The Other Family, Loretta Nyhan
The Other Family, Loretta Nyhan
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The Other Family

Author: Loretta Nyhan

Narrator: Mary Robinette Kowal

Unabridged: 8 hr 55 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 04/01/2020


Synopsis

From the bestselling author of Digging In comes a witty and moving novel about motherhood, courage, and finding true family.With a dissolving marriage, strained finances, and her life in flux, Ally Anderson longs for normal. Her greatest concerns, though, are the health problems of her young daughter, Kylie. Symptoms point to a compromised immune system, but every doctor they’ve seen has a different theory. Then comes hope for some clarity.It’s possible that Kylie’s illness is genetic, but Ally is adopted. A DNA test opens up an entirely new path. And where it leads is a surprise: to an aunt Ally never knew existed. She’s a little wild, very welcoming, and ready to share more of the family history than Ally ever imagined.Coping with a skeptical soon-to-be-ex husband, weathering the cautions of her own resistant mother, and getting maddeningly close to the healing Kylie needs, Ally is determined to regain control of her life. This is her chance to embrace uncertainty and the beauty of family—both the one she was born into and the one she chose.

About Loretta Nyhan

Loretta Nyhan is the bestselling author of Digging In, All the Good Parts, and the teen paranormal thrillers The Witch Collector Part I and The Witch Collector Part II. With Suzanne Hayes, she coauthored the historical novels Empire Girls and Home Front Girls. Loretta was a reader before she was a writer, devouring everything she could get her hands on, including the backs of cereal boxes and the instruction booklet for building the Barbie Dreamhouse. Later, her obsession with reading evolved into an absolute need to write. After college, she wrote for national trade magazines, taught writing to college freshmen, and eventually found the guts to try fiction. When she’s not writing, Nyhan is knitting, baking, and doing all kinds of things her high school self would have found hilarious.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Chelsea

Before diving into The Other Family by Loretta Nyhan, I read her comments on the "review" space for this book, which gave exceptional insight into the inspiration behind the fictional story at play here. I highly recommend that you do the same, because it gave me a deeper level of connection to the......more

I chose this as my March First Reads selection through Amazon. In the author's notes at the end of the book, Loretta Nyhan mentioned that more and more people she knew were being diagnosed with autoimmune disorders. I could literally go on a tirade about the science and main cause behind these disord......more

I picked up The Other Family on Saturday, and I quickly finished it. It was so easy to read and heartfelt. Ally is having a challenging time. Her marriage is falling apart, financially she’s not in a good spot, and her daughter, Kylie, is having unexplained health problems. Ally pursues DNA testing f......more


Quotes

“…this engaging, plot-driven tale examines what it really means to be part of a family…Moments of self-doubt and embarrassment abound, but they are tempered by messages of hope and palpable love that hit just the right note. A captivating and uplifting tale about the essence of self-reliance and the unsung benefits of modern families.” Kirkus Reviews