The Middle Place - Hardcover

Corrigan, Kelly

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1401303366 ISBN 13: 9781401303365

Publisher: Hachette Books, 2008

Synopsis

HardCover Pub Date: 2008 Pages: 272 in Publisher: of Harper The Middle Place is On about calling home. Instinctively the Even when all the paperwork - a marriage license a notarized deed. two birth certificates. and seven years of tax returns - clearly indicates you're an adult. but all the same. there you are. clutching the phone and thanking God that you're still somebody's daughter.For Kelly Corrigan. family is everything.At thirty-six. she had a marriage that worked . a couple of funny. active kids. and a weekly newspaper column. But even as a thriving adult. Kelly still saw herself as George Corrigan's daughter. A garrulous Irish-American charmer from Baltimore. George was the center of the ebullient. raucous Corrigan clan. He greeted every day by opening his bedroom window and shouting. Hello. World! Suffice it to say. Kelly's was a colorful childhood. just the sort a ...

About this title

Review:

"How can a book be both unbelievably moving and hilarious? Kelly Corrigan has achieved it. Her writing is brilliant, her honesty commendable. The Middle Place is heart-breaking, life-affirming and a captivating celebration of love" (Jill Mansell)

"If you ever forget what really matters in life, read this book" (Stephanie Calman, author of CONFESSIONS OF A BAD MOTHER)

"I loved The Middle Place. It isn't a book about cancer, it's about love. It's also very funny - I really couldn't put it down" (Katie Fforde)

"Funny [and] irresistibly exuberant" (O, The Oprah Magazine)

"Moving, funny and thought-provoking, this is a gem ... A must-read tale of love and hope" (Woman)

Book Description:

The inspiring, heart-wrenching and laugh-out-loud-funny New York Times bestseller

About this edition

• Publisher: Hachette Books
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 1401303366
• ISBN 13: 9781401303365
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 266