The Last Will of Moira Leahy: A Novel

"[W]rapped in luscious, dark atmosphere. A magical debut . . ." - Sarah Addison Allen, New York Times bestselling author of Garden SpellsMaeve Leahy is a busy professor of languages at a university in upstate New York. So busy that she leaves little time for memories of her lost twin, Moira; her fractured family in Castine, Maine; and the music she left behind in the wake of tragedy nine years ago.Until a childhood relic and series of anonymous notes resurrects her  long-dead dreams, a lost language, her most painful recollections, and prompts her to cross an ocean in search of ancient history. There, Maeve  will learn new truths about her past, and come face to face with the one thing she truly fears. Only then can she choose between the safe life she's built for herself and one of risk, with bonds she knows can be wrenchingly delicate and more enduring than time.

The Last Will of Moira Leahy: a novel

Therese Walsh

<p>NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY LIBRARY JOURNAL This mesmerizing coming-of-age novel, with its sheen of near-magical realism, is a moving tale of family and the power of stories.  After their mother's probable suicide, sisters Olivia and Jazz take steps to move on with their lives. Jazz, logical and forward-thinking, decides to get a new job, but spirited, strong-willed Olivia--who can see sounds, taste words, and smell sights--is determined to travel to the remote setting of their mother's unfinished novel to lay her spirit properly to rest. Already resentful of Olivia's foolish quest and her family's insistence upon her involvement, Jazz is further aggravated when they run into trouble along the way and Olivia latches to a worldly train-hopper who warns he shouldn't be trusted. As they near their destination, the tension builds between the two sisters, each hiding something from the other, until they are finally forced to face everything between them and decide what is really important.</p>

The Moon Sisters: a novel

Walsh, Therese

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The Last Will of Moira Leahy: a novel

The Moon Sisters: a novel