The Sunday Times Number 3 Bestseller
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
‘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
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Reviews
A heart-warming story about family, love and loss
Love, laughter, tears and understanding are the perfect ingredients for a fabulous read
Emotional, believable and smart, this is fiction at its best
An uplifting story of warm, larger-than life characters. Comforting and feel good, the perfect treat read.
It's an involving, heart-warming read about family, friends, love and disappointment
This top-notch storyteller once again cuts to the quick of modern women's lives and their relationships
Wise, warm, compassionate and full of characters I loved ... it's like having a great gossip with your best friends
Entertaining, moving and vivid as a screenplay
With quotes from luminaries as diverse as Gandhi, Galileo and Oscar Wilde setting the tone for each chapter, this is an engaging and perceptive tale from an accomplished author
I was fascinated by Kelly's well - drawn, entirely believable characters and the various difficult situations they are facing.