Secrets of a happy marriage
This is a tale of family, friends, marriages in trouble, secrets, lies and family ties. It is a very special birthday party, a chance to get family and friends together and raise a glass in celebration. And no one throws a party like the Brannigans. For Bess, hosting the lavish weekend at Lisowen Castle to celebrate her new husband's birthday is a chance to show the world how far they have come. Yes, Ed may once have been the poor boy from the village, but look at him now. But who knew joining a new family could be so difficult? For Ed's daughter Jojo, having a new stepmother was never going to be easy, especially when the memory of your mother is trampled at every opportunity. And Jojo's dream of a family of her own just seems to get further away. For Cari, a family get-together is another chance for everyone to remember how things went wrong at her wedding. Three years on, she still hasn't dared trust a man since. And then there's Faenia, who last saw Lisowen and Ireland nearly forty years ago. Is it finally time for the runaway to come home? It's going to be quite a party.
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| Families > Ireland > Fiction. Friendship > Fiction. Married people > Ireland > Fiction. Birthday parties > Fiction. Family secrets > Fiction. |
| Genre |
| Domestic fiction. Novels. |
- ISBN: 9781409170594
- Physical Description 426 pages ; 24 cm
- Publisher [Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2016.
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Secrets of a Happy Marriage
The wonderful and heart-warming new novel full of secrets, lies and family ties from Sunday Times bestselling author, Cathy Kelly . Bess is hoping to show everyone just how happy her recent marriage is, but behind all the party-planning the cracks are beginning to show. Why is joining a family so difficult? Jojo, Bess's stepdaughter, has a point to make. Bess is not her mother, and she won't replace the one she's been missing every day for the last two years. And will she ever get the chance to become a mum herself? Cousin Cari is a fierce career-woman who isn't unnerved by anything - apart from facing the man who left her at the altar, and he's on the guestlist. Her job has been a safe place to hide ever since - but is it time to let love into her life again? Thanks to laughter, tears and one surprise appearance, the Brannigans might just discover the secrets of a happy marriage . . . But will they find out before it's too late? 'Wise, warm, compassionate and full of characters I loved ... it's like having a great gossip with your best friends' Marian Keyes
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