Books by Cathy Kelly

The #1 Sunday Times bestselling author Cathy Kelly brings you a heartwarming and refreshingly relatable new story about sisterhood, love and friendship - and the secrets we keep hidden from those closest to us.

The #1 Sunday Times bestselling author Cathy Kelly brings you a refreshingly honest, warm and funny story about female friendship and marriage - and all the great loves of our life.

Having it all does not make you happy. These triplet princesses had everything money could buy so all they did was worry about how they looked-they were never pretty enough! Until one day, they saw the world outside of themselves and wanting to make that world a better place-found their inner beauty.

A warm and wise story from international bestseller Cathy Kelly about how it's never too late to find your place in the world.

Number One bestseller Cathy Kelly returns with a sparkling tale of family, friends, and marriages in trouble, told with her trademark Irish wit, warmth and wisdom.

The sparkling new novel from Number One bestselling author Cathy Kelly.

The warm, engrossing new novel from the No. 1 bestseller, Cathy KellyWelcome to Avalon: a quaint, sleepy town on the Irish coast. Nothing has changed here for generations - least of all the huge mansion on Willow Street; the house in which sisters Tess and Suki Power grew up.Now, years later, Tess is trying to save her marriage protect her glamorous sister Suki who has come back home, dreams shattered. Similarly, Mara Wilson is seeking refuge from a broken heart at her Aunt Danae's house. And Danae, the inscrutable postmistress, is hiding some dark memories of her own.Now that the big house is up for sale, change is blowing on the cold sea wind. But before they can look to the future, these four women must face up to the past...

Sunday Times bestseller Cathy Kelly returns with a funny, emotional, heart-warming new novel.

The warm and wonderful new novel fromthe natural heir to Maeve BinchyEleanor Levine left Ireland seventy years ago with little more than a suitcase and her mother's handwritten recipe book. Now, a lifetime later, she's returning from New York with hard won wisdom and memories of her own. A renowned psychoanalyst, Eleanor knows there's one final journey she has to makeaLovely young actress Megan Bouchier didn't have to chase success it arrived effortlessly. Fame was what she always wanted until a disastrous affair made her the wrong kind of headlines now Megan needs a place to hideaDarkly beautiful Rae is a wonderful wife, a loyal friend and a dedicated community carer. From Titania's Tea Rooms she dispenses tea and sympathy to everyone until a painful secret from her past threatens everything she holds dear.Big-hearted teacher Connie O'Callaghan has given up on love. She's cheerfully approaching forty and besides, why does no man ever match the heroes in her beloved romantic novels?As Eleanor re-reads her mother's comforting words and watches life unfold from her window in Dublin's pretty Golden Square, she slowly becomes drawn into the lives of Megan, Rae and Connie. But can treasured wisdom handed down from mother to daughter really be relevant today? And what are the ingredients for a life well lived?

An exclusive short story for World Book Day from bestselling author Cathy KellySometimes all we need is a relaxing holiday in the sun.For Anthony and Carole, a week in a lovely Greek hotel has helped them mend the cracks in their marriage. For widowed Jessica, it's the longest she's ever gone without visiting her beloved husband's grave.However when the flight doesn't go according to plan, they are each forced to face up to the very things they have been avoiding for so long.By the time they land, they have learnt important life lessons about themselves and each other which change them forever.

The new novel from the international no. 1 bestselling author.Izzie Silver left the small Irish town of Tamarin behind her for life in New York. She's big, beautiful, and dreams of her own model agency for plus-sized women (what her grandmother would call healthy.) Life is good - but she's just broken one of her cardinal rules and fallen for a married man.On the other side of the ocean, Izzie's aunt Anneliese discovers the pain of infidelity for herself. Her husband Edward has been having an affair with her best friend, Nell. Devastated and angry, Anneliese is facing the realisation that she is now alone.When Lily, the matriarch of the family is taken ill, the family must put their own problems aside. Izzie, intrigued by her grandmother's past begins to discover things she never knew about wise, calm Lily. Annaliese feels despair build as Lily, the one person who could have helped her, starts to slip away.And the lessons each of the women learns - past and present - bring both joy and heartbreak. Lessons they will carry with them forever.

Good times or bad, friends are always there... In the beautiful town of Dunmore, four women understand what friendship really means. Abby's TV career is taking off, but her marriage to Tom is rocky. Meanwhile, her teenage daughter Jess despairs of ever finding a boyfriend. Lizzie has time for everyone: her grown-up children, her friends, even her ex-husband Myles, but never for herself. And then there's Erin, married and back in Ireland after eight years in Chicago. But can she face up to her past?When tragedy strikes, it rocks the small town. Drawn together in their sadness, the four women realise that life is for living, and they need to grab it with both hands...

Part of the Open Door series of short books for emerging readers.