Mona Lisa Smiles
Mona Lisa Smiles by Kate Lloyd is a novel published by Union Bay Publishing on March 26, 2024, featuring 308 pages in English. The story follows Mona Lisa Buttaro as she navigates the complexities of family and personal relationships after the death of her father and the transition of her mother into assisted living. Faced with the decision to sell the family restaurant and home, Mona Lisa encounters challenges from her brother Joey, whose struggles with germ phobias complicate matters.
As Mona Lisa attempts to manage her family’s legacy, she hires Cliff McFarlane, a former classmate, to help with repairs on their home. Their past connection adds layers to her journey, especially as she grapples with her feelings for him and her father’s hidden truths. The narrative explores themes of love, loyalty, and family dynamics, while Mona Lisa confronts her own secrets and the implications of her father’s actions. This edition offers readers a glimpse into the intricacies of familial bonds and personal growth within a fictional framework.
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“Lloyd’s masterful scene setting and keen eye for Scottish history transform this novel into a stunning tapestry of love, loyalty, and family.” Booklife at Publisher’s Weekly
With Papa dead and Mama in assisted living, Mona Lisa Buttaro plans to sell Booty’s, the family restaurant, as well as the family home, but her quirky brother, Joey, is a roadblock. Mona Lisa persuades him to work at the restaurant, but his phobias about germs dominate his thoughts. Yet, if she sells the place, where else could Joey work?
Mona Lisa hires former classmate Cliff McFarlane to do repairs on the family home. Newly sober and single, Cliff was in the popular crowd that excluded her in the past, but she is still attracted to him-not that she’d let him know. Mona Lisa wonders if she should give up all men-unless she can find one like Papa, her idol.
Then she uncovers an outrageous discovery: while alive, Papa made monthly payments to a half-sister Mona Lisa never knew existed.
Mona Lisa realizes her father was a liar-not unlike herself. She harbors her own shameful secret.
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