Other Women By Cathy Kelly
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We women have to be true to ourselves and to help other women. Sometimes I sit and look at Twitter and get very political on this. The message women are being given is 'Don't walk home alone or don't wear that outfit'. But women shouldn't have to be trying not to be assaulted or raped.
It portrays the intertwined lives of three women: Sid who wears her independence like armour; widower Bea who believes that we all have one love story, and she's had hers; and Marian, who appears to have the perfect home and family but has an addiction to shopping and can't stop comparing herself to other women.
Three women. Three secrets. Three tangled lives... Sid wears her independence like armour. So when she strikes up a rare connection with unlucky-in-love Finn, they are both determined to prove that men and women can just be friends. Can't they Marin has the perfect home, attentive husband, two beloved children - and a secret addiction to designer clothes. She knows she has it all, so why can't she stop comparing herself to other women Bea believes that we all have one love story - and she's had hers. Now her lif...
Set in the quaint coastal town of Avalon, Ireland, this novel tells the story of four women, each with their own challenges to overcome. Tess Powers, a mother of two, is faced with the fact that her trial separation will in fact be permanent given that her husband's new girlfriend is pregnant. Tess' sister, Suki, is struggling with both her career as a feminist writer and her penchant for relying too heavily on men, all while trying to fend off a biographer who is threatening to disclose things she would rather not reveal. Danae is the town's quiet postmistress whose heart-breaking secret has caused her to keep others at arms-length, while her niece, Mara, retreats to Avalon in an effort to forget about her ex-boyfriend, who has just married their co-worker. In addition to the four women, we are introduced to Cashel, Tess' former love, who, having returned to the small town as a successful businessman, decides to purchase and restore Avalon House, a derelict mansion previously owned by the Powers family. The House on Willow Street invites us into the lives of these very well-developed, warm characters and I thoroughly enjoyed following them along on their journeys. Kelly manages to touch upon some very serious issues in a way that does not weigh down the story or take away from the sense of escapism it provides. I really enjoyed how the author revealed tidbits of information throughout the book but does not disclose all of the characters' secrets until the end. I would love to revisit Avalon and its residents; I believe their stories are well-deserving of a sequel! (LB)
Rumours abound that Kenny's department store is in financial strife. Owner David Kenny certainly seems to be preoccupied. The story centres around four women linked by the Irish store - David's wife, Ingrid, a TV presenter; their daughter's flatmate Natalie, who struggles with not knowing anything about her late mother; store employee Charlie who has a dysfunctional relationship with her feminist mother; and free-spirited and mystical Star Bluesome, who supplies tapestries to the store and knows secrets about them all. It's very character driven like all Kelly's books with a few unexpected plot developments but perhaps not her most focused effort.
Abby has stumbled into a career as a television presenter, a role she is not entirely comfortable with. Between the pressures at work, her rocky marriage, and the fact that she can do no right in the eyes of her teenage daughter, Abby feels her life is spinning out of control. Lizzie is a selfless medical receptionist who will do anything to keep the peace and make others happy. However, when her ex-husband reveals he is in a new relationship and her daughter's outrageous demands begin to wear her down, Lizzie realises it is time she put herself first. Erin, who fled to the United States years ago in an attemp