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*** THE NUMBER ONE BESTSELLING AUTHOR *** The sequel to Patricia Scanlan's gripping saga City Girls; a sexy and savvy novel which captures the profound intimacy and drama of the loves of women. Warmth, wisdom and love on every page - if you treasured Maeve Binchy, read Patricia Scanlan. Number 1 bestselling author Patricia Scanlan is set to capture the hearts and enchant the minds of a whole new generation of readers who will fall in love with her sublime storytelling. A trailblazing women’s fiction author, all of her novels have been #1 international bestsellers, most recently With All My Love, A Time for Friends, Orange Blossom Days and A Family Reunion. She writes multi-generational family dramas with compassion and authenticity, and a hint of comforting escapism. ‘If you love Maeve Binchy, you MUST try Patricia Scanlan' Woman & Home 'Utterly magical and wonderful... warmth and compassion shine through' MARIAN KEYES 'Like being enfolded in a hug from the great writer herself: warm, comforting and full of love' CATHY KELLY 'There can be little doubt that Patricia Scanlan is the prolific queen of contemporary Irish popular fiction' Sunday Times 'There is a heartbreaking authenticity in her observations' Irish Times 'The ultimate comfort read' Glamour ‘If you love Maeve Binchy, you will love Patricia Scanlan’ Mirror

When love flies out the window married life can be hell. With an unplanned baby on the way, a newly-wed daughter whose marriage is already in trouble, a teenager who won't eat and doesn't think there's anything wrong with her, and, hiding secrets from each other, Barry and Aimee are on a rocky road. When love flies in the window ex-wives can cause a lot of trouble. And Marianna is going to cause as much trouble as she possibly can to make sure that her former husband is not going to waltz down the aisle with his new love. Families in crisis, passion, tragedy, and the healing powers of love.

Román pro ženy o krachu dvacetiletého manželství, kdy matka dvou synů musí najít novou životní náplň a vyrovnat se s manželovou nevěrou. Čtyřicetiletá hrdinka zdrceně zjišťuje, že její manžel si našel mladší a krásnější ženu, ale na rozvod nemyslí. Tato situace jí připadá neudržitelná, po počátečním šoku si najde zaměstnání, které ji baví a trvá na rozvodu. Nový život a získaná nezávislost se jí brzy zalíbí, zvláště když získá řadu nových přátel a manžela, který by se rád vrátil, definitivně odmítne, protože si naplno uvědomila jeho sobectví. Dokáže ale na něho myslet bez původní zahořklosti a nenávisti.

Svatba Olivera Hynna je společenskou událostí roku a vybraná smetánka Kilronanu se pyšní pozvánkami. Novomanželka Noreen se konečně vyhoupla nad své dvě sestry, které se považovaly ve všech směrech za lepší. Najednou stojí o třídu výš! Stále ji však trápí palčivá pochybnost: miluje ji Oliver doopravdy? Vzal by si ji, kdyby ho sama nepožádala?

There's nothing like a good wedding...to start world war three! And that's exactly what's going to happen if Connie Adams, the mother of the bride, can't smooth things over between Debbie and her dad. He's hell bent on bringing his stuck-up second wife and their sulky teenage daughter to the big day, but Debbie would rather walk up the aisle of a supermarket than have them at her wedding. It's the last thing Debbie needs right now - her boss is making her life hell and she's starting to suspect that her fiance's getting cold feet... So will they all live happily ever after, or are the whole family heading for divorce?

Newly married Debbie, worried about debts is at her wits end with coke-sniffing, champagne swilling husband, Brian. Career woman and second wife Aimee is horrified to discover she’s pregnant and Barry her husband is delighted. Now Connie, Barry’s ex and mother to Debbie is needed to sort out their problems or can she leave them to it?

Příbuzné si člověk nevybírá.Manželství Cassidyových má své problémy.Shauna touží po dalším dítěti,Greg ho nechce.Shauna musí snášet vpády nepříjemné švagrové,která má ve zvyku přijíždět bez ohlášení.Shaunina sestra je překřtila na Vyžírky,protože okupují domácnost,tak dlouho,jak se jim zlíbí,aniž by hnuli prstem a přitom bezostyšně plení zásoby jídla.Poslední Vánoce ,které rodina trávila společně,skončily katastrofálně.Dokážou při přípravě dalšího rodinného setkání překonat minulost?

Devlin, Caroline and Maggie are women in their prime. They have it all - careers, success, marriage. They are the envy of their peers. But at what price? This is the story of three women who have one great certainty in their lives - their friendship - through both the best and the worst of times.

Delivering stories that span generations, and offering warmth, wisdom and love on every page - if you treasured Maeve Binchy, read Patricia Scanlan

Now in paperback, this is the bestselling Irish author's first novel for Simon & Schuster, and is the publisher's key Mother's Day title. The lives of 3 generations of women are set to change forever as the past is revisited and the truth unfolds through undelivered letters from a grandmother to a granddaughter. Secrets, lies, betrayals and sacrifices are intricately explored as Scanlan takes the reader into the hearts and homes of a family at war.