Its the last place she wants to be. Its the only place left to go . . .Hugely entertainingan instantly engaging read, what you might get if you mixed Jojo Moyes with Marian KeyesSunday IndependentA fabulous readyoure immediately immersedSheila OFlanagan, bestselling author of The Women Who Ran AwayA superb writerthe Irish Jojo MoyesIrish ExaminerCiara Geraghty is a wonderful writerHazel Gaynor, author of the Irish Times bestseller, The Bird in the Bamboo CageMarianne left home when she was fifteen following a family tragedy, one that changed all their lives. She never planned to return.But when her carefully controlled life falls apart, she has no choice but to return to Ancaire, the ramshackle house overlooking the Irish Sea, where her mother, Rita, a flamboyant artist and recovering alcoholic still lives.As her mother invites her to pull up a chair and make herself at home, alongside the friends, family and neighbours who wander its rooms. Marianne discovers th