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Mimi Malloy at last! : a novel
Record details
- ISBN: 1250041546 (hardback)
- ISBN: 9781250041548 (hardback)
- ISBN: 1250041546 (hardback)
- ISBN: 9781250041548 (hardback)
- ISBN: 9781250041555 (e-book)
- ISBN: 1250041546 : HRD
- ISBN: 9781250041548 : HRD
- ISBN: 9781250041548 (hardback)
- ISBN: 1250041546 (hardback)
- ISBN: 9781250041548 (hardback)
- ISBN: 1250041546 (hardback)
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Physical Description:
276 pages ; 25 cm
regular print
print - Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York : Picador, 2014.
Content descriptions
| Formatted Contents Note: | "Forced into an early retirement at the age of sixty-something, Mimi Malloy enjoys the simple things in life: True Blue cigarettes, her apartment in the heart of Quincy, and an evening with Frank Sinatra on the stereo and a Manhattan in her hand. Born into an Irish Catholic brood of seven, with six daughters of her own, she knows that life isn't just a bowl of cherries -- that, sometimes, it's the pits. And when an MRI reveals that Mimi's brain is filled with black spots -- areas of atrophy, her doctor says -- the prospect living out her days in an "Old Timer's facility" starts to look like more than just an idea at the top of her eldest daughter's to-do list. Yet as Mimi prepares to take a stand, she stumbles upon an old pendant, and her memory starts to return -- specifically, memories of a shockingly painful childhood, her long-lost sister Fagan, and the wicked stepmother she swore to forget. By turns funny, wise, and whimsical, and always deeply moving, Mimi Malloy At Last is an unforgettable story of second chances and the family bonds that break us and remake us. Above all, it's a poignant reminder that it's never too late for love -- and that one can always come of age a second time." |
| Summary, etc.: | "Forced into an early retirement at the age of sixty-something, Mimi Malloy enjoys the simple things in life: True Blue cigarettes, her apartment in the heart of Quincy, and an evening with Frank Sinatra on the stereo and a Manhattan in her hand. Born into an Irish Catholic brood of seven, with six daughters of her own, she knows that life isn't just a bowl of cherries--that, sometimes, it's the pits. And when an MRI reveals that Mimi's brain is filled with black spots--areas of atrophy, her doctor says--the prospect living out her days in an "Old Timer's facility" starts to look like more than just an idea at the top of her eldest daughter's to-do list. Yet as Mimi prepares to take a stand, she stumbles upon an old pendant, and her memory starts to return--specifically, memories of a shockingly painful childhood, her long-lost sister Fagan, and the wicked stepmother she swore to forget. By turns funny, wise, and whimsical, and always deeply moving, Mimi Malloy At Last is an unforgettable story of second chances and the family bonds that break us and remake us. Above all, it's a poignant reminder that it's never too late for love--and that one can always come of age a second time"-- |
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| Subject: | Retirement Fiction Life change events Fiction Memories Fiction Families Fiction Family life Fiction |
| Genre: | Domestic fiction. Domestic fiction. |
Available copies
- 5 of 5 copies available at Bibliomation. (Show)
- 1 of 1 copy available at Southbury Public Library.
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- 0 current holds with 5 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Southbury Public Library | MACDONNELL (Text) | 34019131062465 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
