Cathy Kelly

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Title: Never Too Late: Description:
A lot can happen in a year... Evie is a hopeless romantic who's never let her hair dwon, and marrying Simon isn't going to help. Her sister Cara's a walking disaster when it comes to relationships; and her best friend Olivia is married to a man who doesn't appreciate her. When they all go home to Ballymoreen for Christmas, Evie's father announces that he's getting remarried. Evie feels like she's reached rock bottom. But it's never too late for things to get better - and a guest at her father's wedding is about to change their lives forever...

Title: What She Wants: Description:
When Matt decides to uproot his family and move to Ireland in Cathy Kelly's novel, What She Wants, his wife Hope has no choice but to go with him. "Needy and pathetically hungry for love", Hope has such a horror of being abandoned that she'll do anything to keep him by her side. But their move to the rural village of Redlion is a far cry from the rustic romantic life that he promised--with Matt spending every day at the local arts centre, Hope has to look after the children on her own for hours on end in their small run-down cottage, miles away from any friends or family. It's not long before she's desperately lonely, their marriage is on the rocks and she's got nowhere to turn. Back in London, her sister Sam is completely different. Brittle and sharp, she's a mover and a shaker, with a fantastic job as the managing director of a major record label. Having decided she's never going to be anybody's accessory, she oozes a well-practiced unapproachable air. But just as Hope is having to reassess her life and learn to be stronger and more independent, so Sam is forced to reshuffle the pieces of her world, to stop pushing people away and allow herself to be vulnerable. If you're strong enough to cart this giant of a book about, What She Wants is a great read. Despite the slightly heavy-handed, laboured style, it's a classic page-turner that focuses on real women facing life-changing challenges. What She Wants is the fifth novel by the bestselling Irish author Cathy Kelly, who won the Parker Romantic Novel of the Year Award for her fourth novel Someone Like You. Kelly, a columnist for the Irish Sunday World, openly admits she writes books that she would want to read herself--a winning formula judging by her sales record. --Jane Honey

Title: Best Of Friends: Description:
From the bestselling author of SOMEONE LIKE YOU, WHAT SHE WANTS and JUST BETWEEN US. Cathy Kelly's trademarks are her warmth, romance, optimism and wit and her completely absorbing storytelling, and this will be her best novel yet. Four very different young women are drawn together for comfort by the loss of a dearly loved friend in this warm and engaging new novel by the bestselling author of JUST BETWEEN US. Minor career worries, arguments over whose turn it is to do the cooking, niggles over a daughter's wedding, and too much chemistry homework - these are the kinds of problems that absorb Anna, Maggie, Jess and Ingrid. Until somebody else's tragedy brushes gentle fingertips over their lives and, suddenly, they each realize that they've got everything out of proportion. As they seek support from one another in their sadness, each comes to see that life is for living: they've got to grab it with both hands.

Title: Just Between Us: Description:
On the surface, Rose Miller, the heroine of Cathy Kelly's Just Between Us, has a golden life: she's just about to celebrate her 40th wedding anniversary with her lovely husband Hugh, her three daughters are all wonderful and her home in the small Irish town of Kinvara is gorgeous. So far it sounds like a feature in a glossy magazine, where everyone is happy and smiling and the only foreseeable problems ahead involve estimating the exact quantity of canapés for the party guests at Rose's ruby wedding bash. But Cathy Kelly doesn't deal in slick clichés. Her characters, despite their glamorous exteriors, face real emotional dilemmas and heartaches. As Rose says: "It was one thing to look as if your life was perfect, it was another thing for it to be so. Looks could be deceptive." Cathy Kelly, with great warmth and compassion, begins to reveal the not-so-gilded truth about the four Miller women. Rose is questioning her marriage; her youngest daughter Holly is lacking in self-confidence and stuck in a boring job that stifles her creativity; single parent Stella is a brilliant lawyer and mum, but romance seems to be by-passing her; and Tara has a glowing television career, but her home life is turning out to be far from rosy--her husband seems to be drinking to excess. Over the course of some 500 hundred chatty pages Cathy Kelly reveals the women's secret doubts. Their problems are distressing, but the novel still has that feel-good factor; the author mixes humour with realism and the result is this compelling sixth novel from the bestselling Irish author. --Eithne Farry

Title: Just Between Us: Description:
On the surface, Rose Miller, the heroine of Cathy Kelly's Just Between Us, has a golden life: she's just about to celebrate her 40th wedding anniversary with her lovely husband Hugh, her three daughters are all wonderful and her home in the small Irish town of Kinvara is gorgeous. So far it sounds like a feature in a glossy magazine, where everyone is happy and smiling and the only foreseeable problems ahead involve estimating the exact quantity of canapés for the party guests at Rose's ruby wedding bash. But Cathy Kelly doesn't deal in slick clichés. Her characters, despite their glamorous exteriors, face real emotional dilemmas and heartaches. As Rose says: "It was one thing to look as if your life was perfect, it was another thing for it to be so. Looks could be deceptive." Cathy Kelly, with great warmth and compassion, begins to reveal the not-so-gilded truth about the four Miller women. Rose is questioning her marriage; her youngest daughter Holly is lacking in self-confidence and stuck in a boring job that stifles her creativity; single parent Stella is a brilliant lawyer and mum, but romance seems to be by-passing her; and Tara has a glowing television career, but her home life is turning out to be far from rosy--her husband seems to be drinking to excess. Over the course of some 500 hundred chatty pages Cathy Kelly reveals the women's secret doubts. Their problems are distressing, but the novel still has that feel-good factor; the author mixes humour with realism and the result is this compelling sixth novel from the bestselling Irish author. --Eithne Farry

