A Great Marriage
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  • Published: 27 August 2024
  • ISBN: 9781761349225
  • Imprint: Viking
  • Format: Trade Paperback
  • Pages: 304
  • RRP: $34.99

A Great Marriage

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27 Aug 2024
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A great marriage is an elusive thing; only a few know the secret to making one.

Dara Willcox, in New York for a weekend, meets Austin Clarke at an art gallery. The two are on different courses—Austin is British, temporarily in New York. Dara’s from North Carolina, set on law school. They fall in love at first sight, and are determined to make their lives together.

Days after their engagement dinner, Austin hears unsettling news from London that wrecks their plans. Dara abruptly cancels the wedding. She refuses to reveal why, not even to her best friends or her parents or grandmother, disrupting their family tradition of openness.

Dara escapes by travelling east, while Austin, back in London, faces a major tragedy, the consequences of which are life-changing. And then an impulsive visit to London by Dara’s mother alters their fate…

With her signature warmth and humour, beloved author Frances Mayes has written a multigenerational story about the complexity of love and the great mystery ride of marriage. A Great Marriage introduces two unforgettable families and the arrival of a stranger who rearranges their futures.

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  • Published: 27 August 2024
  • ISBN: 9781761349225
  • Imprint: Viking
  • Format: Trade Paperback
  • Pages: 304
  • RRP: $34.99
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About the author

Frances Mayes

In addition to her worldwide bestselling Tuscany memoirs Under the Tuscan Sun, Bella Tuscany, and Every Day in Tuscany, Frances Mayes is the author of the travel memoir A Year in the World, illustrated books In Tuscany and Bringing Tuscany Home (with Edward Mayes), The Tuscan Sun Cookbook (also with Edward Mayes), and her most recent memoir, Under Magnolia.

She has published a novel, Swan, set in the South; The Discovery of Poetry: A Guide for Readers and Writers; and five books of poetry. She divides her time between Tuscany and North Carolina. Visit her at www.francesmayesbooks.com.

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Praise for A Great Marriage

“A grand love story with plenty of surprises…The pleasure of this book is in its rare combination of eloquent writing, human insights, and page-turning storytelling.”

Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
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