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The Last Days of Joy

By: Anne Tiernan
Narrated by: Caitriona Hinds, Ciaran Saward, Natalie Beran
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A family brought together by the person they said goodbye to long ago...

Meet the Tobin family...

Joy, the complicated, troubled mother

She's spent her life running from her past while trying to raise her children as best she can.

Conor, the high-achieving eldest child

A high-profile media figure and CEO, he's walking a fine line between self-promotion and self-detonation.

Frances, the 'perfect' middle child

Now a wife and mother, she's about to make a mistake that could destroy her marriage.

Youngest daughter, Sinead, the acclaimed writer

Wrestling with writer's block, she resorts to desperate measures to deliver her next bestselling book to her publishers.

When Joy's children receive the news that she has only days to live, they rush to her side, bringing with them all of the dysfunction and hurt they have been carrying since their childhoods. Each of them is at a crossroads in their lives - but there's one more secret about their mother they need to learn. Will they finally be able to forgive their mother and, in doing so, face their futures together?

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Slow at the start but a most enjoyable tale of sibling rivalry & family dynamics. A good read

Enjoyable

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loved this book. a sad story of pain and coping with challenges.....get to know each character and feel like you know them. Loved it. Narrators did a great job.

heart breaking yet joyful

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Story with lots of twists and turns. Great light read for bank holiday weekend. When is the next one out?

Very enjoyable light ready for a bank holiday weekend.

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Very emotional and thought provoking story based on several characters each of whom you get to know and love in this well written debut novel. Looking forward to reading more from this author.

Greatly enjoyed this book

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I was ambivalent about this book. I listened all the way through but there was something about it that didn’t sit well with me. I’m not sure if it was the writer or the narrators that let it down.

I didn’t love it!

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