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The Glorious Guinness Girls: The bestselling historical novel of the secrets and scandals of the real-life Guinness family

Emily Hourican

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The Top Ten Bestseller inspired by the life of the Guinness family. Perfect for fans of the House of Guinness TV series

'Fans of Downton Abbey will adore this' Sunday Times''The perfect glorious escape ... the intimacy of a family drama, set against the most opulent of backdrops' Sunday IndependentThe Glorious Guinness Girls are the toast of London and Dublin society. Darlings of the press, Aileen, Maureen and Oonagh lead charmed existences that are the envy of many.

But Fliss knows better. Sent to live with them as a child, she grows up as part of the family and only she knows of the complex lives beneath the glamorous surface.

Then, at a party one summer's evening, something happens which sends shockwaves through the entire household. In the aftermath, as the Guinness sisters move on, Fliss is forced to examine her place in their world and decide if where she finds herself is where she truly belongs.

Set amid the turmoil of the Irish Civil War and the brittle glamour of 1920s London, The Glorious Guinness Girls is inspired by one of the most fascinating family dynasties in the world - an unforgettable novel of reckless youth, family loyalty and destiny.

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Praise for The Glorious Guinness Girls: The bestselling historical novel of the secrets and scandals of the real-life Guinness family

A bright, pacy, readable account of the early lives of these extraordinary women ... fans of Downtown Abbey will adore this - Sunday TimesA must for all Downton Abbey fans, The Glorious Guinness Girls is a gorgeous book, a captivating tale about a young girl caught up in the lifestyle of a family that continues to fascinate - the Guinness Family. A joy to read - Swirl and ThreadA captivating and page-turning novel about a fascinating family. Fantastic - Sinead Moriarty'Bridgerton fans will adore this' - ScribblesbyKat

Emily Hourican

Emily Hourican is the author of nine novels and one book of non-fiction. Her first novel, The Privileged, was published in 2016, became an instant bestseller, and was short-listed for the Best Popular Fiction Award at the Irish Book Awards that year. She then published three more works of contemporary fiction, the last of which, The Outsider, is being developed as a six-part TV series with Treasure Films, with Emily as screenwriter, supported by Screen Ireland.

In 2019 she began writing historical fiction, and has since published four acclaimed, best-selling historical novels based on the Guinness and Kennedy families.

Emily is also an award-winning editor and journalist with the Sunday Independent,

Ireland's biggest-selling newspaper.

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