- Hardcover: 512 pages
- Publisher: HarperCollins; First edition (28 Feb 2005)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0007154054
- ISBN-13: 978-0007154050
- Product Dimensions: 24.8 x 15.8 x 4.2 cm
- Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 921,766 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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PRAISE FOR CATHY KELLY: 'An absorbing heart-warming tale.' COMPANY 'The gap in the market left by Maeve Binchy packing away her laptop has been well and truly filled by Cathy Kelly!A soap opera of tears and laughter.' DAILY MIRROR 'Warm and delightful' New Woman 'A compulsive read' Woman's Weekly 'Cathy Kelly's new book is her most compassionate and compelling sor far.' Irish Independent 'Not only one but two likeable heroines! Kelly dramatises her story with plenty of sparky humour' The Times 'Totally believable' ROSAMUNDE PILCHER
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The new warm and engaging novel from the bestselling author of BEST OF FRIENDS. Fairy godmothers exist, even in the tranquil hills of Ireland! Once upon a time, in the beautiful town of Carrickwell, lived three women. Three women who thought they had life pretty much mapped out. Ambitious Mel had a high-flying career, caring Daisy wanted a child with the boyfriend who was everything to her, and hot-headed Cleo was ready to step into the family business once she'd finished her hotel management degree. Until the landscape shifted and it all came tumbling down. Now Mel's job comes second to the guilt of being a working mum-of-two. What should be the most natural thing in the world for Daisy becomes the most torturous. And Cleo has to watch the cherished family business crumble along with her relationship with her parents and siblings. Suddenly everything the three women have always worked for, always desired, looks in jeopardy. But Carrickwell is a magical place. Nestled in the shadows of Mount Carraig, it's as ancient as time itself. And the opening of the new Clouds Hill spa by Leah - a woman with her own secret turmoil - is destined to cause ripples no one could ever have imagined. The arrival of Leah brings change for Mel, Daisy and Cleo - and the courage to find out what really matters, always and forever...
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Formulaic chick lit,
By DubaiReader "DubaiReader" (Dubai United Arab Emirates) - See all my reviews (TOP 1000 REVIEWER) (VINE VOICE)
This review is from: Always and Forever (Paperback)
There was nothing exciting about this book. Tediously formulaic, we spend the first 200 pages being introduced to Cleo, Mel and Daisy, each with their individual problems. They eventually meet at Cloud's Hill Spa, a luxurious retreat that has opened in their village. The proprietor, Leah, an impossibly perfect woman, is the catalyst who guides them to solve all their problems and move on in their lives.
A predictable, easy read, but not earth shattering.
12 of 14 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Excellent,an enchanting read,
By A Customer
This review is from: Always and Forever (Hardcover)
Cathy Kelly reminds me of Maeve Binchy. But she does not just copy the style of Binchy , she builds on it.Both authors have a great talent for capturing the spirit of todays modern woman in Irerland. Three woman, all with diffrent pritoies , outlook on life and all living in the 'tranqiul' country area , outside of Dublin. It follows the tale of these women, in a warm and wleocming story, with the superb balance of comedy and drama. There is the real bittersweet taste of Binchy in the novel, but with charctersation which I think is far better, and a lot of detail. You finish this book thinking you know these women, feeling for them, and even wishing them well. Certainly an excellent summers read, and highly recomended , paticualry now if you can get it in hardback, with a lovely lace bookmark it looks pride of palce on a bookshelf.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Gentle inoffensive read with likeable characters,
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This review is from: Always and Forever (Paperback)
The characters in the story are very well drawn and I could see bits of me in all of them which meant I was sympathetic to their thoughts and problems - quite a clever trick by the author as I could imagine that everyone could find something in common with them all.
The plot is predictable and it felt as though I had read it before with very little original thought. Maybe it was the Irish setting as the number of Irish Chick Lit books around just seems to get more and more. Guilt was handled as a very extensive theme throughout the book and is described well in various ways from all of the characters at some point or another. The problem with this is that this, again, is a very well worn theme from other books.
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