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A House Full of Windsor
- Author
- Kristin Contino
- Narrator
- Barrie Kreinik
- Publisher
- Blackstone Publishing
- Publish Date
- 12 July 2022
- Run Time
- 8 hours 58 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
What to expect
Spanning from 1980s London to a present-day reality TV show, A House Full of Windsor explores how one woman’s messy past shapes her family’s future and how long-buried secrets and resentment must come to the surface for them to move on.
Debbie Windsor was always fascinated by royalty, but when her marriage fell apart, she turned to collecting to fill the void. Now the house is a royal mess, and Debbie’s health and safety is on the line.
Even her etiquette-expert daughter can’t fix this disaster, and when the entire family ends up on a hoarding show, everyone has something at stake.
Critics Review
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“Kreinik offers a graceful delivery of the mother-and-daughter duo…[and] uplifts listeners with her delivery of the witty banter throughout the story…Winner of the AudioFile Earphones Award.”
AudioFile
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“A life-affirming novel in which an epic collection of royal memorabilia and a reality show lead a family back toward love.”
Foreword Reviews
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“A spectacular and addictive family tale that’s equal parts charm and depth.”
Kirkus Reviews
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“Written with lightheartedness and wit…A charming and touching weekend read.”
Camille Di Maio, author of The Memory of Us
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“A must-read multigenerational story of love, redemption, and forgiveness.”
Jacquelyn Middleton, author of Until the Last Star Fades
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“A poignant, heartwarming tale about the things we hold onto for far too long and why.”
Amy Impellizzeri, author of I Know How This Ends
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“Funny, inventive, and poignant…a family story which takes an affectionate look at the way the royals can impact the lives of ordinary people.”
Clare McHugh, author of A Most English Princess
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Details
- Author
- Kristin Contino
- Narrator
- Barrie Kreinik
- Duration
- 8 hours 58 minutes
- Release Date
- 12 July 2022
- ISBN
- 9798212181723
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Blackstone Publishing
- Genre
- Fiction: general and literary, Family life fiction
Synopsis
Spanning from 1980s London and the royal wedding of a century to a present-day reality TV show, A House Full of Windsor explores how one woman’s messy past shapes her family’s future.Sarah Percy’s career depends on New Yorkers taking her household advice as gospel. “Sarah Says” used to be the most popular segment on the city’s top morning show, but ratings are down and it looks like Sarah might not have a tip for everything, after all—especially when her mother gets involved.Debbie Windsor, Sarah’s mother, is a shopaholic and compulsive hoarder, a secret Sarah has worked tirelessly to hide her entire life. Debbie was always fascinated by royalty, but when her real-life love story started to parallel Princess Diana’s, she turned to collecting royal souvenirs to fill the void. Leaving her husband’s native England and relocating the family to her hometown in Pennsylvania doesn’t help the situation, and two decades later the house is a royal mess. Debbie’s safety is on the line, but she brushes off any attempts her family makes to help.When Sarah’s brother gets a job on Stuff, a TV show about compulsive hoarding, he nominates their mother for an episode and promises his famous sister’s participation. Backed into a corner, Sarah and Debbie agree, but everyone has something at stake whether the episode does or doesn’t go off without a hitch. With both family and romantic relationships on the line—including the connection between Sarah and the show’s sexy host, and Debbie’s budding romance with a local shopkeeper—long-buried secrets and resentment must come to the surface for the family to move on.
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