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An accomplished storyteller returns with her biggest, boldest, most entertaining novel yet - a hilarious, heartfelt story about books, love, sisterhood, and the surprises we discover in our DNA that combines the wit of Jonathan Tropper with the heart of Susan Wiggs.Maggie, Eliza, and Tricia Sweeney grew up as a happy threesome in the idyllic seaside town of Southport, Connecticut. But their mother's death from cancer fifteen years ago tarnished their golden-hued memories, and the sisters drifted apart. Their one touchstone is their father, Bill Sweeney, an internationally famous literary lion and college professor universally adored by critics, publishers, and book lovers. When Bill dies unexpectedly one cool June night, his shell-shocked daughters return to their childhood home.
About the Author
Lian Dolan is a writer and podcaster. She is the author of two Los Angeles Times best-selling novels, Helen of Pasadena and Elizabeth the First Wife published by Prospect Park Books. Her next novel, The Sweeney Sisters, will be published in April 2020 by William Morrow. Lian is a regular columnist for Pasadena Magazine and has previously written regular columns for O Magazine and Working Mother Magazine. She developed her Working Mother Magazine column called The Chaos Chronicles into a half-hour sitcom that was bought by Nickelodeon.Lian is the creator and host of Satellite Sisters, the award-winning talk show she created with her four real sisters. Satellite Sisters began life as a syndicated radio show and is now a top-rated podcast for women online. The recent book by the Satellite Sisters, You're the Best: A Celebration of Friendship, is popular with book clubs. A popular speaker who combines humor and heart, Lian has appeared on The Oprah Winfrey Show, CBS Sunday Morning and The Today Show and many local TV stations. She's been a featured speaker at the LA Times Festival of Books, the Santa Barbara Celebrity Authors Lunch, the Literary Guild of Orange County Festival of Women Authors and dozens of other events at libraries, book stores, schools and organizations. Lian graduated from Pomona College with a degree in Classics. She's an empty nester in Pasadena, California with her husband and her big German shepherd, Steffi.
