Clare Dowling Books
Clare Dowling is a screenwriter and bestselling author celebrated for her compelling narratives. Her writing career is a tapestry woven from diverse life experiences, gleaned from a variety of professions. She crafts stories that draw readers into their worlds while leaving a lasting impact. Her novels are cherished for their original style and her knack for capturing the essence of human experience.
"Judy is getting married on Saturday and it's going to be the happiest day of her life if it kills her. It's a military operation: the dress, the three-tiered cake, the uncle that nobody will sit beside at the reception. But she knows it'll all be worth it because marriage is for ever, right?"--Cover.
Irish bestselling author Clare Dowling makes her debut with Headline in Ireland. Her novels are praised as "very funny and original" by Cathy Kelly.
The warm, witty and refreshingly honest novel from the Irish bestseller Clare Dowling. Whether you're a mother, a sister, a daughter or a grandmother, this hilarious story of teenage pregnancy and mistaken identity is guaranteed to have you laughing out loud.
Bestselling author Clare Dowling's latest novel is warm, hilarious and utterly unputdownable
There's nobody like your sister when things go wrong. At least that's what Ali hopes, as she flees America in the dead of night after sixteen long years, leaving a bit of a mess behind. Emma will surely take her and her (slightly fractious) kids in, and it'll be just like old times. But the last thing Emma needs right now is her family tramping all over her cream-coloured carpet, and her well-ordered life. Not when things are quietly imploding all around her. And how is she going to explain about fiance Ryan, and why she suddenly had to boot him out? Ali and Emma want more than anything to pick up where they left off - but not before it all comes out in the wash.
Millie's biological clock has been ticking for some time, and on the eve of her fortieth birthday the alarm bell starts ringing. She needs to have a baby and fast, but after months of fruitless trying, her husband Andrew is feeling like a walking sperm bank and their marriage is in crisis. Matters come to a head when Andrew's job relocates to London and Millie decides that if he won't stick around to get her pregnant, then she'll do it without him. Setting her sights on Spain, Millie embarks on a voyage of discovery ...
Grace Tynan's life is terrifyingly planned: her career in property, the school car pool, her marriage to a man whose absent-mindedness means she has to organise everything. So when a college dropout called Adam knocks the side mirror off her BMW with his anti-nuclear placard, the last thing Grace expects is to fall in love. Anxious friends soon notice an alarming change - Grace gives up work, she shuns dinner parties and, most disturbing of all, she stops shaving her underarm hair. Has the Grace they know and love turned into a Rainbow Warrior, or has she simply decided that her grey life needs a bit of colouring in?
Grace Tynan führt ein scheinbar perfektes Leben als verheiratete Mutter und erfolgreiche Immobilienmaklerin. Doch als der attraktive Adam in ihr Leben tritt, gerät ihre Welt aus den Fugen und es kommen Turbulenzen in der Liebe auf.
Millie wird an ihrem Geburtstag bewusst, dass die Zeit für die Familienplanung knapp wird. Sie beginnt, alles Mögliche zu besorgen, während ihr Mann Andrew nicht so recht mitzieht.
