Life and Other Inconveniences

Summary

From the New York Times bestselling author of Good Luck with That comes a new novel about a blue-blooded grandmother and her black-sheep granddaughter who discover they are truly two sides of the same coin.

Emma London never thought she had anything in common with her grandmother Genevieve London. The regal old woman came from wealthy New England stock, but that didn’t protect her from life’s cruelest blows: the disappearance of her young son, followed by the premature death of her husband. But Genevieve rose from those ashes and built a fashion empire respected the world over, burying her grief in her work, even when it meant neglecting her other son.

When Emma’s own mother died, her father abandoned her on Genevieve’s doorstep. The matriarch took her in and reluctantly raised her—until Emma got pregnant her senior year of high school. Genevieve kicked her out with nothing but the clothes on her back … but Emma took with her the most important London possession: the strength not just to survive but to thrive. And indeed, Emma has built a wonderful life for herself and her teenage daughter, Riley.

So what is Emma to do when Genevieve does the one thing Emma never expected of her and, after not speaking to her for nearly two decades, calls and asks for help?