Kirjahaku

The brilliant new novel from the beloved Sunday Times-bestselling author of Orange Blossom Days

THE NUMBER ONE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE CITY GIRL SERIES ‘Warm, relatable and funny’ Marian Keyes 'One of Scanlan's great strengths is her gift for writing fully rounded characters, and this is Scanlan at her very best' Irish Independent The City Girls are back! And as City Girl, Devlin Delaney’s iconic gym and spa, prepares to mark a big anniversary, Devlin and her best friends Caroline and Maggie are looking forward to a fabulous party where they can all put their problems behind them and celebrate. Devlin’s past has returned to haunt her, with a shocking revelation. But she’s strong and her beloved Luke has her back. Caroline is facing up to issues she’s long suppressed, with the help of a man who’s becoming more than a friend. Will happiness finally be hers? Maggie’s family is driving her mad. Her ex, Terry, and their daughter don’t get on, and she’s made an alarming discovery about her elderly mother’s financial affairs. She wants to run far, away. Sparks are going to fly, and some people are going to get a lot more than they bargained for! Once a City Girl, a City Girl Forever. Nothing will stop their celebration . . . or will it? ‘I LOVE this. I think it's Patricia Scanlan's strongest book ever!’ Cathy Kelly ‘I BAWLED, roared laughing and was on the edge of my seat. It's a masterclass in storytelling!! Patricia Scanlan is at the absolutely top of her game’ Ciara Geraghty ‘It felt like I’d just bumped into such great old friends… ones I haven’t seen since school and have missed SO much, and am desperately wanting to know everything that’s happened to them… I was in book heaven’ Caroline Grace-Cassidy 'Full of messy, complex family drama, laced with wisdom, laughter and poignancy. What a joy!' Carmel Harrington

THE NUMBER ONE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE CITY GIRL SERIES ‘Warm, relatable and funny’ Marian Keyes 'One of Scanlan's great strengths is her gift for writing fully rounded characters, and this is Scanlan at her very best' Irish Independent The City Girls are back! And as City Girl, Devlin Delaney’s iconic gym and spa, prepares to mark a big anniversary, Devlin and her best friends Caroline and Maggie are looking forward to a fabulous party where they can all put their problems behind them and celebrate. Devlin’s past has returned to haunt her, with a shocking revelation. But she’s strong and her beloved Luke has her back. Caroline is facing up to issues she’s long suppressed, with the help of a man who’s becoming more than a friend. Will happiness finally be hers? Maggie’s family is driving her mad. Her ex, Terry, and their daughter don’t get on, and she’s made an alarming discovery about her elderly mother’s financial affairs. She wants to run far, away. Sparks are going to fly, and some people are going to get a lot more than they bargained for! Once a City Girl, a City Girl Forever. Nothing will stop their celebration . . . or will it? ‘I LOVE this. I think it's Patricia Scanlan's strongest book ever!’ Cathy Kelly ‘I BAWLED, roared laughing and was on the edge of my seat. It's a masterclass in storytelling!! Patricia Scanlan is at the absolutely top of her game’ Ciara Geraghty ‘It felt like I’d just bumped into such great old friends… ones I haven’t seen since school and have missed SO much, and am desperately wanting to know everything that’s happened to them… I was in book heaven’ Caroline Grace-Cassidy 'Full of messy, complex family drama, laced with wisdom, laughter and poignancy. What a joy!' Carmel Harrington

THE NUMBER ONE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE CITY GIRL SERIES ‘Warm, relatable and funny’ Marian Keyes 'One of Scanlan's great strengths is her gift for writing fully rounded characters, and this is Scanlan at her very best' Irish Independent The City Girls are back! And as City Girl, Devlin Delaney’s iconic gym and spa, prepares to mark a big anniversary, Devlin and her best friends Caroline and Maggie are looking forward to a fabulous party where they can all put their problems behind them and celebrate. Devlin’s past has returned to haunt her, with a shocking revelation. But she’s strong and her beloved Luke has her back. Caroline is facing up to issues she’s long suppressed, with the help of a man who’s becoming more than a friend. Will happiness finally be hers? Maggie’s family is driving her mad. Her ex, Terry, and their daughter don’t get on, and she’s made an alarming discovery about her elderly mother’s financial affairs. She wants to run far, away. Sparks are going to fly, and some people are going to get a lot more than they bargained for! Once a City Girl, a City Girl Forever. Nothing will stop their celebration . . . or will it? ‘I LOVE this. I think it's Patricia Scanlan's strongest book ever!’ Cathy Kelly ‘I BAWLED, roared laughing and was on the edge of my seat. It's a masterclass in storytelling!! Patricia Scanlan is at the absolutely top of her game’ Ciara Geraghty ‘It felt like I’d just bumped into such great old friends… ones I haven’t seen since school and have missed SO much, and am desperately wanting to know everything that’s happened to them… I was in book heaven’ Caroline Grace-Cassidy 'Full of messy, complex family drama, laced with wisdom, laughter and poignancy. What a joy!' Carmel Harrington

The Number One bestselling phenomenon moves to SimonSchuster with a heartwarming novel of mothers and daughters, secrets and lies.

