Family Baggage by Monica McInerney is a novel about an Australian family that owns a travel agency. The two boys and one girl are joined by a foster sister when her parents tragically die in a car crash in Ireland.

McInerney is a great storyteller, and as the story of the family unfolds, mysteries and long held secrets come to light that could shatter the bonds that hold the family together. Amidst this family drama is the hilarious tour through England with 12 elderly people following the plot of a long ago TV series still watched in Australia.

At turns hilarious, moving, sad, hopeful, romantic, all things that make for an entertaining read.