The Favorite Daughter

Description

New York Times bestselling author Patti Callahan Henry returns to the Lowcountry setting of The Bookshop at Water's End with a novel of one woman's homecoming--and the family memories that have shaped her life . . . On her wedding day ten years ago, Lena Donohue experienced a betrayal so painful that she fled the small town of Watersend, South Carolina, and reinvented herself in New York City. Though now a freelance travel writer, the one place she rarely goes is home-until she learns of her dad's failing health. Returning to Watersend means seeing the sister she has avoided for a decade and the brother who runs their family's Irish pub-and who has borne the burden of his sisters' rift. As Alzheimer's slowly steals their father's memories, the siblings rush to preserve his life in stories and in photographs. His past will bring Lena's own childhood into focus, including the special bond they shared-one that she never felt with her late mother-and make her realize that you can't run away from family or the place where your heart truly belongs . . .

Patti Callahan Henry is a New York Times bestselling author whose novels include The Bookshop at Water's End, The Idea of Love, Driftwood Summer, The Art of Keeping Secrets, and Between the Tides.

Praise for The Favorite Daughter "A satisfying read about family and forgiveness."-PopSugar "Henry's latest packs an emotional wallop, delving into the bonds and tragedies that make a family....Readers of thoughtful family dramas will be drawn to the travails of the Donohue clan."-Booklist "A gorgeous, deeply affecting story about a family reunited because of the father's failing health....The novel is lyrical, engaging, uplifting, and real--forgiveness beckons all, even as secrets unravel."-Christian Science Monitor "Readers will be immersed in this moving tale, hungry to learn whether love and family will overcome betrayal, secrets, and heartache."-Publishers Weekly "Patti Callahan Henry is quickly becoming one of my favorites. [This] is a story of reflection, forgiveness, and surprising twists."-Debbie Macomber, #1 New York Times bestselling author "The Favorite Daughter is both heartfelt and heartbreakingly honest in its portrayal of a family once divided by scandal and brought together through the power of memories....Moving, intelligent, full of twists and turns, I loved it! Patti Callahan Henry shines at family dramas and The Favorite Daughter is her best!"-Mary Alice Monroe, New York Times bestselling author of The Summer Guests "In exquisitely-wrought prose, Patti Henry lyrically examines the meaning of forgiveness and the inexorable tug of home."-Mary Kay Andrews, New York Times bestselling author of The High Tide Club "A layered, spellbinding novel about families and lovers and the meaning of home. Above all, it's about memory, how it shapes us, fools us, and warms our hearts. This is one truly beautiful book."-Nancy Thayer, New York Times bestselling author of A Nantucket Wedding