Me and My Sisters: The Devlin sisters, novel 1 (The Devlin Sisters, 3) - Softcover

Moriarty, Sinéad

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0241950589 ISBN 13: 9780241950586

Publisher: Penguin, 2012

Synopsis

Sinéad Moriarty's heart-warming seventh novel, Me and My Sisters, is the story of how three sisters discover that when the chips are down, no-one will be there for you in quite the same way as a sister who knows you better than you know yourself. It mixes the worldly wit of Jane Green with the down-to-earth insight of Marian Keyes in a story that will have readers thinking again about just how important their sisters are to them. Or wishing they had sisters if they don't.

There's more than one way of being a modern woman, not that the Devlin sisters would admit it ...

Harassed mum Julie used to be the easy-going one, but now she is struggling to keep sane. She needs support, but how could her sisters understand? After all, their lives are perfect.

One drunken mistake is jeopardising everything lawyer Louise has worked so hard for. For a control freak like her, being out of control is terrifying. Despite herself, she too needs her sisters.

And gorgeous Sophie's perfect designer lifestyle is falling apart at the seams. She can hardly bring herself to tell the other two the trouble she's in.

The Devlin sisters think they have little in common. They might just be in for some big surprises ...

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Review:

The inevitable comparisons with Marian Keyes are justified and well deserved ... a brilliant book for lovers of intelligent chick-lit. You'll identify with elements of all the characters, guffaw in parts and scowl in others. (Heat)

Witty, touching, easy to read ... I thought I might like this one, but I really and truly loved it ... If standard chick lit is a fast food burger, then this is a Kobe steak: the same basic ingredients and idea, but delivered to much higher quality and far more satisfying. (thebookbag.co.uk)

Anyone with a sister will identify with this sad, funny and touching story (Closer)

Timely, funny, smart ... give yourself a break from the doom and gloom and get stuck into this cracker of a novel (Image)

Marian Keyes has for years been the undisputed queen ... Sinéad Moriarty is now a worthy competitor (Sunday Independent)

Moving, disarmingly honest and at times laugh-out-loud funny (Sunday Times)

Fans of Sinead's writing will know that they can expect honesty, humour and great story-telling (Hello)

Her characters are well drawn, their dilemmas are all too realistic and their personalities certainly fizzle (Irish Independent)

From the Back Cover:

There's more than one way of being a modern woman, not that the Devlin sisters would admit it ...

Julie used to be the easy-going one. But now she's a mother of four boys under five, her marriage is under strain and she is struggling to keep sane. She needs support, but her sisters don't understand. After all, their lives are perfect.

Lawyer Louise has always been top of her game, with little time for family and even less for romance. But with a drunken mistake threatening everything she's worked for, she may need to accept that she needs help to keep going.

Gorgeous Sophie got everything she ever wanted: a loving husband, a beautiful, well-behaved daughter and a designer lifestyle. Her sisters consider her spoiled and shallow but she doesn't care - that's until her life is turned upside-down and she realizes they may be right. Not that she's going to let them know the trouble she's in.

The Devlin sisters think they have little in common. They might just be in for some big surprises ...

Praise for Sinéad Moriarty:

'Marian Keyes has for years ben the undisputed queen ... Sinéad Moriarty is now a worthy competitor' Sunday Independent
'This warm, touching book is truly bittersweet - you will laugh and cry' My Weekly
'Makes you really care ... plenty of laughs and more than a bit of substance' Irish Mail on Sunday

About this edition

• Publisher: Penguin
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 0241950589
• ISBN 13: 9780241950586
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 464