Monica McInerney

Sending her family away at Christmas so she can host guests at the Valley View Motel, mischievous octogenarian Lola Quinlan unveils the reasons her guests are not with their loved ones until drama in her own family threatens her plans.

Lola Quinlan is off on the trip of a lifetime, taking her granddaughter and great-grandfather with her, back to Ireland. But as she embarks on her journey, Lola is still hiding the reasons she left in the first place. What - and who - will be waitong for her on the other side of the world