This Charming Man - Softcover

Keyes, Marian

3.78

38,384 ratings by Goodreads

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0718149130 ISBN 13: 9780718149130

Publisher: Michael Joseph, 2008

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`Everybody remembers where they were the day they heard that Paddy de Courcy was getting married' Lola has every reason to be interested in who Paddy's marrying - because although she's his girlfriend, she definitely isn't the bride-to-be. Heartbroken, she flees the city for a cottage by the sea. But will Lola's retreat prove as idyllic as she hopes? Not if journalist Grace has anything to do with it. She wants the inside story on the de Courcy engagement and thinks Lola holds the key. Grace knew Paddy a long time ago. But why can't she forget him? Grace's sister, Marnie, might have the answer but she also has issues with the past. Her family is wonderful but they can't take away memories of her first love: a certain Paddy de Courcy. What will it take for Marnie to be able to move on? And what of the future Mrs de Courcy ... Alicia is determined to be the perfect politician's wife. But does she know the real Paddy de Courcy? Four very different women. One awfully charming man. And the dark secret that binds them all ...

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Review:

Four very different women, one awfully charming man and a dark secret that binds them all . . .

Marian Keyes' This Charming Man follows women who have been caught in a web of modern love.

'Everybody remembers where they were the day they heard that Paddy de Courcy was getting married'

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The laughs come fast and furious . . . a gripping, compelling tale (Sunday Independent)

The queen of page-turners . . . brimming with her trademark down-to-earth wit (Cosmopolitan)

Gripping from the start . . . the master at her best (Daily Telegraph)

It takes real talent to make a reader laugh and cry . . . the story will stay with you long after you've read the last page (Heat)

It takes real talent to make a reader laugh and cry ... the story will stay with you long after you've read the last page (Heat)

Synopsis:

Lola Daly has just found out that her boyfriend - gorgeous, charming and powerful politician Paddy de Courcy - is getting married. To someone else. Heartbroken, Lola flees Dublin to a cottage in the countryside. Can a new set of friends help her to get over him? Journalist Grace Gildee wants the inside story on Paddy de Courcy's engagement. Lola refuses to talk the press but Grace won't give up. She knew Paddy a long time ago and hasn't forgotten him ...Marnie Hunter is Grace's twin sister. With a loving husband and two gorgeous daughters, Marnie seems to have it all. But she's haunted by memories. Memories that began with her first love - Paddy de Courcy. Can Marnie leave the past behind once and for all and move on with her life? Alicia Thornton is Paddy's wife-to-be. Determined to be the perfect wife, Alicia would do anything for her fiance. But does she know the real Paddy? Four women. One man. And a secret that binds them all.

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