new neighbours. Lonely Lena Gleeson wants a friend but Anne Stanhope - cold, elegant, unstable - wants to be left alone.It's left to their children - Lena's youngest, Kate, and Anne's only child, Peter - to find their way to one another. To form a friendship whose resilience and love will be almost broken by the fault line dividing both families, and by the terrible tragedy that will engulf them all. A tragedy whose true origins only become clear many years later . . .A story of love and redemption, faith and forgiveness, Ask Again, Yes reveals the way childhood memories change when viewed from the distance of adulthood - villains lose their menace, and those who appeared innocent seem less so. A story of how, if we're lucky, the violence lurking beneath everyday life can be vanquished by the power of love.

THE POWERFUL AND MOVING NOVEL OF NEW BEGINNINGS AND OLD FAMILY SECRETS FROM THE AUTHOR OF THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER ASK AGAIN, YES'A fearless writer' LISA TADDEO'An epic story about immigration, identity and family' Guardian'Atmospheric, moving and brilliantly well-written' Daily Mail'Engrossing . . .the kind of novel you simply don't want to end' Daily Express'A beautifully crafted novel about love, loyalty, culture, family and identity' Irish Sunday Independent______1960s Rural Ireland. Greta Cahill must abandon her quiet village to follow her fearless sister Johanna onto a ship bound for New York . .. It's here that she steps out of her sister's shadow and into a life of her own, rich with love, work and family. As the years pass Greta longs to revisit the past - to see her mother, to show her what she has made of herself.But she must protect a family secret, decades old. So when her children conspire to unite the worlds she's kept so carefully apart, Greta fears she could lose it all . .. A profoundly moving, compassionate story of self-discovery, The Walking People is a powerful and compelling story about our connection to the past. ______'A novel of great compassion and understanding .. . rich with story' JOHN BOYNE on Ask Again, Yes'Keane's previous novel Ask Again, Yes, was on my best Books of 2019, and this is just as good.Its slow, melodic pace proves we don't always need fast action and twists' Prima, 'Best Books of March''The characters are so well drawn and out of the ordinary that I was quickly drawn into their story and didn't want it to end' 5***** Reader Review'The story becomes so engrossing it grows on you with its real and engaging characters ... a very moving and original love story' Irish Examiner'A gorgeous nostalgic family drama with real characters. Loved it' 5***** Reader ReviewPraise for Mary Beth Keane:'A fearless writer' Lisa Taddeo, author of Three Women'A novel of great compassion and understanding .. . rich with story' John Boyne'I'll read everything she writes' Liane Moriarty, author of Big Little Lies'A writer of extraordinary depth, feeling and wit' Meg Wolitzer, author of The Female Persuasion'Immersive and deeply moving' Anna Hope, author of Expectation 'It's an absolute stunner, an ode to family and forgiveness that has been crafted with compassion and insight' Sara Collins, author of The Confessions of Frannie Langton