Sunday's on the Phone to Monday

This is a story that follows Claudio and Mathilde as they meet, fall hopelessly in love, and begin their family - up until their children are young adults themselves. It deals with the simple up and downs every family goes through while also covering serious and important topics such as mental illne......more

I received this book as an early reviewer. The author has an incredibly arresting, lyrical style. I was grabbed right away and found it incredibly fun to read. It is a very compelling multi-generational story that handles some very serious issues (mental illness specifically) in realistic, accessibl......more

There’s an oft-used quote by Tolstoy that all happy families are alike, but that’s not true, not really. The definition of “happy” can differ widely, and the definition of “family” can as well. Christine Reilly tells her readers straight out: “this will be a story about family.” The family in questio......more

Some families seem to attract tragedy and suffering. As we meet the Simone family they seem typical. Claudio meets Mathilda and they fall in love and marry. We also have Claudio's family including Jane, his sister. Different points of view are presented by the children, Natasha, Carly and Lucy. As t......more

This book has this melancholic feel to it, the kind of melancholia a reader craves once in a while. It scratches a different itch that not all books could. This book was sent to me by the author in an exchange for an honest review. From the moment I read the blurb, it instantly piqued my interest......more