The Last Days of Joy

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Meet the Tobin family ... Joy - the mother Unconscious in a hospital bed, Joy's latest act has thrown the family into turmoil Frances - the middle child Seemingly perfect wife and mother, Frances is having inappropriate dreams about an ex, and might be about to derail her whole life Conor - the protector Successful and famous, high-flyer Conor is walking a fine line between self-promotion and self-detonation Sinead - the baby of the family Bohemian rebel, trying to write the story she needs to tell, but despising herself for failing to do it As Joy hovers between life and death, the siblings must come together to face their past. It's the only chance they have of unlocking the future. A stunning novel about complex family dynamics, the intricacies of motherhood, marriage, and infidelity, and the lingering power of past trauma, which echoes down generations.

Anne Tiernan was born in Zambia and grew up in Navan, Ireland, a small town about thirty miles from Dublin. She studied English Literature and Psychology at Trinity College, and worked in banking before leaving to travel the world with her Kiwi husband. They arrived in NZ in 2005, and have lived here ever since, raising three children, and settling in Tauranga.