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An Invitation to the Kennedys: A captivating story of high society, forbidden love and a world on the cusp of change
Emily Hourican
Historical fiction
An enthralling historical novel from the bestselling author of the Guinness Girls series
'Perfect for fans of The Crown and Downton Abbey ' Hazel Gaynor, bestselling author of The Last Lifeboat
'A breathtaking, glamorous and escapist read' Irish Times
London 1938: Daughter of the US ambassador, Kathleen 'Kick' Kennedy is a huge hit in society's most elite circles, though she isn't always sure she fits in. While Kick is falling for duke-in-waiting Billy Cavendish, a man her parents will never let her marry, across the city Lady Brigid Guinness has no interest in love or society connections. But her ambitious brother-in-law has other ideas and seems determined to engineer a match with a German prince.
When they are invited to an exclusive gathering at a country estate, the young women soon form an unlikely friendship: the stuck-up aristocrat and the brash American. Then Billy and Prince Fritzi join the party, and tensions rise as Kick and Brigid discover that beneath the group's fa ade of politeness, nothing is as it seems.
As the days at Kelvedon Hall pass in a haze of sunshine, secrecy and surprising revelations, Kick and Brigid begin
to rethink their hopes and plans for the future. Do they still want what they once did? And with the world around
them constantly shifting, as war in Europe looms, will they ever be able to have it?
Praise for An Invitation to the Kennedys: A captivating story of high society, forbidden love and a world on the cusp of change
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A breathtakingly glamorous and escapist read, with all of the natural drama of two wealthy dynasties set against the backdrop of war - The Irish Times
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Masterfully and glamorously told ... essential reading for history and gossip lovers alike - Sunday Business Post
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Fans of Downton Abbey will adore this - Sunday Times
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Another absorbing and glamorous page-turner from Hourican - The Gloss Magazine
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An utterly captivating insight into these fascinating women and the times they lived in ... it's an absolute page-turner - Irish Independent
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Praise for the Guinness Girls novels - :
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Full of rich details and dizzying descriptions worthy of Downton, it's a really enjoyable piece of escapism - Womans Way
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Gripping ... this dramatic novel takes us into the heart of their privileged, beautiful and often painful hidden world - Irish Country Magazine
Emily Hourican
Emily Hourican is a journalist and author. She has written features for the Sunday Independent for fifteen years, as well as Image magazine, CondA Nast Traveler and Woman and Home. She was also editor of The Dubliner Magazine.
Emily's first book, a memoir titled How To (Really) Be A Mother was published in 2013. She is also the author of novels The Privileged, White Villa, The Outsider and The Blamed, as well as three novels about the Guinness sisters: The Glorious Guinness Girls, The Guinness Girls: A Hint of Scandal and The Other Guinness Girl.
She lives in Dublin with her family.
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