02299cam a2200385 i 4500 272581278 TxAuBib 20160926120000.0 121012t20132012||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2012037901 9781250015549 hardback 1250015545 hardback 9781250043030 TRADE PAPERBACK $15.00 1250043034 TRADE PAPERBACK $15.00 TxAuBib rda Leary, Ann. The good house [(PB)] / Ann Leary. Good house : a novel. First edition. New York : St. Martin's Press, 2013. ℗2012. 292 pages ; 25 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier "The Good House tells the story of Hildy Good, who lives in a small town on Boston's North Shore. Hildy is a successful real-estate broker, good neighbor, mother, and grandmother. She's also a raging alcoholic. Hildy's family held an intervention for her about a year before this story takes place--"if they invite you over for dinner, and it's not a major holiday," she advises "run for your life"--and now she feels lonely and unjustly persecuted. She has also fooled herself into thinking that moderation is the key to her drinking problem. As if battling her demons wasn't enough to keep her busy, Hildy soon finds herself embroiled in the underbelly of her New England town, a craggy little place that harbors secrets. There's a scandal, some mysticism, babies, old houses, drinking, and desire--and a love story between two craggy sixty-somethings that's as real and sexy as you get. An exceptional novel that is at turns hilarious and sobering, The Good House asks the question: What will it take to keep Hildy Good from drinking? For good"-- Provided by publisher. 20160926. Women alcoholics Fiction. Older people Fiction. FICTION / Contemporary Women. Boston (Mass) Fiction. Humorous fiction. Love stories. https://www.netread.com/jcusers2/bk1388/549/9781250015549/image/lgcover.9781250015549.jpg Cover image