Mary Beth Keane

THE POWERFUL AND MOVING NOVEL OF NEW BEGINNINGS AND OLD FAMILY SECRETS FROM THE AUTHOR OF THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER ASK AGAIN, YES'A fearless writer' LISA TADDEO'An epic story about immigration, identity and family' Guardian'Atmospheric, moving and brilliantly well-written' Daily Mail'Engrossing . . .the kind of novel you simply don't want to end' Daily Express'A beautifully crafted novel about love, loyalty, culture, family and identity' Irish Sunday Independent______1960s Rural Ireland. Greta Cahill must abandon her quiet village to follow her fearless sister Johanna onto a ship bound for New York . .. It's here that she steps out of her sister's shadow and into a life of her own, rich with love, work and family. As the years pass Greta longs to revisit the past - to see her mother, to show her what she has made of herself.But she must protect a family secret, decades old. So when her children conspire to unite the worlds she's kept so carefully apart, Greta fears she could lose it all . .. A profoundly moving, compassionate story of self-discovery, The Walking People is a powerful and compelling story about our connection to the past. ______'A novel of great compassion and understanding .. . rich with story' JOHN BOYNE on Ask Again, Yes'Keane's previous novel Ask Again, Yes, was on my best Books of 2019, and this is just as good.Its slow, melodic pace proves we don't always need fast action and twists' Prima, 'Best Books of March''The characters are so well drawn and out of the ordinary that I was quickly drawn into their story and didn't want it to end' 5***** Reader Review'The story becomes so engrossing it grows on you with its real and engaging characters ... a very moving and original love story' Irish Examiner'A gorgeous nostalgic family drama with real characters. Loved it' 5***** Reader ReviewPraise for Mary Beth Keane:'A fearless writer' Lisa Taddeo, author of Three Women'A novel of great compassion and understanding .. . rich with story' John Boyne'I'll read everything she writes' Liane Moriarty, author of Big Little Lies'A writer of extraordinary depth, feeling and wit' Meg Wolitzer, author of The Female Persuasion'Immersive and deeply moving' Anna Hope, author of Expectation 'It's an absolute stunner, an ode to family and forgiveness that has been crafted with compassion and insight' Sara Collins, author of The Confessions of Frannie Langton

**Pre-order the anticipated new novel from New York Times bestseller Mary Beth Keane**Mary Beth Keane writes to the heart of the human heart . . . I could not put this book down MIRANDA COWLEY HELLERPrepare to lose yourself in this book SARA COLLINSHer insights into matters of the heart, longing and restlessness especially, have astonishing delicacy US VOGUEAllows us to look around our own lives with respect and kindness, and is therefore a great gift ANN NAPOLITANOCompelling, touching, exquisitely crafted LIANE MORIARTY___________There are two sides to every story - and every marriage in crisis . . .Malcolm, bartender at the Half Moon, has always dreamed of owning a bar, and when his boss finally retires, he seizes his chance.His wife, Jess, has devoted herself to her law career, but after years of trying for a baby, shes struggling to accept the idea that motherhood might not be in her future. She finds herself slipping away from both her career and her marriage. The bar is Malcolms dream, and as she feels her youth start to fade, she wonders how to reshape her own life.When a blizzard hits their upstate New York town on the same

The story about a marriage in crisis that you will not be able to put down from the New York Times bestselling author of Ask Again Yes A fearless writer Lisa Taddeo Compelling touching exquisitely crafted I adored this story Liane Moriarty Keane writes to the heart of the human heart I could not put this book down Miranda Cowley Heller author of The Paper Palace A writer of extraordinary depth feeling and wit Meg Wolitzer author of The Female Persuasion Luminous She manages to find the extraordinary grace in our achingly ordinary world New York Times I fell in love with The Half Moon from the first page and barely looked up until I d finished Sara Collins Such a delicate story about the real heartbreaks of life Claire Daverley author of Talking at Night One of our finest writers on the interior complexities of marriage and family I ran my finger over sentences while reading thinking Yes exactly Ann Napolitano author of Hello Beautiful There are two sides to every story and every marriage in crisis Malcolm is a bartender at the Half Moon in Upstate New York He has always dreamed of owning a bar and so when his boss finally retires he seizes his chance despite his wife s protests Jess has devoted herself to h

