Someone Like You [Paperback]

Cathy Kelly's Someone Like You is the uplifting tale of three thirtysomething women who meet on holiday in Egypt and become close friends. Emma, Leonie and Hannah are all at different stages in their lives but have one thing in common--each one is waiting for that final jigsaw piece to slot into place, the elusive thing that will make them truly happy. Newly married Emma yearns for a baby. Feeling "infertile, barren, hopeless and useless as a woman", she also has to deal with a domineering father who still treats her like a child. Veterinary nurse Leonie is on the hunt for a man "who lives life with passion and vigour", and will give her all the things that were missing from her 10-year marriage. Hannah has been on a mission to become an independent woman ever since Harry walked out and decided that a "year-long trek around South America" was more important than their relationship.

As their stories develop, we witness the three women growing to lean on each other as they strive to fulfil their dreams. Friendship is a pivotal theme and Kelly, author of She's the One and Never Too Late, uses the growing bond between these women to reveal their innermost thoughts and secrets, creating fully realised, three-dimensional characters. This is evident as Emma plunges deeper into depression, realising that she may not be able to conceive: "... the pain hit her again. The pain of knowing that there had been no baby growing safely inside her, wrapped in fierce love and protected from the world by Emma's body ... She heard a noise and realised that it was herself, crying, keening like a woman at a funeral". Fans of Cathy Kelly will undoubtedly relish this modern tale of love and friendship. --Amy Gallagher --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

‘All the ingredients of the blockbuster are here … a page turner’ Sunday Independent

‘Down-to-earth and insightful, her novels are as compelling as Big Brother’ Mirror

"Not only one but two likeable heroines... Kelly dramatises her story with plenty of sparky humour" --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

From the No. 1 international bestseller Cathy Kelly, a novel of love and longing, wishes and yearning.

They all just want one thing in life – and then they’ll be truly happy.

Just married, Emma can’t wait to escape the control of her domineering father and conceive a much longed for child with her beloved husband.

For Leonie, divorced mother of three teenagers, happiness means finding true love, something that was missing from her ten-year marriage.

Hannah is striking out alone after the love of her life abandoned her. She is yearning for independence and security, yet is uncertain that any man can every provide this for her.

But sometimes, when you wish will all your heart for a dream to come true, you risk destroying the happiness within your reach.

Hannah, Emma and Leonie are three individuals with very different ambitions who meet on holiday in Egypt and become best friends.

Hannah, young and beautiful, wants to forget the man who betrayed their long-term relationship and to throw herself into the excitements of the single life – but is she deceiving herself about what she really wants?

Emma is two years happily married, and increasingly desperate to have a baby. But even if she can, what kind of mother would she be when she still allows herself to be bullied mercilessly by her own parents?

Leonie is generously proportioned and big-hearted. Can there ever be romance for her again, she wonders, for she's divorced, with her energies sapped by three demanding children.

Over the next few years, as they work out their hopes, needs and desires, Emma, Hannah and Leonie come to rely more and more on one another's support in their battles to win through.

'A compulsive read'
WOMANS WEEKLY

'All the ingredients of the blockbuster are here . . . a page turner'
IRISH SUNDAY INDEPENDENT

--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Cathy Kelly is a number 1 bestselling author around the world. She worked as a journalist before becoming a novelist, and has published 13 bestselling books.
She is also an ambassador for UNICEF in Ireland. She lives in Wicklow with her partner and their twin sons.