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'Magic can happen in every family.
'At the Valley View Motel in South Australia's picturesque Clare Valley, eighty-four-year-old Lola Quinlan is up to her usual mischief. She's sent her family away for Christmas and invited a number of mystery guests to come and stay. But who are all these people, and why aren't they spending the festive season with their own loved ones?
'As the big day draws closer and Lola's personal family dramas threaten to unravel her plans, she discovers that at a special time of year, magic can happen in every family - especially your own.
'From the bestselling author of At Home with the Templetons comes a funny, sad and moving novel about memories and moments and the very meaning of life.' (From the publisher's website.)
'At the Valley View Motel in South Australia's picturesque Clare Valley, eighty-four-year-old Lola Quinlan is up to her usual mischief. She's sent her family away for Christmas and invited a number of mystery guests to come and stay. But who are all these people, and why aren't they spending the festive season with their own loved ones?
'As the big day draws closer and Lola's personal family dramas threaten to unravel her plans, she discovers that at a special time of year, magic can happen in every family - especially your own.
'From the bestselling author of At Home with the Templetons comes a funny, sad and moving novel about memories and moments and the very meaning of life.' (From the publisher's website.)
Notes
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This novel includes some of the characters who appear in Monica McInerney's The Alphabet Sisters.
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Other Formats
- Sound recording.
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The Alphabet Sisters
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Viking
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2004
Z1098253
2004
single work
novel
Works about this Work
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Fiction
2011
single work
review
— Appears in: The West Australian , 26 November 2011; (p. 29)
— Review of Lola's Secret 2011 single work novel -
Family Comes Full Circle
2011
single work
review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 12 -13 November 2011; (p. 20)
— Review of Lola's Secret 2011 single work novel -
Pick of the Week
2011
single work
review
— Appears in: The Saturday Age , 5 November 2011; (p. 26)
— Review of Lola's Secret 2011 single work novel -
[Review] Lola's Secret
2011
single work
review
— Appears in: Bookseller + Publisher Magazine , September vol. 91 no. 3 2011; (p. 26)
— Review of Lola's Secret 2011 single work novel -
Take Three : Chick Lit
2011
single work
review
— Appears in: Sunday Canberra Times , 16 October 2011; (p. 26)
— Review of Lola's Secret 2011 single work novel
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Fiction Reviews
2011
single work
review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 1 - 2 October 2011; (p. 22)
— Review of Lola's Secret 2011 single work novel -
Take Three : Chick Lit
2011
single work
review
— Appears in: Sunday Canberra Times , 16 October 2011; (p. 26)
— Review of Lola's Secret 2011 single work novel -
[Review] Lola's Secret
2011
single work
review
— Appears in: Bookseller + Publisher Magazine , September vol. 91 no. 3 2011; (p. 26)
— Review of Lola's Secret 2011 single work novel -
Pick of the Week
2011
single work
review
— Appears in: The Saturday Age , 5 November 2011; (p. 26)
— Review of Lola's Secret 2011 single work novel -
Family Comes Full Circle
2011
single work
review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 12 -13 November 2011; (p. 20)
— Review of Lola's Secret 2011 single work novel
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Settings:
- Clare - Watervale - Auburn area, Lower North South Australia, South Australia,
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