Gillam, upstate New York: a town of ordinary, big-lawned suburban houses. The Gleesons have recently moved there and soon welcome the Stanhopes as their new neighbours. Lonely Lena Gleeson wants a friend but Anne Stanhope - cold, elegant, unstable - wants to be left alone.It's left to their children - Lena's youngest, Kate, and Anne's only child, Peter - to find their way to one another. To form a friendship whose resilience and love will be almost broken by the fault line dividing both families, and by the terrible tragedy that will engulf them all. A tragedy whose true origins only become clear many years later . . .A story of love and redemption, faith and forgiveness, Ask Again, Yes reveals the way childhood memories change when viewed from the distance of adulthood - villains lose their menace, and those who appeared innocent seem less so. A story of how, if we're lucky, the violence lurking beneath everyday life can be vanquished by the power of love.

A principios del siglo XX, Mary Mallon emigró a Nueva York desde Irlanda con quince años. Valiente, testaruda y con el sueño de ser cocinera, luchó para llegar a serlo desde los puestos más bajos del servicio domestico. Descubrio que era una gran chef y pronto la aristocracia neoyorquina empezo a pelearse por sus servicios, lo que le dio una rara independencia para la epoca. Parecia que podria cumplir su sueño. Pero empezo a dejar un reguero de enfermos de tifus a su paso y fue identificada como portadora asintomatica por los investigadores, que la pusieron en busca y captura.La llamaron Mary la Tifoidea. Decian que transmitia el tifus de sus manos a la comida de aquellos a los que servia. Decian que ella lo sabia. Pero Mary no estaba enferma. Ella no habia hecho nada malo.No fue arrestada rapidamente. Hubo avisos, requerimientos y, cuando por fin fue detenida, no se dejo llevar tranquilamente. Tachada de asesina y condenada tanto por la prensa como por la opinion publica, Mary siguio luchando por su libertad, sin importarle el coste,La cocinera irlandesa arroja luz sobre la que fue descrita como la "mujer mas peligrosa de America".El relato de Mary Beth Keane es tan poderoso"La cocinera irlandesa se convertira en serie d

Named one of the Best Books of the Year by People, Vogue, Parade, NPR, and ElleA gem of a book. Taylor Jenkins Reid, author of The Seven Husbands of Evelyn HugoA triumphant New York Times bestseller and Tonight Show Summer Reads Pick about love, forgiveness, and familyperfect for book clubs and fans of Little Fires Everywhere and The Paper Palace.How much can a family forgive?Francis Gleeson and Brian Stanhope, rookie NYPD cops, are neighbors in the suburbs. What happens behind closed doors in both housesthe loneliness of Franciss wife, Lena, and the instability of Brians wife, Anne, sets the stage for the explosive events to come.In Mary Beth Keanes extraordinary novel, a lifelong friendship and love blossoms between Kate Gleeson and Peter Stanhope, born six months apart. One shocking night their loyalties are divided, and their bond will be tested again and again over the next thirty years. Heartbreaking and redemptive, Ask Again, Yes is a gorgeous and generous portrait of the daily intimacies of marriage and the power of forgiveness.

Malcolm Gephardt, handsome and gregarious longtime bartender at the Half Moon, has always dreamed of owning a bar. When his boss finally retires, Malcolm stretches to buy the place. He sees unquantifiable magic and potential in the Half Moon and hopes to transform it into a bigger success but struggles to stay afloat.His smart and confident wife, Jess, has devoted herself to her law career. After years of trying for a baby, she is facing the idea that motherhood may not be in the cards for her. Like Malcolm, she feels her youth beginning to slip away and wonders how to reshape her future.A quick and impactful read that will stay with you long after you finish it (theSkimm), The Half Moon takes place over the course of one week when Malcolm learns shocking news about Jess, a patron of the bar goes missing, and a blizzard hits the town of Gillam, trapping everyone in place. With a deft eye and generous spirit, Mary Beth Keane explores the disappointments and unexpected consolations of midlife, the many forms forgiveness can take, the complicated intimacy of small-town living, and what it means to be a family.

