The Misfortunes of Familyby Meg Little Reilly. The Bright family is the picture of perfection--attractive, competitive and a bit badly behaved. As the four adult sons of retired senator John Bright head with their partners to the annual family reunion, they have everything they need, except self-awareness. This year the senator has agreed to. · The Misfortunes of Family by Meg Little Reilly | Editorial Reviews. Paperback (Original) $ Paperback. $ NOOK Book. $ View All Available Formats Editions. Ship This Item — Qualifies for Free Shipping Buy Online, Pick up . Meg Little Reilly. Meg Little Reilly is the director of the University of Vermont’s civic infrastructure program. She is the author of the novels THE MISFORTUNES OF FAMILY, EVERYTHING THAT FOLLOWS, and WE ARE UNPREPARED, which has been translated into several languages. Her work has appeared in McSweeney's, Literary Hub, Sojourners, Politico.
"Meg Little Reilly is a masterful storyteller, moving seamlessly with honesty, humor, and cringing familiarity. I was enchanted with The Misfortunes of Family from the first pages; my delight and astonishment swelled all the way to the surprising shore at its end."—Lisa Carey, author of The Stolen Child. The Nest meets The Vacationers in this novel of family dysfunction in which, for the Brights, normal has become whatever their crazy family says it is. When the four adult sons of recently retired senator John Bright, and their significant others, join their parents at the family's Berkshire compound for their mandatory summer vacation, the matriarch Patty decides to hire a documentary. The Misfortunes of Family by Meg Little Reilly. Click here for the lowest price! Paperback, ,
Another exciting novel in Reilly’s career is called ‘The Misfortunes of Family’. It was also published by Mira Books in February The central characters created by Reilly in this novel include Spenser, Philip, JJ, Charlie, John Bright, etc. Initially, John Bright is introduced as a retired senator, who has 4 adult sons. In Meg Little Reilly's The Misfortunes of Family, readers are introduced to the Brights - a political family with a touch of Kennedy magic whose menfolk are buffeted by scandal, unfulfilled political ambition, and who try to make use of incidents of terrorism to find their way back to the light that should rightly flock to their name. "Meg Little Reilly is a masterful storyteller, moving seamlessly with honesty, humor, and cringing familiarity. I was enchanted with The Misfortunes of Family from the first pages; my delight and astonishment swelled all the way to the surprising shore at its end."—Lisa Carey, author of The Stolen Child.
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