Cathy Kelly is celebrated for her warm storytelling, consistently topping bestseller lists worldwide. Her novels explore themes of relationships, marriage, depression, and loss, yet always deliver an uplifting message anchored by strong female characters. Transitioning from a career in journalism, Kelly has carved a significant niche in fiction, resonating with readers through her engaging narratives and heartfelt explorations of human experience.
Lou never puts herself first. She always looks out for other people. Even at her own birthday party, all she does is worry whether everybody else is having a good time. Then a terrible secret upends the celebrations. And she decides to do the one thing that nobody ever expects: something for herself. But to finally put herself first, she is going to need her sister. Life has pulled Lou and Toni apart - yet now they set off on a journey, one that will whisk them from the windswept Irish coast to sun-baked Sicily. Where will their journey end?
The #1 Sunday Times bestselling author Cathy Kelly brings you a heartwarming
and refreshingly relatable new story about sisterhood, love and friendship -
and the secrets we keep hidden from those closest to us.
The #1 Sunday Times bestselling author Cathy Kelly brings you a refreshingly
honest story about female friendship and marriage - and all the great loves of
our life.
Having it all does not make you happy. These triplet princesses had everything money could buy so all they did was worry about how they looked-they were never pretty enough! Until one day, they saw the world outside of themselves and wanting to make that world a better place-found their inner beauty.
'Honest, funny, clever, it sparkles with witty, wry observations on modern life. I loved it' Marian KeyesThe greatest gift of all...Freya Abalone's life looks perfect from the outside: big family, dream career and a gorgeous new home. But she can't stop thinking that something is missing, that maybe she's not good enough...And now Freya's happy, blended family is about to be turned upside-down. For years Freya has raised her husband's daughter as her own, but now her glamorous, party-loving birth mother, Elisa, has crashed back into their lives.If there's one thing that Freya's sure of, it's that her family is the greatest gift of all - and when life gives you lemons, you throw them right back!
The Sunday Times Number 3 Bestseller 'Wise, warm, compassionate and full of characters I loved ... it's like having a great gossip with your best friends' Marian Keyes A family gathering, a moment of celebration, a time to come together - and fall apart... Recently married Bess should be blissfully happy, but as she plans a party for her husband, the cracks are beginning to show. Jojo, Bess's stepdaughter, has a point to make: Bess has swept into her father's life but she won't ever replace Jojo's late beloved mother. Cousin Cari is a strong career-woman who isn't unnerved by anything - apart from facing the man who left her at the altar - and he's on the guest list. As the party brings them all together, can the Brannigans discover the secrets of a happy marriage before it is too late? Everyone loves Cathy Kelly: 'This top-notch storyteller once again cuts to the quick of modern women's lives and their relationships' Woman & Home 'Entertaining, moving and as vivid as a screenplay' Irish Independent 'A heart-warming story about family, love and loss' The Lady 'Love, laughter, tears and understanding are the perfect ingredients for a fabulous read' Sun 'An involving, heart-warming read about family, friends, love and disappointment' Fanny Blake, Sunday Express Magazine
The sparkling new novel from Number One bestselling author Cathy Kelly told with her unique blend of Irish warmth and humour. Sisters Cassie and Coco have been there for each other ever since their mother disappeared when they were children. Responsible Cassie spends every moment trying to be perfect wife and mum, but can't help feeling she's getting it all wrong. Commitment-phobic Coco adores running her vintage dress shop - but since a disastrous break-up, her love life's become an antique. Their lives are full to the brim - so why do they both feel that something is missing? As the sisters try to find their way to lasting happiness, fate has a few surprises in store as the past makes a sudden appearance in the present . . .
It all started with Paris . . . At the top of the Eiffel Tower, a young man proposes to his girlfriend - and in that second, everything changes - for the couple, but also for their families back in Ireland . . . Leila's been nursing a badly broken heart since her husband upped and left, but she's determined to put on a brave face for the bride. Vonnie, a widow and exceptional cake-maker, is just daring to let love back into her life, although someone seems determined to stop it. And head teacher Grace finds the impending wedding of her son means that she's spending more time with her ex-husband. After all those years apart, is it possible she's made a mistake?
Ever fallen in love? Ever fallen out of love? Ever fallen in love with someone you shouldn't have? Ten authors write about first kisses, love, heartbreak and everything in between in this short story anthology.