Delivering stories that span generations, and offering warmth, wisdom and love on every page - if you treasured Maeve Binchy, read Patricia Scanlan

After years of being the perfect wife and mother, Francesca's life is changed irrevocably one morning when her husband forgets his mobile phone. After a shaky start, her life takes a decidedly upward turn and she throws a party. That's when the fun starts, as revenge is a dish best served cold. Delivering stories that span generations, and offering warmth, wisdom and love on every page - if you treasured Maeve Binchy, read Patricia Scanlan

Delivering stories that span generations, and offering warmth, wisdom and love on every page - if you treasured Maeve Binchy, read Patricia Scanlan

Delivering stories that span generations, and offering warmth, wisdom and love on every page - if you treasured Maeve Binchy, read Patricia Scanlan

Delivering stories that span generations, and offering warmth, wisdom and love on every page - if you treasured Maeve Binchy, read Patricia Scanlan

Delivering stories that span generations, and offering warmth, wisdom and love on every page - if you treasured Maeve Binchy, read Patricia Scanlan

The Number One Irish bestseller - if you treasured Maeve Binchy, read Patricia Scanlan

The brilliant new novel from the beloved Sunday Times-bestselling author of Orange Blossom Days

Delivering stories that span generations, and offering warmth, wisdom and love on every page - if you treasured Maeve Binchy, read Patricia Scanlan

*** THE NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER *** On a crystal clear Mediterranean day, Briony McAllister sits playing with her four-year-old daughter, Katie, while she waits for her mother, Valerie, to join them. Valerie has recently moved to a picturesque town in southern Spain to finally leave behind her turbulent past and find a peace that has always eluded her. Briony has no idea that in a few moments' time her relationship with her mother will change irrevocably. As Katie plays, Briony pulls from her bag an old photo album, found in a box in her mother's new home. As she begins to study the faded photos, a letter falls to the ground... The lives of three generations of women are set to change forever as the past is revisited and the truth unfolds through the undelivered letters Tessa wrote to Briony over the years. Secrets, lies, betrayals and sacrifices - the complex bonds between mothers, daughters and granddaughters are intricately explored as Patricia Scanlan takes us into the hearts and homes of a family at war.What readers are saying about Patricia Scanlan's novels: 'Utterly magical and wonderful ... warmth and compassion shine through' MARIAN KEYES 'Like being enfolded in a hug from the great writer herself: warm, comforting and full of love' CATHY KELLY 'There can be little doubt that Patricia Scanlan is the prolific queen of contemporary Irish popular fiction' Sunday Times ''There is a heartbreaking authenticity in her observations' Irish Times 'The ultimate comfort read' Glamour 'A bright, sunny read in which these lives interweave with unexpected results' Sunday Express S magazine

Delivering stories that span generations, and offering warmth, wisdom and love on every page - if you treasured Maeve Binchy, read Patricia Scanlan

From the internationally bestselling author and "prolific queen of contemporary Irish popular fiction" (The Sunday Times), a heartwarming novel set in Spain where the new tenants of a seaside apartment building test the limits of marriage, money, and ambition. In a beautiful Southern Spanish town, where the sea sparkles and orange blossoms scent the air, the gates of a brand new apartment complex, La Joya de Andaluc a, glide open to welcome the new owners. Anna and Austen MacDonald, an Irish couple, are preparing to enjoy their retirement to the fullest. But the demands of family cause problems they could never have foreseen and shake their marriage to the core. Sally-Ann Connolly Cooper, a feisty Texan mother of two young teenagers, is reeling from her husband's infidelity. La Joya becomes a place of solace for Sally-Ann, in more ways than one. Eduardo Sanchez, a haughty native from Madrid, has set out with single-minded determination to become el presidente of the complex's management committee. But pride comes before a fall. Jutta Sauer Perez, a sophisticated German who aspires to purchase her very own apartment in La Joya works hard to reach her goal. Then the unthinkable happens. As their lives entwine and friendships and enmities develop, it becomes apparent that La Joya is not quite the haven they all expect it to be...

The Open Door series aims to help people with very low literacy ability who wish to improve their skills. Original publications which are accessible and fun to read, they are written clearly and simply but often deal with complex subject matter, always in an engrossing and never in a patronising way.

Kate is finding it hard to come to terms with her husband's unemployment. Then her glamorous and rich friend, Carmel, phones to say she will be visiting soon. But she hasn't told Carmel about their financial difficulties and is too proud to admit they are in trouble. What can Kate do?