Hungry Hill

Grace Cavanaugh is intelligent, kind—and a bit of a wise ass. Lately, though, she’s also something else:  completely lost and just a little crazy. Her entire world has collapsed since Valentine’s Day, when her husband died unexpectedly after a romantic dinner celebrating their devotion. With her world turned upside down, she abandons the couple’s gorgeous Victorian mansion and retreats to a cramped apartment with their three dogs in tow. Living in misery, barely finding energy to walk the dogs, Grace succumbs to her sorrow.

Just as she hits bottom, a relative she hasn’t seen in years calls out of the blue. Maggie Reilly, her eighty-six-year-old great aunt who still lives in the house she was born in, has troubles of her own. She desperately needs a family member to take care of her, so she reaches out to Grace hoping the bond they shared decades ago remains strong enough to bring her great niece back home.

Hungry Hill is a story navigating the complexities of love in its many forms and how it endures. It explores our desire to belong to each other and to live a life of connectedness. It also reminds us to keep our sense of humor no matter what life brings, and to never underestimate the power of a great pair of shoes. 

Reviews

“New author, Eileen Patricia Curran, delivers a stunning read that is both humorous and gut-wrenching, with characters so real they grab hold of your heart and remain with you long after the story ends. Hungry Hill is right up there with the best of them, and I suspect this gifted author is going to be around for a long time!”
— New York Times bestselling author Charlotte Hughes

“Eileen Patricia Curran excels at painting a portrait of a woman forced to re-envision herself and her choices in the face of devastating tragedy. Hers is a compelling story of loss, recovery, and newfound connections and life purpose which will especially appeal to women facing their own transformations.”
— California Bookwatch

“Hungry Hill is cathartic, witty, heartwarming, and highly recommended.”
— Midwest Book Review

“It all comes together really well; extremely professional, and it works… I think you have written something very respectful… (regarding the characters in Hungry Hill being shrouded in kindness) I actually love that because we certainly need a lot more kindness in our world today.”
— Vicki St. Clair, host of Conversations Live with Vicki St. Clair

“The story is honest, frequently witty, and definitely touching. Eileen Patricia Curran handles Grace’s unexpected romance with the next door—and younger—neighbor Matt Quinn, with kindness and acceptance. She interweaves life’s serious subjects throughout the novel, from the challenges of elder care, to grieving, and finally death.” 
— Radio2Women