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Marian Keyes has for years been the undisputed queen of applying the light tender touch to dark, painful subjects - Sinéad Moriarty is now a worthy competitor (Sunday Independent )
Makes you really care . . . plenty of laughs and more than a bit of substance (Irish Mail on Sunday )
Makes you really care . . . plenty of laughs and more than a bit of substance (Irish Mail on Sunday )
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The modern woman is a Jill of all trades . . .
Ava is a wife, lover, mother, daughter, friend, fixer, boss ... so many different people, in fact, she no longer knows what it means to be herself.
Not that anyone will let her - not her work-obsessed husband, nor her tearaway younger daughter, nor her out-of-control Dad, nor even her sassy-but-lonely best friend. There's always someone wanting something from her.She's trying to do her best for all of them but lately feels like she can't make everyone happy. And that's before she discovers that her elder daughter Alison is in deep, deep trouble.
Can Ava keep a hold of the most precious pieces of her heart? And what will happen if she loses one?
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This is the latest offering from Sinead Moriarty and it doesn't disappoint. This follows a slightly dysfunctional family who are rocked by the discovery that the eldest daughter is suffering from an eating disorder. Its one of those books which unfortunately gives the game away quite early on, but quite subtly so someone else might not notice.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This book is the fourth of this author's that I've read, and while it's an OK read, I found it disappointing compared to the others.
The book is basically about a family living in a Dublin suburb - not exactly two point two children and half a dog, but two teenagers plus a grandfather and his live-in lover. It opens very well and the scene is quickly set - here we have a slightly unconventional but happy family - happy, that is, until we take a closer look. There are some serious reasons for concern, but it's by no means all doom and gloom.
The central theme of anorexia is dealt with very well and the book benefits from the kind of humour so typical of its author. But the characters aren't as real as in her other books. They're interesting enough - there's zany Charlie, lively Sarah, thoughtful Ali and superwoman Ava, but somehow they seem contrived, and the same goes for the various side plots. I also thought that the way Sally's relationship problems were resolved at the end of the novel was just silly and completely irritating and unbelievable.
I'd still recommend it, though.
The book is basically about a family living in a Dublin suburb - not exactly two point two children and half a dog, but two teenagers plus a grandfather and his live-in lover. It opens very well and the scene is quickly set - here we have a slightly unconventional but happy family - happy, that is, until we take a closer look. There are some serious reasons for concern, but it's by no means all doom and gloom.
The central theme of anorexia is dealt with very well and the book benefits from the kind of humour so typical of its author. But the characters aren't as real as in her other books. They're interesting enough - there's zany Charlie, lively Sarah, thoughtful Ali and superwoman Ava, but somehow they seem contrived, and the same goes for the various side plots. I also thought that the way Sally's relationship problems were resolved at the end of the novel was just silly and completely irritating and unbelievable.
I'd still recommend it, though.
7 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This was like all Sinead's books - simple to read and easy to get through.. It deals with a serious topic but it isn't all doom and gloom because there's a lot of other little stories going on too.. Some of the characters (eg. Sarah) are very lovable and funny.. I found some of the book repetitive throughout but it picked up and it's an excellent read. I'd recommend all Sinead's books!
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Not what I expected having read the blurb.
This is the first of Sinead's books that I have read and it hasn't convinced me to read another of her books. Read more
Published 7 months ago by Mrs. L. Ashley
Best Yet!
I have liked all Sinead Moriarty's books, and this one isn't an expectation. I finished it in three days; it's a very good plot, with amazing characters. Read more
Published 9 months ago by Bookworm
Readable but not her best
Readable but not her best. I have read all of sinead's books but sadly I did not think that this was as good as her others. Read more
Published 11 months ago by N M
Definitely not Moriarty's finest hour
I bought this book having read two of Moriarty's previous novels; In My Sister's Shoes (which I LOVED) and Whose Life is it Anyway? ( a thoroughly amusing and enjoyable read). Read more
Published 12 months ago by NickiNoo
Pieces Of My Heart
The message that comes across to me clearly in this book is that NOBODY should be lied to by their parents EVER especially from the age of 9 and if they are like myself and Ali. Read more
Published 12 months ago by Niamh
Pieces of My Heart
I loved this story, at times it make you laugh out loud. The charaters were very believable and one could relate to all the dilemas faced. Read more
Published 14 months ago by binney
Putting them back together
This is the story of Ava and her family, her workaholic husband Paul, teenage daughters from both ends of the spectrum quiet and studious Ali and loud and strong Sarah, her widowed... Read more
Published 14 months ago by Joanne D'Arcy
Pieces of My Heart (Spoilers)
Sinead Moriarty's latest offering centres around the life of Ava and her family. From the beginning we are introduced to her wayward father, Charlie, her two daughters Sarah and... Read more
Published 16 months ago by Amy
The worst book I have ever read!
Thie is without doubt the worst book I have ever read. I bought it at the airport, and on my long flight I read 340 pages, before I gave up! Very disappointing
Published 16 months ago by sassyandsas
Pieces of my Heart
I quite liked the plot of Pieces of my Heart and the main focus of the plot is the fact Ava spends all of her time looking after everybody else. Read more
Published 16 months ago by Leah Graham
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