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Sometimes what you want isn't always what you needWhen Matt decides to uproot his family and move to Ireland, his wife Hope has no choice but to go with him. But their move is a far cry from the rustic romantic life that he promised with Matt spending every day at the local arts centre, Hope has to look after the children on her own in their small run-down cottage, miles away her friends. It''s not long before she''s desperately lonely and she''s got nowhere to turn.Back in London, her sister Sam is completely different. Brittle and sharp, she''s a mover and a shaker, with a fantastic job as the managing director of a major record label. Having decided she''s never going to be anybody''s accessory, she oozes a well-practiced unapproachable air.But just as Hope is having to reassess her life and learn to be stronger and more independent, so Sam is forced to reshuffle the pieces of her world . . .Wild child Nicole Turner reckoned that she'd still be going for wild party nights with the

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‘Warm, lyrical, fascinating and comforting…genius!’ Marian Keyes

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'Entertaining, moving and as vivid as a screenplay – presents a picture of the lives of Irish women which, like all good fiction, brings the truth into sharp relief' Irish Independent

What She Wants

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      Publisher Harper Collins
      Imprint HarperCollins
      Published 12 January 2008
      ISBN-13 9780007273935
      978-0007273935
      ISBN-10 0007273932
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      Contemporary Fiction

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Sometimes what you want isn't always what you needWhen Matt decides to uproot his family and move to Ireland, his wife Hope has no choice but to go with him. But their move is a far cry from the rustic romantic life that he promised with Matt spending every day at the local arts centre, Hope has to look after the children on her own in their small run-down cottage, miles away her friends. It''s not long before she''s desperately lonely and she''s got nowhere to turn.Back in London, her sister Sam is completely different. Brittle and sharp, she''s a mover and a shaker, with a fantastic job as the managing director of a major record label. Having decided she''s never going to be anybody''s accessory, she oozes a well-practiced unapproachable air.But just as Hope is having to reassess her life and learn to be stronger and more independent, so Sam is forced to reshuffle the pieces of her world . . .Wild child Nicole Turner reckoned that she'd still be going for wild party nights with the

      Trade Review

      Praise for Cathy Kelly

      ‘Warm, lyrical, fascinating and comforting…genius!’ Marian Keyes

      'Vintage Kelly territory – it's a book for those who believe in love' Evening Herald

      'Entertaining, moving and as vivid as a screenplay – presents a picture of the lives of Irish women which, like all good fiction, brings the truth into sharp relief' Irish Independent

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