As the novel opens, Francesca's banker husband is supposedly off to a conference in Brussels. But when she drops him off at the airport, he forgets his cell phone. Considerate wife that she is, Francesca parks the car, and hurries to catch him before his plane leaves. She catches him all right, just as he's passionately kissing one of his female colleagues like there's no tomorrow. But there is a tomorrow, and what happens in the days to follow is hilarious. Readers will cheer for Francesca all the way to her triumphant revenge. . . .

Francesca's Party: A Novel

Literature & Fiction

Scanlan, Patricia

Women's Fiction

Thomas Dunne Books

Oliver Flynn's wedding is the social event of the year, and the creme de la creme of Kilronan are happy to boast of being invited. Noreen, his new wife, has finally outclassed her two sisters, who think they are better than her in every way. Not any more! But there is one nagging doubt: does Oliver really love her? Would he have married her if she hadn't done the proposing herself? Cora Flynn, Oliver's bitter mother, has boycotted the wedding. She is determined that her detested new daughter-in-law will not become the number one woman in her son's life. Wedding guest Lorna Morgan can't wait to shake the dust of Kilronan off her shoes. She's destined for bright city lights, unlike her stick-in-the-mud cousin, Heather Williams, who was only invited to the 'afters' with her clodhopper boyfriend, Neil. But then, in Lorna's eyes, Heather's just an 'afters' sort of person and always will be. But worms turn, and what a difference a year makes. In Dublin, London and New York there is no respite for Noreen, Lorna or Heather. Only in Kilronan can the Pandora's box that was opened at Oliver Flynn's wedding finally be closed.

Two For Joy

British & Irish

City Girl

Three women share their dreams and secrets and empower each other to see beyond limitations in order to survive, discover their talents, and reach their goals. Original.

Island Books

Apartment 3B

A series of six fascinating people realize their dreams in Apartment 3B--among them, famous artist Liz Lacey, brilliant TV celebrity Hugh Cassidy, and social butterfly Cecily Clarke Conroy. Original.

Romance

Historical

Dell

Cassie puts her life on hold to attend to her family's needs, while Laura and Aileen launch careers--until Cassie is liberated at last and starts a design business that brings out the worst in her family, lovers, and friends. Original.

Finishing Touches

Contemporary

'PROMISES, PROMISES'

BANTAM BOOKS

A friendly blonde 'made for loving', a quiet brown-eyed girl of no confidence, and a sexy redhead with wanderlust: Devlin, Caroline and Maggie. Their staunch three-way friendship is born while housesharing and during their twenty-something years it's the only certainty. That, and their status-symbol membership of Dublin's most exclusive health centre for high-profile women: City Girl. For Caroline, life's great purpose is not to be left on the shelf and so she considers resorting to St Jude - the patron saint of hopeless cases. But then God sends her Devlin Delaney - friend and mentor - and her 'Nellie the Elephant' days become a thing of the past. But for all that Devlin is a free spirit, with men lining up to ask her out, it is she who ends up living in hardship and facing the most tragic loss of all. While Maggie MacNamara, farmer's daughter from Wicklow, blithely turns down the 'catch of the county' to see the world - and falls in love with 'Mr Paradise on Legs' en route. But, for all those who share the gift of enduring friendship, all roads lead to home - or, for Caroline, Dev and Maggie, to a rendezvous in the plush foyer of City Girl.

Bantam]

Four women are at crossroads in their lives, facing difficult decisions and badly in need of a holiday. Paula is successful but can't find love, Brenda is tired of being a housewife, Rachal is filled with suppressed anger towards her father, and Jennifer is struck with a terrible tragedy. When the four women stay in a luxurious villa on a Greek island, they soon realize that they have embarked on more than just a foreign holiday. Amidst rows, arguments, laughter, and fun they come to see each other in a different light.

Foreign Affairs

Transworld Publishers

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Francesca's Party: A Novel

Two For Joy

City Girl

Apartment 3B

Finishing Touches

'PROMISES, PROMISES'

City Girl

Apartment 3B

Finishing Touches

Foreign Affairs