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Maeve Corrigan, once a successful businesswoman and resolutely independent, is dying. Having no children of her own, she determines that she will bequeath her great wealth to one of several nephews or nieces, the offspring of her two estranged brothers. And so she arranges to meet three of them: Kate, a young woman whose family lives the other side of the world, in Australia, and who is suffering from debilitating illness. Against her parents' wishes, she seizes the challenge laid down by her aunt, and travels to England. Mitch Corrigan is the son of Maeve's ruthless brother Des, a man who will trample over anyone to get his way, whose wife Judith has recently walked out on him. And little Lily, Des' illegitimate teenage daughter, who loves the only father she has ever known, Cal Richmond. As Maeve's dying wish is revealed to each of these three people, a new future opens up before them, with the promise of a whole new family...

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Fast-moving and populated with compelling characters, Jacobs offers a wonderful tale about letting go of the past hurts and grudges and embracing what's really important: family. Booklist on The Corrigan Legacy With great attention to period detail as well as psychological suspense, Jacobs' dramatic tale works on many levels. Booklist on An Independent Woman

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Anna Jacobs grew up in Lancashire and emigrated to Australia in 1973, but loves to return to England and visit her family. She has two adult daughters and lives with her husband in a spacious waterfront home.

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