· The Good House. by Ann Leary. 1. Hildy Good is a complex and layered character some might say an “unreliable narrator.”. Is there a point at which you questions Hildy’s dependability? Is there a point at which she redeemed herself? “Ann Leary's The Good House creates a one-of-a-kind character in Hildy Good, and gives us a raw, first-person glimpse into the mind of a middle-aged, outspoken wry New England realtor so real she might be someone you know yet who also is hiding her alcoholism from her family, her town, and herself. By the end you'll be flipping pages, trying desperately to piece together what happened as much as the /5(). · The Good House by Ann Leary. “Rebecca McAllister called three times already this morning,” said my receptionist, Kendall, when I walked into my office on Monday morning. “It’s nine-fifteen,” I said. “She’s already called three times?”. “Yeah, she left two messages on the machine.
Ann Leary is the New York Times bestselling author of a memoir and four novels including The Good House (soon to be a major motion picture starring Sigourney Weaver and Kevin Kline).Her work has been translated into eighteen languages, and she has written for The New York Times, Ploughshares, NPR, Redbook, and Real Simple, among other publications.. Her essay, "Rallying to Keep the Game. About Ann. Ann Leary is the author of the New York Times bestselling novel, The Good House. Her work has been translated into 18 languages and she has written for the New York Times, Ploughshares, National Public Radio, Redbook, and Real Simple among other publications. Her most recent novel, The Children, is on sale now. The Good House: Directed by Maya Forbes, Wallace Wolodarsky. With Sigourney Weaver, Kevin Kline, Morena Baccarin, Rob Delaney. Life for New England realtor Hildy Good begins to unravel when she hooks up with an old flame of hers from New York. Based on Ann Leary's 'The Good House.'.
Book Summary. A riveting novel in which an engaging and wildly irreverent woman is in complete denial - about herself, her drinking, and her love for a man she's known all her life. 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. “Ann Leary's The Good House creates a one-of-a-kind character in Hildy Good, and gives us a raw, first-person glimpse into the mind of a middle-aged, outspoken wry New England realtor so real she might be someone you know yet who also is hiding her alcoholism from her family, her town, and herself. By the end you'll be flipping pages, trying desperately to piece together what happened as much as the narrator is doing herself.”. The Good House, by Ann Leary, is funny, poignant, and terrifying. A classic New England tale that.
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