Blog Tour | The Sweeney Sisters by Lian Dolan
BOOK INFORMATION
The Sweeney Sisters
by Lian Dolan
Publisher: William Morrow
Release Date: April 28th 2020
Genre: Fiction, Contemporary
Synopsis:
An accomplished storyteller returns
with her biggest, boldest, most entertaining novel yet—a hilarious, heartfelt
story about books, love, sisterhood, and the surprises we discover in our DNA
that combines the wit of Jonathan Tropper with the heart of Susan Wiggs.
Maggie, Eliza, and Tricia Sweeney grew
up as a happy threesome in the idyllic seaside town of Southport, Connecticut.
But their mother’s death from cancer fifteen years ago tarnished their
golden-hued memories, and the sisters drifted apart. Their one touchstone is
their father, Bill Sweeney, an internationally famous literary lion and college
professor universally adored by critics, publishers, and book lovers. When Bill
dies unexpectedly one cool June night, his shell-shocked daughters return to
their childhood home. They aren’t quite sure what the future holds without
their larger-than-life father, but they do know how to throw an Irish wake to
honor a man of his stature.
But as guests pay their respects and
reminisce, one stranger, emboldened by whiskey, has crashed the party. It turns
out that she too is a Sweeney sister.
When Washington, DC based journalist
Serena Tucker had her DNA tested on a whim a few weeks earlier, she learned she
had a 50% genetic match with a childhood neighbor—Maggie Sweeney of Southport,
Connecticut. It seems Serena’s chilly WASP mother, Birdie, had a history with
Bill Sweeney—one that has remained totally secret until now.
Once the shock wears off, questions
abound. What does this mean for William’s literary legacy? Where is the
unfinished memoir he’s stashed away, and what will it reveal? And how will a
fourth Sweeney sister—a blond among redheads—fit into their story?
By turns revealing, insightful, and
uproarious, The Sweeney Sisters is equal parts cautionary tale and
celebration—a festive and heartfelt look at what truly makes a family.
BOOK LINKS
Goodreads:
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/45169233-the-sweeney-sisters
Amazon:
https://amzn.to/39oiL7V
B&N:
https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-sweeney-sisters-lian-dolan/1131258501?ean=9780062909046
iTunes:
https://books.apple.com/us/book/the-sweeney-sisters/id1474607149
Bookdepository:
https://www.bookdepository.com/Sweeney-Sisters-Lian-Dolan/9780062909046?ref=grid-view&qid=1585346594534&sr=1-1
Kobo:
https://www.kobo.com/ww/en/ebook/the-sweeney-sisters-1
Google
Play Books: https://play.google.com/store/books/details/Lian_Dolan_The_Sweeney_Sisters?id=W_6lDwAAQBAJ
AUTHOR INFORMATION
Lian Dolan is a writer and talker.
She’s the author of two Los Angeles Times best-selling novels, Helen
of Pasadena and Elizabeth
the First Wife published by Prospect Park Books.
Her next novel, The
Sweeney Sisters, will be published in 2020 by William
Morrow. She’s a regular humor columnist for Pasadena Magazine and has
previously written monthly columns for O, The Oprah Magazine and Working Mother
Magazine. She’s also written for TV, radio and websites.
Lian is the producer and host of Satellite
Sisters, the award-winning talk show she created with her
four real sisters. On Satellite Sisters, she’s interviewed everyone from Nora
Ephron to Madeleine Albright to Big Bird. Satellite Sisters began life as a
syndicated radio show and is now a top-rated podcast for women. The recent book
by the Satellite Sisters, You’re
the Best: A Celebration of Friendship, is popular with
book clubs.
A popular speaker who combines humor
and heart, Lian has appeared on The Oprah Winfrey Show, CBS Sunday Morning and
The Today Show and many local TV stations. She’s been a featured speaker at the
LA Times Festival of Books, the Santa Barbara Celebrity Authors Lunch, the
Literary Guild of Orange County Festival of Women Authors and dozens of other
events at libraries, book stores, schools and women’s organizations across the
country. In 2020, she’ll be on the faculty of the Erma Bombeck Writers
Workshop.
Lian graduated from Pomona College with
a degree in Classics. She lives in Pasadena, California with her husband, two
sons and a big German shepherd.
AUTHOR LINKS
Goodreads:
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/258052.Lian_Dolan
Website:
https://www.liandolan.com/
Twitter:
https://twitter.com/liandolan
Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/liandolanauthor/
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