Title: Past Secrets: Description:
This is the new novel from the Number 1 bestselling author of "Always and Forever" and "Best of Friends". Keep a secret too long and it will creep out when you least expect it! Behind the shining windows and rose-bedecked gardens of Summer Street, there are lots of secrets. There's the one that hard-working single mother, Faye, hides from her teenage daughter, Amber. And there's the one that thirty-year-old Maggie hides from herself. When fiery Amber decides to throw away her future for love, and when Maggie ends up back home looking after her sick mother, their secrets begin to bubble over. The only person on Summer Street who appears to know all the answers is their friend Christie. Wise and kind, she can see into other people's hearts to solve their problems. Except that this time, the secrets she's hidden from her beloved husband and grown up sons suddenly reappear. When the past comes alive for Maggie, Faye and Christie, they finally have to face it. About the Author Cathy Kelly is the author of eight other novels, the most recent of which, Always and Forever, was a number 1 bestseller in hardback and paperback in the Uk and Ireland, and a top 3 bestseller in Australia. In 2005 Cathy became an Ambassador for UNICEF in Ireland, helping to raise awareness of the plight of 12 million children orphaned across Africa through AIDS. Cathy Kelly now lives in Wicklow with her partner and their twin sons. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

Title: What She Wants: Description:
In a year's time, Hope imagined that she'd still be a working mum. Her sister, Sam, thought she'd be turning heads in her new job as a managing director. Wild child Nicole thought she would still be having fun. Grandmother Virgina thought she'd still be happily married to her beloved Bill. About the Author Cathy Kelly is the author of four other novels - Never Too Late, She's the One, Woman to Woman and Someone Like You, all of which were No. 1 bestsellers in Ireland as well as reaching the Sunday Times Top Ten. Someone Like You was the Parker RNA Roamntic Novel of the Year. Cathy Kelly is also a journalist. She lives in Wicklow with her partner and their dog and is currently working on a sixth novel.

Title: Someone Like You: Description:
From the author of the bestselling Just Between Us comes this warm and funny novel about the importance of female friendship. EMMA, HANNAH AND LEONIE Three very different women meet on holiday and become close friends. Each is at a different stage in life and has different ambitions. Hannah -- young and beautiful, wants to forget the man who betrayed her and throw herself into the excitement of the single life -- but is she deceiving herself?Emma -- two years married and desperate to have a baby. But what kind of parent would she be when she still allows herself to be bullied by her own parents?Leonie -- generously proportioned and big-hearted. Can there ever be romance for her, after fast growing-up teenaged children and a divorce?Over the next few years, as they work out their needs and desires and come to terms with their situations, their lives become inextricably entwined.

Title: Always And Forever: Description:
The warm and engaging new novel from the bestselling author of BEST OF FRIENDS. Fairy godmothers do exist, even in the tranquil hills of Ireland...Once upon a time, in the beautiful town of Carrickwell, lived three women whose lives were mapped out: Ambitious Mel would have her career and her family; caring Daisy a child with the boyfriend who is everything to her; and hot-headed Cleo would finish her degree and step into the family hotel business. Until the landscape shifted and it all came tumbling down. But Carrickwell, nestled in the shadows of Mount Carraig, is an ancient, magical place. And when Leah, a woman with her own secret turmoil, opens the Clouds Hill spa, Mel, Daisy and Cleo are thrown together -- and find the courage to discover what really matters to them, always and forever! About the Author Cathy Kelly is the author of six other novels all of which were No. 1 bestsellers in Ireland, as well as reaching the ‘Sunday Times’ top ten. SOMEONE LIKE YOU was the Parker RNA Romantic Novel of the Year. Cathy Kelly lives in Wicklow with her partner and their twin sons. She is currently working on her next novel. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Title: Past Secrets: Description:
Every woman needs her Cathy Kelly time. The warm and moving new novel from the No. 1 Bestselling author of 'Always and Forever'. Keep a secret too long and it will creep out when you least expect it! Behind the shining windows and rose-bedecked gardens of Summer Street, there are lots of secrets. There's the one that hard-working single mother, Faye, hides from her teenage daughter, Amber. And there's the one that thirty-year-old Maggie hides from herself. When fiery Amber decides to throw away her future for love, and when Maggie ends up back home looking after her sick mother, their secrets begin to rise to the surface. The only person on Summer Street who appears to know all the answers is their friend Christie. Wise and kind, she can see into other people's hearts and solve their problems. Except that this time, the secrets she's hidden from her beloved husband and grown up sons are also emerging. When the past comes alive for Maggie, Faye and Christie, they must finally face it. About the Author Cathy Kelly is the author of eight other novels, the most recent of which, Always and Forever, was a number 1 bestseller in hardback and paperback in the Uk and Ireland, and a top 3 bestseller in Australia. In 2005 Cathy became an Ambassador for UNICEF in Ireland, helping to raise awareness of the plight of 12 million children orphaned across Africa through AIDS. Cathy Kelly now lives in Wicklow with her partner and their twin sons.

