{"product_id":"mummy-darlings-a-glorious-guinness-girls-novel-paperback","title":"Mummy Darlings: A Glorious Guinness Girls Novel - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eEmily Hourican\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis stunning novel from the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Glorious Guinness Girls\u003c\/i\u003e follows the three enigmatic Guinness sisters as they take on married life and motherhood at the beginning of the 1930s. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e It's the dawn of the 1930s and the three privileged Guinness sisters, Aileen, Maureen and Oonagh, settle into becoming wives and mothers: Aileen in Luttrellstown Castle outside Dublin, Maureen in Clandeboye in Northern Ireland, and Oonagh in Rutland Place in London. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e But while Britain becomes increasingly politically polarized, Aileen, Maureen and Oonagh discover conflict within their own marriages. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Oonagh's dream of romantic love is countered by her husband's lies; the intense nature of Maureen's marriage means passion, but also rows; while Aileen begins to discover that, for her, being married offers far less than she had expected. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Meanwhile, Kathleen, a housemaid from their childhood home in Glenmaroon, travels between the three sisters, helping, listening, watching--even as her own life brings her into conflict with the clash between fascism and communism. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e As affairs are uncovered and secrets exposed, the three women begin to realize that their gilded upbringing could not have prepared them for the realities of married life, nor for the scandals that seem to follow them around.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEmily Hourican\u003c\/b\u003e is a journalist and author. She has written features for the \u003ci\u003eSunday Independent\u003c\/i\u003e for fifteen years, as well as \u003ci\u003eImage magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCondé Nast Traveler\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eWoman and Home\u003c\/i\u003e. She was also editor of three magazines. Her debut novel, \u003ci\u003eThe Privileged\u003c\/i\u003e, was shortlisted for the 2016 Irish Book Awards in the Best Commercial Fiction. Emily was born in Belfast, grew up in Brussels, and went to school in University College Dublin, where she earned a Masters in English Literature. She lives in Dublin with her husband and three children.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 512\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.4 x 8 x 5.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 18, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53341437690163,"sku":"9781538724507","price":32.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/UXlubVN1YVFRQjJCVncweUIwd3hZdz09.webp?v=1778662313","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/mummy-darlings-a-glorious-guinness-girls-novel-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}