One Year

<div dir=auto><strong>“A warm heartfelt novel about what it means to belong to a family. You won't want to put it down.” --Mary Alice Monroe<em> New York Times</em> bestselling author of <em>A Lowcountry Wedding</em></strong><br /><br />In a heartfelt story set in a picturesque small town in Virginia Mary McDonough portrays three generations of women in a modern Irish-American family as they navigate marriage motherhood and independence. . .<br /><br />The Fitzgibbons--especially the women--have long been the backbone of Oliver's Well Virginia. Matriarch Mary Bernadette is still striking and tireless at seventy-five with a generous heart that belies her sometimes sharp tongue. Her husband Paddy owns the local landscaping business daughter Grace is a nun and son Pat and his wife Megan are successful lawyers. Her grandson PJ and his new wife Alexis live in a charming cottage behind the main house. Church family tradition and the local historical society--everything Mary Bernadette cherishes is here. Yet below the surface there are fractures. <br /><br />Megan sees the strained relationship between her husband and Mary Bernadette who has never quite recovered from the loss of her first-born son. Megan too is torn between gaining her mother-in-law's approval and living life on her own terms. Alexis loves PJ deeply yet chafes against his grandmother's influence in their marriage. But when a looming scandal brings unexpected tragedy the Fitzgibbons are compelled to determine the depth of their loyalty find their strength--and repair the bonds that have held a town and a family together for so long. <br /><br />A heartfelt charming story. --<em>Library Journal</em></div>