The Connellys of County Down, Tracey Lange
The Connellys of County Down, Tracey Lange
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The Connellys of County Down
A Novel

Author: Tracey Lange

Narrator: Barrie Kreinik

Unabridged: 9 hr 21 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 08/01/2023

Categories: Fiction, Family Life, Women


Synopsis

"Talented Barrie Kreinik narrates this complicated contemporary story about the hardships of the Connelly family." - AudioFile

From Tracey Lange, the New York Times bestselling author of We Are the Brennans, comes The Connellys of County Down: a story about fierce family loyalty, good intentions gone awry, and the consequences of improbable love.

When Tara Connelly is released from prison after serving eighteen months on a drug charge, she knows rebuilding her life at thirty years old won’t be easy. With no money and no prospects, she returns home to live with her siblings, who are both busy with their own problems. Her brother, a single dad, struggles with the ongoing effects of a brain injury he sustained years ago, and her sister’s fragile facade of calm and order is cracking under the burden of big secrets. Life becomes even more complicated when the cop who put her in prison keeps showing up unannounced, leaving Tara to wonder what he wants from her now.

While she works to build a new career and hold her family together, Tara finds a chance at love in a most unlikely place. But when the Connellys’ secrets start to unravel and threaten her future, they all must face their worst fears and come clean, or risk losing each other forever.

The Connellys of County Down is a moving novel about testing the bounds of love and loyalty. It explores the possibility of beginning our lives anew, and reveals the pitfalls of shielding each other from the bitter truth.

A Macmillan Audio production from Celadon Books.

About Tracey Lange

Tracey Lange was born and raised in New York City. She graduated from the University of New Mexico with a degree in psychology before owning and operating a behavioral healthcare company with her husband for fifteen years. She completed the Stanford University online novel writing program, and is the author of We Are the Brennans and The Connellys of County Down. She currently lives in Bend, Oregon with her husband, two sons, and beloved German Shepherd.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Jayme on August 01, 2023

4.5 ⭐️ Tracey Lange follows up her wonderful debut novel, “We Are the Brennans” with a story about three siblings who test the bounds of love and loyalty, when the youngest is released from prison after serving eighteen months on a drug charge. Because of that conviction, Tara Connelly will no longer......more

Goodreads review by jessica on September 04, 2023

this is only TLs second book, but she has already proven that shorter stories can pack a big punch. this sophomore novel also shows just how well TL can articulate family dynamics. objectively, the writing is succinct, the ebb and flow between the family members is realistic, and each page feels pur......more

Goodreads review by Catherine on January 15, 2024

**Many thanks to NetGalley, @CeladonBooks, and Tracey Lange for an ARC of this book! Now available as of 8.1!!** "Because he was hoping to save Tara, just like in Mom's fairy tale. But in the fairy tale they had all saved each other." Tara is finally free: she's done her time in a prison called Taconi......more

Goodreads review by Val ⚓️ Shameless Handmaiden ⚓️ on September 21, 2023

3.75 - 4 Stars I am a sucker for family dramas and I really enjoyed We Are the Brennans, so this was a no-brainer selection for me when it popped up as one of my Book of the Month choices for August (I think it was August). Anyway, as I was saying...I love family dramas and, based on this and Brennan......more

Goodreads review by Rachel on July 16, 2023

I just don’t feel like I’m reading the same books as everyone else lately… 😔 I was looking forward to this book as I loved the author’s debut, “We Are the Brennans”- in which I devoured that book. “The Connellys of County Down” just didn’t grab me in quite the same way. This book read super slooooow......more


Quotes

Praise for The Connellys of County Down

“This emotionally charged story delivers the goods.”
Publishers Weekly

“A compassionate look at family dynamics and a reminder that it’s never too late to heal.”
—Kirkus


Praise for We Are the Brennans by Tracey Lange

"When we leave the Brennans, they are perhaps more flawed than they were at the start. But that, to my mind, is what makes them feel human, and what makes the book feel real......[A] confident, polished debut novel...”
The New York Times

"Lange’s engaging family drama is fueled by secrets and full of heart."
People

“In Lange’s accomplished debut… she keeps all of the Brennans sizzling with humanity while they grapple with familial loyalty. Fans of intense family dramas are in for a treat.”
Publishers Weekly

"Reading this novel is like getting a view through a lighted window on a family sitting around a table after dark. Who are they? What are they talking about? All families have their own story and the ways they tell it to themselves, and untangling the many strands of this one was deep and richly satisfying. Once I started, I couldn't stop. I read it in one long delicious slide."
—Sarah Blake, New York Times bestselling author of The Guest Book

"In We Are the Brennans, Tracey Lange expertly captures the way one harrowing night can forever change a family. The Brennans are a tight-knit Irish family, carrying enough secrets to topple most families. Instead, Lange offers them a chance to heal, reminding us that it’s never too late to mend old wounds and that the things that tear us apart can ultimately put us back together. I devoured every page of this confident, accomplished debut."
—Amy Meyerson, internationally bestselling author of The Bookshop of Yesterdays and The Imperfects