Title: Irish Girls About Town: Description:
An irresistible collection of short stories, some hilarious, some heartbreaking, from the most popular contemporary Irish women writers. Poignant, hilarious, heartwarming in turn, this anthology includes never-before-published short stories by some of the best-known and best-loved Irish writers, including Maeve Binchy, Marian Keyes, Cathy Kelly, Julie Parsons, Deirdre Purcell, Joan O'Neill, Morag Prunty, Colette Caddle and many more. It also includes stories by up-and-coming Irish stars like Annie Sparrow, Catherine Barry and Marisa Mackle. While some stories will have you laughing out loud, others will have you reaching for your hanky: but they all display their own peculiar brand of Irish charm. And it's all in a very good cause: 1 pound from every copy sold will go to Barnardo's children's charity, and the Irish charity, The Society of St Vincent de Paul, which aims to alleviate poverty throughout the world.

Title: Always And Forever: Description:
The new warm and engaging novel from the bestselling author of BEST OF FRIENDS. Fairy godmothers exist, even in the tranquil hills of Ireland! Once upon a time, in the beautiful town of Carrickwell, lived three women. Three women who thought they had life pretty much mapped out. Ambitious Mel had a high-flying career, caring Daisy wanted a child with the boyfriend who was everything to her, and hot-headed Cleo was ready to step into the family business once she'd finished her hotel management degree. Until the landscape shifted and it all came tumbling down. Now Mel's job comes second to the guilt of being a working mum-of-two. What should be the most natural thing in the world for Daisy becomes the most torturous. And Cleo has to watch the cherished family business crumble along with her relationship with her parents and siblings. Suddenly everything the three women have always worked for, always desired, looks in jeopardy. But Carrickwell is a magical place. Nestled in the shadows of Mount Carraig, it's as ancient as time itself. And the opening of the new Clouds Hill spa by Leah - a woman with her own secret turmoil - is destined to cause ripples no one could ever have imagined.The arrival of Leah brings change for Mel, Daisy and Cleo - and the courage to find out what really matters, always and forever... About the Author Cathy Kelly is the author of six other novels all of which were No. 1 bestsellers in Ireland, as well as reaching the ‘Sunday Times’ top ten. SOMEONE LIKE YOU was the Parker RNA Romantic Novel of the Year. Cathy Kelly lives in Wicklow with her partner and their twin sons. She is currently working on her next novel.

Title: Woman To Woman: With She's The One: Description:
TWO novels in one volume from the No. 1 bestselling author Cathy Kelly. Woman to Woman: Best friends Jo Ryan and Aisling Morgan have it all. Jo has a great career, independence and a gorgeous boyfriend. Aisling is deliriously happy with her husband, two beautiful sons and homes she's rag-rolled and stencilled to within an inch of its life. Then one Friday morning, Aisling finds a receipt for expensive lingerie in her husband's suit pocket and Jo finds a blue line on her blue-for-positive pregnancy testing kit...By Friday night, it's all over - or has it only just begun? She's the One: Meet Dee - an agony aunt on an Irish newspaper, with more problems than her readers. She's engaged to Gary but he's far from perfect and his mother is driving her crazy! Now meet Isabel - her husband has just lost everything in a business deal and Isabel has gone home to Dublin with their two teenage girls. Getting the job as women's editor would be a dream come true for both of them, but they can't both get what they want - or can they?

Title: She's The One: Description:
Dee is a 32-year-old agony aunt on an Irish newspaper, aspiring to the women's editor job. Isabel is a 39-year-old mother of two teenagers, whose husband has just lost everything in a business deal. A job as a women's editor would solve some of her problems. Can both women get what they want? About the Author Cathy Kelly lives in County Wicklow, Ireland. She is a feature writer and film critic for the Sunday World newspaper in Ireland, where she also writes the Dear Cathy agony column.

Title: Someone Like You: Description:
For just-married Emma, happiness means escaping the control of her domineering father and conceiving a much longed child with her beloved husband. For Leonie, divorced mother of three teenagers, it means finding the true love that was missing from her ten year marriage.

Title: What She Wants: Description:
Hope adores her husband. But stuck with two children in tiny Kerry village of Redlion, so that Matt can follow his dream Hope wants to go home. Hers sister Sam has just got the top London music job she's always wanted but has a nagging feeling something is missing.

Title: Just Between Us: Description:
Everyone says that they lead charmed lives: successful lawyer and single mother Stella; witty TV writer Tara, and dreamy, artistic Holly. Perhaps it comes from their calm, elegant mother, Rose, the center of the family and adoring wife of Hugh. Now, with Hugh and Rose married for forty years, the Irish country town of Kinvarra is looking forward to a celebration. But as the plans for the party are made the secrets the fours women have kept hidden emerge.