From New York Times bestselling author of the magnificent (Fresh Air), propulsive (People), and profound (Vogue) Ask Again, Yes, a sweeping multi-generational saga inspired by the authors own family history, following eleven brothers torn apart and set on different paths between Ireland, England, Montana, and New York.1960s, Ireland. In the wake of tragedy, a father makes choices for his eleven grieving sons. The older brothers will emigrate to England for work, while the younger ones will stay behind. The second eldest, Macdara, is offered a job on a Montana cattle ranch and sets off. His spirited younger brother Rian begs Mac to take him along and Mac promises to bring Rian to America as soon as hes old enough. But then one day Mac gets a call that Rian has disappeared. Its a call that will haunt Mac and his family across decades. Spanning lifetimes and continents, Whale Harbor is an expansive and unforgettable novel written with award-winning author Mary Beth Keanes signature wit, eloquence, and attention to the emotional resonance of family.

From Mary Beth Keane, the bestselling author of Ask Again, Yes, comes a historical novel set in early-20th-century New York City about the woman known as Typhoid Mary, who becomes, in Keanes assured handsa sympathetic, complex, and even inspiring character (O, The Oprah Magazine).On the eve of the 20th century, Mary Mallon emigrated from Ireland at age fifteen to make her way in New York City. Brave, headstrong, and dreaming of being a cook, she fought to climb up from the lowest rung of the domestic-service ladder. Canny and enterprising, she worked her way to the kitchen and discovered in herself the true talent of a chef. Sought after by New York aristocracy, and with an independence rare for a woman of the time, she seemed to have achieved the life shed aimed for when she arrived in Castle Garden. Amid a growing public health panic, a determined medical engineer noticed that she left a trail of disease wherever she cooked and identified her as an asymptomatic carrier of Typhoid Fever. With this seemingly preposterous theory, he made Mallon a hunted woman.The Department of Health sent Mallon to North Brother Island, where she was quarantined in isolation from 1907 to 1910, then released under the condition that she never work as a cook again. Yet for Maryproud of her former status and passionate about cookingthe alternatives were abhorrent. She defied the edict.Bringing Gilded Age New York City alivethe neighborhoods, the bars, the park carved out of upper Manhattan, the boat traffic, the mansions and sweatshops and emerging skyscrapersFever is an ambitious retelling of a forgotten life. In the imagination of Mary Beth Keane, Mary Mallon becomes a fiercely compelling, dramatic, vexing, sympathetic, uncompromising, and unforgettable heroine.

THE POWERFUL AND MOVING NOVEL OF NEW BEGINNINGS AND OLD FAMILY SECRETS FROM THE AUTHOR OF THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER ASK AGAIN, YESA fearless writer LISA TADDEOAn epic story about immigration, identity and familyGuardianAtmospheric, moving and brilliantly well-written Daily MailEngrossing . . . the kind of novel you simply dont want to endDaily ExpressAbeautifully crafted novel about love, loyalty, culture, family and identity Irish Sunday Independent*Features an extract from Mary Beth Keanes new novel The Half Moon!*______1960s Rural Ireland. Greta Cahill must abandon her quiet village to follow her fearless sister Johanna onto a ship bound for New York . . .Its here that she steps out of her sisters shadow and into a life of her own, rich with love, work and family.As the years pass Greta longs to revisit the past - to see her mother, to show her what she has made of herself.But she must protect a family secret, decades old.So when her children conspire to unite the worlds shes kept so carefully apart, Greta fears she could lose it all . . .A profoundly moving, compassionate story of self-discovery, The Walking People is a powerful and compelling story about our connection to the past.______A novel of great compassion and understanding . . . rich with storyJOHN BOYNE on Ask Again, YesKeanes previous novel Ask Again, Yes, was on my best Books of 2019, and this is just as good. Its slow, melodic pace proves we dont always need fast action and twistsPrima, Best Books of MarchThe characters are so well drawn and out of the ordinary that I was quickly drawn into their story and didnt want it to end 5***** Reader ReviewThe story becomes so engrossing it grows on you with its real and engaging characters ... a very moving and original love storyIrish ExaminerA gorgeous nostalgic family drama with real characters. Loved it 5***** Reader ReviewPraise for Mary Beth Keane:A fearless writer Lisa Taddeo, author of Three WomenA novel of great compassion and understanding . . . rich with storyJohn BoyneIll read everything she writesLiane Moriarty, author of Big Little LiesA writer of extraordinary depth, feeling and witMeg Wolitzer, author of The Female PersuasionImmersive and deeply movingAnna Hope, author of ExpectationIts an absolute stunner, an ode to family and forgiveness that has been crafted with compassion and insightSara Collins, author of The Confessions of Frannie Langton**THE HALF MOON, the new novel by Mary Beth Keane, is available to pre-order now!**

THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER AND RADIO 2 SUMMER BOOK CLUB PICKThe new Little Fires Everywhere . . . The perfect summer readSTYLISTStunning! An absolutely brilliant, gorgeously-written novel. A must-read for our timeLISA TADDEOImmersive and deeply moving ANNA HOPEI absolutely adored it LIANE MORIARTY*Features an extract from Mary Beth Keanes new novel The Half Moon!*_____________ Two ordinary families. One life-changing day . . .When the Gleesons and the Stanhopes become neighbours, lonely Lena Gleeson wants a friend. But Anne Stanhope - cold, elegant, unstable - wants to be left alone.Its left to their children - Lenas youngest, Kate, and Annes only child, Peter - to find their way to one another.To form a friendship whose resilience and love will be almost broken by the fault line dividing both families, and a tragedy that will engulf them all.A tragedy whose true origins only become clear many years later . . .When everything has fallen apart, can their childrens love pull it back together again?_____________A BOOK OF THE YEAR IN PRIMA, VOGUE, PEOPLE, ELLE AND NPRIts an absolute stunner, an ode to family and forgiveness that has been crafted with compassion and insightSara Collins, bestselling author of The Confessions of Frannie LangtonKeane takes on one of the most difficult problems in fiction - how to write about human decency . . . a compelling case for compassion over blame, understanding over grudge, and the resilience of hearts that can accept the contradictions of love Louise Erdrich, National Book Award winning author of The Round HouseLeaves one shaking ones head in frank admiration. A triumph Matthew Thomas, bestselling author of We Are Not Ourselves

A beautiful, unforgettable story of love and second chances, for fans of The Paper Palace, Hello Beautiful and Tom Lake.She manages to find the extraordinary grace in our achingly ordinary worldNEW YORK TIMESOne of my favourite authorsFLORENCE KNAPPHer insights into the matters of the heart have atonishing delicacyVOGUE A fearless writer LISA TADDEOThis kind of fiction is a giftANN NAPOLITANOI could not put this book downMIRANDA COWLEY HELLERCompelling, touching, exquisitely crafted LIANE MORIARTYA healing, delicate and relatable story about the real heartbreaks of lifeCLAIRE DAVERLEY----Winter, upstate New York. Outside the Half Moon bar, a blizzard is raging. Inside, bartender Malcolm and his wife Jess are coming face to face for the first time in four months.Malcolm never understood why Jess packed up and left him suddenly, without explanation. Meanwhile, Jess always loved Malcolm, but when forced to choose between her husbands dreams and her desire to have a family, she found herself slipping away.Now, trapped in the empty bar as the snow piles up outside, they must confront the secrets and small betrayals that brought their marriage to this point.

Rentrée littéraire 2021Deux familles sans histoires. Un lien indéfectible. Une journée qui va tout changer.Francis Gleeson et Brian Stanhope, jeunes recrues de la police de New York, sont aussi voisins a Gillam, petite ville de banlieue. Ce qui se passe chez eux a huit clos la solitude de Lena, lepouse de Francis, et linstabilite dAnne, la femme de Brian prepare le terrain pour la tragedie a venir.Nes a six mois dintervalle, Kate et Peter, leurs enfants respectifs, tissent au fil du temps une amitie profonde, annonciatrice de lamour qui les unira a lage adulte. Mais lannee de leurs 14 ans, le pire finit par se produire. Brusquement separes lun de lautre, les deux adolescents doivent poursuivre leur vie dans des foyers aneantis...Grand roman de lAmerique contemporaine, Aujourdhui comme hier nous parle de la fragilite du bonheur, des sacrifices necessaires pour latteindre et embrasse la vie de famille dans toutes ses nuances. Une meditation intrepide sur le prix de la loyaute et le pouvoir du pardon.