Seven Days of Us by Francesca Hornak

 

Available on Amazon

Rating (1-5) - 📘
Genre - Fiction, Sisters Fiction, Christmas
Format - Hardcover
Length - 368 pages

*Amazon Blurb*

It's Christmas, and for the first time in years the entire Birch family will be under one roof. Even Emma and Andrew's elder daughter—who is usually off saving the world—will be joining them at Weyfield Hall. But Olivia, a doctor, is only coming home because she has to. She's just returned from treating an epidemic abroad and has been told she must stay in quarantine for a week...and so too should her family.
For the next seven days, the Birches are locked down, cut off from the rest of humanity, and forced into each other's orbits. Younger, unabashedly frivolous daughter Phoebe is fixated on her upcoming wedding, while Olivia deals with the culture shock of first-world problems.
As Andrew sequesters himself in his study writing scathing restaurant reviews and remembering his glory days as a war correspondent, Emma hides a secret that will turn the whole family upside down.
In close proximity, not much can stay hidden for long, and as revelations and long-held tensions come to light, nothing is more shocking than the unexpected guest who's about to arrive....

 

*My Review* 

 

This was read for my book group for Christmas (yes I realize I'm really far behind in my reviews). We wanted something light to read and thought that it would be perfect since we have all been dealing with an epidemic and having to quarantine for far too long. I mean how lucky are these people compared to what we have dealt with? They knew they were going to be quarantined so they were able to get what they needed in advance or make arrangements for deliveries. They also knew it was only going to be 1 week....how far are we into this?

Now when I think about being stuck with family for a week I picture people having to share rooms, or there not being enough space for everyone to have their own. This is definitely NOT the case for the Birch family.

How many of you know someone who was supposed to be in "quarantine" and they stayed home....for the most part, but really just did their own thing too. Ya, that's how this was. I really thought this book was going to be a lot better than it was. The characters weren't likeable, in my opinion anyways. No one in my book club cared for this book.