Good Things
Kate MacDougall
Genre:
Literary Fiction
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Title: Good Things
Author: Â Kate MacDougall
Genre: Â Contemporary
Publisher: Zaffre
Date Published: 2024
Book Length: 320
Format: Â Hardback supplied by Love Books Tours ii return for an honest review
Star Rating: 4**** I liked it and recommend
About Book: Two sisters, one absent father and a grand inheritance . . .Maggie and Liz may be sisters (and yes, named after a pair of much more famous siblings), but that's about all they have in common. Maggie is a free spirit - travelling the world, flitting through life and relationships without ever really having to connect. Liz, meanwhile, is the lynchpin of Little Martin village society and determined to be the perfect wife, mother and homemaker - even if she does live in a new build.When Liz and Maggie's beloved grandmother, Queen Vic, dies in a characteristically dramatic fashion, they are left to deal with the aftermath - inheriting the family Manor, as well as full responsibility for their profligate father, a notorious womaniser who causes trouble wherever he goes.Maggie and Liz have been living separate lives for years - but now might finally be the time to put their differences behind them.
My Thoughts: Good Things by Kate MacDougall is a contemporary fiction book about two very different sisters who have been living tow very different lives, one absent father and an inheritance. I found the book an easy and fairly quick read. I was able to pick it up and read a new chapter without losing the thread. I warmed to the characters, even the errant George Addison. I especially loved Albert. MacDougall has a way with words making the characters quirks, foibles and everything that makes them unique, ring on the page. They felt real, sharing the little intricacies of life.
Good Things was funny, witty and sometimes a little sad. I thought many times while reading the book ‘how true’.
In conclusion is about family dynamics, relationships and the intricacies of what life throws at us. It is a well observed, look at life and a must read for those of you who love reading about the funny nuances of life.