Sundays on the Phone to Monday, Christine Reilly
Sundays on the Phone to Monday, Christine Reilly
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Sunday's on the Phone to Monday

Author: Christine Reilly

Narrator: Julia Whelan

Unabridged: 9 hr 3 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 04/12/2016


Synopsis

Claudio and Mathilde Simone, once romantic bohemians hopelessly enamored with each other, find themselves nestled in domesticity in New York, running a struggling vinyl record store and parenting three daughters, Natasha, Lucy, and Carly, as best they can. With prose that is as keen and illuminating as it is whimsical and luminous, debut author Christine Reilly tells the unusual love story of this family. Poignant and humane, Sunday's on the Phone to Monday is a deft exploration of the tender ties that bind families together, even as they threaten to tear them apart.

About Christine Reilly

Christine Reilly lives in New York City. She has taught at Sarah Lawrence College, the Dalton School, and Collegiate School. She received her Bachelor's degree from Bucknell University and her Master's degree in writing from Sarah Lawrence College. Sunday's on the Phone to Monday is her first novel.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Andie on February 16, 2017

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

Goodreads review by Dan on March 16, 2016

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

Goodreads review by Jill on July 20, 2016

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

Goodreads review by Ann on January 11, 2016

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

Goodreads review by Eunice (nerdytalksbookblog) on July 09, 2016

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