An intensely gripping story of two extraordinary family members from bestseller Teresa Crane. Ideal for followers of Emily Gunnis, Fiona Valpy and Santa Montefiore, The Wild Card can be an unforgettable read.

Siobhan Clough and her children are enjoying a holiday on the English coast. With them is certainly Mary McCarthy and her volatile child, Liam. All is usually well until the entrance of Siobhan’s hubby George. A man of strong sights and temper, he browbeats his wife, belittles his daughter Christine and goodies Liam such as a servant. A year later, Liam unexpectedly comes in person with the father he hasn’t known. Liam wants nothing to do with him, but when George Clough throws him out, he offers little choice but to enter his father’s dangerous world of Irish politics. As the Clough children grow up, they each respond to their domineering dad in different ways, and Christine discovers herself drawn to the man her dad would disapprove of most importantly others, the crazy cards Liam McCarthy.