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of the earliest Irish chicklit books, Three girls come to work in Dublin and stay in a flat, There is no major drama, they just are shown adapting to the then modern life of young independent women and finding their feet in romance.


The author got several rejections before getting this book accepted by an Irish publisher with the cover letter: "Do you want to make a million pounds Because I do!" From the proceeds of this book she paid off her mortgage.
More books have followed. It was fine, but I got a bit bored towards the end and really didn't care enough about any of the characters to want to continue although I did.
Good story but format was a little hard to follow, Good story, loved how the girls all said individually that their friendship kept them sane Sometimes I just want to read a book that is not going to challenge my brain cells in any way.
This book meets that criteria, It really is just another three women, mixed up lives, enduring friendship kind of story, It doesn't have the humour of Marian Keyes or Binchy, nor the depth, By the time I got to the last five or six chapters I was skipping paragraphs as it was all a bit repetitive.
This isn't edge of your seat stuff, I think there are better books out there that would more adequately fill the 'easy read' requirement.
loved this book, haven't read it for overyears so it was nice to go back for a reread, her stories are so true to life, looking forward to the next one in this series Enjoyed this book.
A nice series of three, great for some holiday reads Thoroughly enjoyed this book, a flash back to the chick lit novels I used to read in the lates.
A nice beach holiday indulgence, The characters are brilliant, the storyline keeps you reading, I couldn't wait to get onto the second book and learn what happened next, It was a ride to learn about their lives, emotions running high, both happy and heartbroken,

I'm reading about lives and feeling it, Definitely my kind of book although I did find myself quite bored at times and I was struggling to stay enthusiastic, but that was only in small sections.
Overall fantastic.
I'm currently Reading the second in the series, City Women and am finding I'm loving that book even more and i haven't been bored thus far have a feeling I won't be either.
This book was a great read! I loved how it went through each characters individualised stories and how all their stories were brought back together at the beginning and the end of the book.
It was beautifully done.

This book made me laugh, cry and ship specific characters!

Patricia Scanlan, this is the first books of yours I've read, but what a great book to start with!

recommend! Extremely superficial book.
The author touches difficult topics of losing a parent, lack of selfesteem, unwanted outofwedlock pregnancy in Ireland, yet she only touches them and dashes off to irrelevant topics.
I gave up on it afterpages, Didn't love it. Have read this author before and liked, but this felt too long and I was skimming by the end.
Decent characters and storyline but the confusing switching around of time got confusing and tiresome,.Love this series. Its one of a few I could revisit, Wasn't one of her best! Mysig chickflick!talet i Dublin var allt annat än jämställt och en blir riktigt frustrerad stundvis.
Så fin vänskap mellan tre tjejer som lever olika liv och har olika problem, Hade varit en perfekt strandbok men jag kunde inte vänta tills jag var på en strand för att läsa ut den haha.
In the tradition of Maeve Binchy, internationally bestselling author Patricia Scanlan delivers a charming and witty story about the strength and power of friendship.


Whatever life holds, friends come first,

A beautiful blonde, a quiet browneyed girl, and a redhead looking for adventure: meet Devlin, Caroline, and Maggie.


Their staunch threeway friendship is born while sharing a house in Dublin and, over the years and their turbulent love lives, soon becomes the only certainty they have.
That, and their membership of the citys most prestigious health center for highprofile women: City Girl, Through bad times and good, this place will be their refuge,

Full of warmth, wit, and wisdom, City Girl is a brilliant family drama from the bestselling author of With All My Love and A Time for Friends.
One for the girls. Time taken to readdays

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Publisher Simon amp Schuster UK

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

Three very different women face heartache, upheaval and reinvention in this romantic drama, which praises the power of friendship to pull you through when life gets tough.


At, Devlin is seduced by the suave, sophisticated Colin CantrellKing, an older married man and her boss.
But this affair will leave her with some tough decisions to make,

Caroline is afraid of being left on the shelf so jumps at the chance to marry the cool, detached and very attractive Richard.
But, why does he never return her ardour with equal passion

Married mother Maggie feels trapped in a loveless marriage until she discovers her husband's infidelity.
What will she do with her newfound sense of liberation


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A story about three women, Devlin, Caroline amp Maggie.
All in very different circumstances and coming from different backgrounds the three form an unlikely friendship, The story goes over several years and looks at how life choices can have a massive impact on their whole lives and how they cope, survive and pull together to get through their experiences.


I have read Scanlan before and to be honest she is becoming an author I really like.
I don't think you could call it chick lit because she hits some hard issues in a delicate and sensitive way.
This book examines abuse, love, relationships, loss, parenthood, loneliness and hardship, to name a few of the topics covered.


The three main characters are very different, Devlin is beautiful, forceful and a force to be reckoned with but soon learns actions have long lasting consequences.
Caroline is almost a slave to her own family looking after the boys, going from "an ugly duckling" to a beautiful young woman, Caroline fails to see her own beauty.
Her lack of self worth follows her into adulthood and impacts on many aspects of her adult life.
Maggie has always been spunky, never one to allow social attitudes, or her family, to dictate what she should do with her life Maggie makes her decisions to live her life as she wants.
Soon realizing, as with her friends, actions have long lasting consequences she seeks solace with her old friends as they pull together to survive their demons.


A thought provoking tale of friendship and real life, I think many readers can identify with one or all of the characters at some point.
The book packs some emotional punches as we follow three very different woman into adulthood and survival.
How friendships can be broken and some can survive everything life has to throw at them, Carving out strong women who have weaknesses that shine through this is a story about life and the curve balls it throws you but more importantly, coping to get through it.
/for me this time, there are I believe two more stories to follow this one with the same characters, I will be buying them for sure!
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