Book of The Month discussion

When Tara Connelly is released from prison after serving eighteen months on a drug charge, she knows rebuilding her life at thirty years old won’t be easy. With no money and no prospects, she returns home to live with her siblings, who are both busy with their own problems. Her brother, a single dad, struggles with the ongoing effects of a brain injury he sustained years ago, and her sister’s fragile facade of calm and order is cracking under the burden of big secrets. Life becomes even more complicated when the cop who put her in prison keeps showing up unannounced, leaving Tara to wonder what he wants from her now.

While she works to build a new career and hold her family together, Tara finds a chance at love in a most unlikely place. But when the Connellys’ secrets start to unravel and threaten her future, they all must face their worst fears and come clean, or risk losing each other forever.

The Connellys of County Down is a moving novel about testing the bounds of love and loyalty. It explores the possibility of beginning our lives anew, and reveals the pitfalls of shielding each other from the bitter truth.

7 chapters

(view spoiler)[ wow, lots of twists and things to know on this one

I wonder if the need to bust Roland is going to push them to use Tara

I wonder who put the money in. Could have been the cop that gave her a ride? Or someone else?

I like Connor. I feel bad he's put in such a bad position with the family/house siutation

and what is going on with Geraldine? What is she hiding in the room? Does she have a ton of crap in there? Did she sell her sister's stuff? That whole situation is just odd.

I like Eddie (hide spoiler)]

14 chapters

(view spoiler)[ ooooh no! that money in the account is going to get Tara put back in jail. What is her sister thinking? and her sister is absolutely going to lose that job. Ugh.

I hope Eddie can climb that ladder and take that job
I wonder why Eddie and Geraldine, neither of them have partners. this family should get some distance and trying dating

EXCEPT Tara! Lol she should NOT date that detective!

what a mess (hide spoiler)]

21 chapters

wow, we can see it all about to collide (view spoiler)[ yikes. so Tara's drugs must have been Andrea's

and now that they've caught the missing money
I wonder if her sister is going to save her
or throw her under the bus

it makes me wonder if something very violent is about to happen. Hoyt seems a bit unstable. . .

hopefully Brian can save Tara. . . (hide spoiler)]

and I'm done

(view spoiler)[ wow, Eddie's drugs - not andrea
I love that Brian was going to find a new job
and that Eddie was finding a way to move his life on

and Geraldine was getting some help

good conclusion (hide spoiler)]