C'est bien connu, les filles d'Irlande ont une sainte horreur qu'on leur marche sur les pieds ! Elles n'hésitent pas à parcourir la moitié du monde pour tomber amoureuses, à faire retapisser leur maison en rose sans en parler à leur mari, ou à le planter là pour partir en week-end entre copines !Laissez-vous entraîner par ces quatre nouvelles fraîches et enlevées dans une sympathique escapade chez nos voisines les Irlandaises.

Balades Irlandaises

A warm and funny novel about facing change in our live, from the internationally bestselling author Cathy Kelly.

 Do you know what you'll be doing next year? Nicole, Virginia, Hope and Sam all thought they did.

 Hope Parker imagined that she'd be slogging it out as a working mum, trying to fit it in quality time with her young children, and doing her best not to burn her husband, Matt's dinner.

 Her sister, Sam Jones, thought she'd be turning heads in her new job as a managing director of a record label, climbing to very top of the career ladder and having her photo emblazoned on the business pages as the toughest, most brilliant company boss around.

 Wild child Nicole Turner reckoned that she'd still be going for wild party nights with the girls, maybe singing a bit of karaoke, possibly snogging a guy here or there, and trying not to get fired for using the office phone to make personal phone calls.

 And grandmother Virginia Connell thought she'd still be happily married to her beloved Bill, teasing him for spending too much time on the golf course and not enough time walking the dog or cutting the grass.

 But they were all wrong. When life changes suddenly for each of these four women, thay have to look deep inside themselves to discover what they really want in order to survive the turmoil. And they discover that a sense of belonging, a loving family and good friends can make all the difference.

What She Wants

A Cathy Kelly classic - full of her trademark warmth and wit from the No. 1 bestselling author.

 Fairy godmothers do exist, even in the tranquil hills of Ireland.

 Once upon a time, in the beautiful town of Carrickwell, lived three women whose lives were mapped out: Ambitious Mel would have her career and her family; caring Daisy a child with the boyfriend who is everything to her; and hot-headed Cleo would finish her degree and step into the family hotel business.

 Until the landscape shifted and it all came tumbling down.

 But Carrickwell, nestled in the shadows of Mount Carraig, is an ancient, magical place. And when Leah, a woman with her own secret turmoil, opens the Clouds Hill spa, Mel, Daisy and Cleo are thrown together - and find the courage to discover what really matters to them, always and forever.

Always and Forever

Dans le petit bourg de Kinvarra, au coeur de l'Irlande, on est persuadé que les filles de la riche famille Miller ont tout pour elles. En réalite, rien ne va plus...Belle comme une Madone de la Renaissance, il y a d'abord l'aînée, Stella. Après un divorce pénible, elle mène de front sa carrière de juriste et l'éducation de sa fille. Il ne lui manque qu'une chose : l'amour. Il y a ensuite la cadette, Tara, la plus décontractée des trois, douée d'un esprit créatif hors du commun. Au sommet de sa carrière dans la chaîne de télévision ou elle travaille, elle vient d'épouser l'homme de sa vie, le séduisant Finn, après à peine six mois d'une relation passionnée. Enfin la benjamine, Holly, qui vit une bohême citadine que toutes ses ex-camarades de lycée lui envient. Elle habite un superbe appartement plein de charme dont la porte est toujours ouverte à ses amis. Au coeur de la famille, Rose, leur mère, offre l'image d'une femme calme et élégante, qui s'apprête à fêter ses quarante années de mariage. Une union sans nuages... En apparence. Car rien, dans la vie de Rose et de ses filles, ne correspond à l'image qu'elles donnent à l'extérieur...

Entre Nous Soit Dit

Elsie a toujours menti à sa sour Maisie qui habite Chicago quant au train de vie de la famille restée en Irlande. Lorsque Maisie lui annonce la venue de sa petite fille et d'une amie, Elsie est effondrée : il faut tout faire pour être à la hauteur du gros mensonge qu'elle entretient depuis des années. Mais sa fille a une idée...

Courrier de Chicago

Three of Cathy Kelly's bestselling novels, packaged together as ebooks for the first time.

 LESSONS IN HEARTBREAK, ONCE IN A LIFETIME and HOMECOMING make the perfect excuse to have some Cathy Kelly time.

 Three lives. Three loves. Three reasons to let go. LESSONS IN HEARTBREAK tells the story of three women and the lessons they learn - both past and present - which bring both joy and heartbreak. And the hardest lesson of all is learning to let go.

 In ONCE IN A LIFETIME, three women find that sometimes things can happen which change your life forever, and each learn that the chance for real joy comes only once in a lifetime.

 Four women, four lives, one place they all call home. HOMECOMING tells the story of Golden Square in Dublin, and the women who live there, their lives drawing ever-closer together.

Cathy Kelly 3-Book Collection 1 - Lessons in Heartbreak, Once in a Lifetime, Homecoming

Le destin croisé de quatre femmes que tout oppose.

Retour à Dublin

Comment savoir ce que la vie nous réserve ? Hope, Sam, Virginia et Nicole pensaient avoir un avenir tout tracé et sans surprises : Hope continuera de se dévouer à son travail et à sa famille ; Sam, sa soeur, finira certainement sa brillante carrière comme directrice d'une grande maison de disques ; Virginia va enfin profiter de la retraite tant attendue de son mari et Nicole, l'originale de la bande, continuera de chanter dans les soirées karaoké en essayant de ne pas se faire renvoyer de son ennuyeux boulot. Mais ces quatre femmes pourtant très différentes ont un point commun: pour elles, rien ne va se passer comme prévu...

Avec toutes nos amitiés

Every woman needs her Cathy Kelly time - lose yourself with this warm and enjoyable short story perfect for a relaxing break.

 Elsie loves her regular letters from her sister Maisie in Chicago. Maisie emigrated to America forty-five years ago but the sisters keep in touch monthly. The letters cross the Atlantic, back and forth, filled with news about their families, their hopes, dreams and successes. Of course, it's not quite as good as seeing each other in person, but they are happy enough with the arrangement.

 But when Maisie suddenly announces that her granddaughter wants to visit Elsie in Ireland, Elsie is besides herself with worry. A great deal has happened in the last forty-five years, and she may not have always reported it all accurately back to her sister. She can't possibly bear the humiliation of being found out for having stretched the truth, but there is no way she can refuse to play host to a member of her family, is there?

 A funny, heartwarming and true-to-life Cathy Kelly story - tuck in and enjoy.

 This story also appears in Cathy's collection of stories, Christmas Magic.

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