The Arrivals
A Novel
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3.9 • 62 Ratings
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- $2.99
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Publisher Description
Two empty nesters living a quiet life have their lives changed overnight as each of their children returns home to recover under the guidance of their parents in this story of relationships and familial connections.
It's early summer when Ginny and William's peaceful life in Vermont comes to an abrupt halt.
First, their daughter Lillian arrives, with her two children in tow, to escape her crumbling marriage. Next, their son Stephen and his pregnant wife Jane show up for a weekend visit, which extends indefinitely when Jane ends up on bed rest. When their youngest daughter Rachel appears, fleeing her difficult life in New York, Ginny and William find themselves consumed again by the chaos of parenthood -- only this time around, their children are facing adult problems.
By summer's end, the family gains new ideas of loyalty and responsibility, exposing the challenges of surviving the modern family -- and the old adage, once a parent, always a parent, has never rung so true.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
An empty nest fills back up with alarming speed in Moore's promising debut. Five years have passed since the last of their kids have left home, and Ginny and William Owens have settled into a comfortable rhythm at home in Burlington, Vt., that's unexpectedly disrupted. Their exhausted and defeated daughter, Lillian, shows up with three-year-old Olivia, three-month-old Philip, and without her husband. Within days, Lillian's brother, Stephen, and his pregnant wife, Jane, arrive for an unannounced visit that will turn into a summer-long stay. Daughter Rachel, still working in New York, is teetering on the edge of financial and emotional disaster, and will also end up in Burlington in short order. Moore finds a crisp narrative in the morass of an overpacked household, and she keeps the proceedings moving with an assurance and outlook reminiscent of Laurie Colwin, evoking emotional universals with the simplest of observations, as in "the peace you feel when you are awake in a house where children are sleeping."
Customer Reviews
The Arrivals
Terrific read. Enjoyed every paragraph. Read it on vacation on my iPad. Since you have to be in the shade to read from the tablet I am returning home without a tan. As a maturing parent of maturing adult children I can see that parenting never stops. It's one job that has a lifetime of security. So looking forward to Meg Mitchell Moore's next novel!
Elaine from Newburyport
Sent from my iPad
Heartwarming ❤️
I chose this book because one of my favorite authors (Elin Hilderbrand) said that Meg Mitchell Moore was one of her favorite authors! I loved it! The book was so touching and lovely with real life situations and relatable characters. I would recommend to anyone with grown children and grandkids and am looking forward to reading more by this author. 👍 Nevreader