Synopses & Reviews
Get ready to paint the town green.
New York Times bestselling authors Maeve Binchy and Marian Keyes top an impressive roster of the Emerald Isle's most popular women writers as they celebrate the joys and perils of love and the adventure and constancy of female friendships.
In Maeve Binchy's "Carissima," an ex-pat returns to Ireland and shakes things up for her family, who finds her free spirit scandalous. In "Soulmates," by Marian Keyes, one woman's relationship is so bleedin' perfect that it's driving her friends crazy. In Cathy Kelly's "Thelma, Louise and the Lurve Gods," two women on a madcap Stateside road trip encounter a pair of insanely good-looking men....These fabulous stories and a baker's dozen more prove that when it comes to spinning a good yarn, the Irish are the best in the business.
Review
Scottish Daily RecordThe ultimate feel-good book...funny...ironic...thrilling...provocative.
Synopsis
New York Times bestselling authors Maeve Binchy and Marian Keyes top an impressive roster of the Emerald Isle's most popular women writers in this collection of sixteen stories. In Maeve Binchy's "Carissima," a longtime ex-pat and free spirit returns to Ireland from Sicily and shakes things up for her family. And in "Soulmates" by Marian Keyes, one woman's relationship is so bleedin' perfect that it's driving her friends up the wall. The authors of Scottish Girls About Town include Jenny Colgan, Isla Dewar, and Muriel Gray, among many others.
About the Author
Cathy Kelly is the author of six other novels, all of which were #1 bestsellers in Ireland, as well as top ten bestsellers in England. Someone Like You was the Parker RNA Romantic Novel of the Year. Look for her story in Irish Girls About Town, also available from Downtown Press. Cathy lives in County Wicklow, Ireland, with her husband and their twin sons.
Table of Contents
Contents
Foreword
Soulmates Marian Keyes
De-Stress Joan O'Neill
The Twenty-Eighth Day Catherine Barry
Thelma, Louise and the Lurve Gods Cathy Kelly
Your Place or Mine? Gemma O'Connor
A Good Catch Mary Ryan
About That Night Sarah Webb
The Cup Runneth Over Julie Parsons
Carissima Maeve Binchy
The Ring Cycle Martina Devlin
The Unlovable Woman Annie Sparrow
Moving Colette Caddle
Playing Games Catherine Dunne
Girls' Weekend Marisa Mackle
The Union Man Tina Reilly
An Independent Woman Morag Prunty