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Within Arm's Reach by Ann Napolitano is a 2024 re-release of her debut novel, which focuses on the fractured Irish-American McLaughlin family, held together by the matriarch, Catharine. The plot centers on the family's matriarch, Catharine, whose declining health is juxtaposed with her pregnant granddaughter Gracie's difficult situation. The novel, told from multiple perspectives, explores themes of family secrets, guilt, loyalty, and generational dysfunction, and was named a national bestseller and praised for its witty and poignant character study.

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