The Children, Ann Leary
The Children, Ann Leary
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The Children
A Novel

Author: Ann Leary

Narrator: Gretchen Mol

Unabridged: 7 hr 25 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 05/24/2016

Categories: Fiction, Women, Family Life


Synopsis

From New York Times bestselling author Ann Leary comes the captivating story of a wealthy, but unconventional New England family, told from the perspective of a reclusive 29-year-old who has a secret (and famous) life on the Internet.

Charlotte Maynard rarely leaves her mother’s home, the sprawling Connecticut lake house that belonged to her late stepfather, Whit Whitman, and the generations of Whitmans before him. While Charlotte and her sister, Sally, grew up at “Lakeside,” their stepbrothers, Spin and Perry, were welcomed as weekend guests. Now the grown boys own the estate, which Joan occupies by their grace—and a provision in the family trust. When Spin, the youngest and favorite of all the children, brings his fiancé home for the summer, the entire family is intrigued. The beautiful and accomplished Laurel Atwood breathes new life into this often comically rarefied world. But as the wedding draws near, and flaws surface in the family’s polite veneer, an array of simmering resentments and unfortunate truths is exposed.

With remarkable wit and insight, Ann Leary pulls back the curtain on one blended family, as they are forced to grapple with the assets and liabilities – both material and psychological – left behind by their wonderfully flawed patriarch.

About Ann Leary

ANN LEARY is the author of the memoir An Innocent, A Broad and the novel Outtakes from a Marriage. She has written fiction and nonfiction for various magazines and literary publications. Ann competes in equestrian sports and is a volunteer EMT. She and her family share their small farm in Connecticut with four dogs, three horses, and an angry cat named Sneakers.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Esil

Ann Leary's The Children is not earth shattering, but it's a good story with particularly interesting characters. I liked Leary's The Good House and I enjoyed The Children in much the same way. The story is told from Charlotte's perspective. She is in her late 20s, living with her mother in her chil......more

Goodreads review by Carol

Most entertaining audio...gossipy family issues with an enjoyable element of surprise. I've also read and loved another novel by this author, The Good House.......more

Goodreads review by Claire

First of all, this is what I thought The Nest would be! This book deserves all of the accolades that The Nest received. I read it in one day and really loved it. It has several things that are right up my alley: a beautiful country house in disrepair, a dysfunctional WASPy family with lots of secret......more