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Life and Other Inconveniences
A General Fiction Novel by Kristan Higgins
Subgenres:
- Family Saga,
- Women's Fiction,
- Mother-Daughter Relationships
This book is for you if you're into...
- Prickly grandmother granddaughter relationships with old money baggage
- Second chances after years of silence and family rifts
- Single moms navigating messy family reunions
From Little Stack
Kristan Higgins never fails to deliver funny, heartwarming stories, and that’s certainly true in this novel. Emma was raised by her wealthy, uptight New England grandmother, Genevieve, until she became pregnant as a teen and Genevieve kicked her out. So Emma, now a single mother of a teen girl, is shocked when Genevieve asks her to return.
The dynamic between these two characters reminded me so much of Lorelai and Emily Gilmore on Gilmore Girls, and I was emotionally invested in Emma’s homecoming as secrets, long-buried tensions, and unexpected love were revealed.
From the New York Times bestselling author of Good Luck with That comes a new novel about a blue-blood grandmother and her black-sheep granddaughter who discover they are truly two sides of the same coin.
Emma London never thought she had anything in common with her grandmother Genevieve London. The regal old woman came from wealthy and blue-blood New England stock, but that didn't protect her from life's cruelest blows: the disappearance of Genevieve's young son, followed by the premature death of her husband. But Genevieve rose from those ashes of grief and built a fashion empire that was respected the world over, even when it meant neglecting her other son.
When Emma's own mother died, her father abandoned her on his mother's doorstep. Genevieve took Emma in and reluctantly raised her—until Emma got pregnant her senior year of high school. Genevieve kicked her out with nothing but the clothes on her back...but Emma took with her the most important London possession: the strength not just to survive but to thrive.
And indeed, Emma has built a wonderful life for herself and her teenage daughter, Riley. So what is Emma to do when Genevieve does the one thing Emma never expected of her and, after not speaking to her for nearly two decades, calls and asks for help?
with Kristan Higgins “ I write book club fiction…realistic, deeply emotional, funny stories about people at a defining moment in their lives. ”
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