Good Sisters

'There is no living author who writes about the intricacies of family life quite like Sinéad' Claudia Carroll 
 
‘A great read, I highly recommend it’ Claire Byrne 
 
'Fans of Sinéad know they can expect honesty, humour and great story-telling' Hello 
 
‘Moriarty captures the intricacies of contemporary family life with flawed, relatable characters in a heartfelt and humorous tale.’ Christina Hession, Sunday Independent 
 
 
'Moriarty has perfected the fine dance between light and shade, turning some of the most substantial and challenging of life's realities into compelling, companionable reads' Irish Independent 
 
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After losing their beloved mother, the Devlin sisters need each other more than ever. 
 
Single parent Louise is trying to help her fragile young daughter to navigate life. So, when the nine-year-old insists on finding out who her father is, Louise organizes a sisters’ outing to track down her Italian one-night stand. 
 
Meanwhile, due to her teenage sons’ sporting success, mother-of-four Julie is anointed Cook-Bottlewasher-and-Cheerleader-in-Chief for the rugby parents’ WhatsApp group. Worst. Job. Ever 
 
Finally, glamorous Sophie is determined that her daughter Jess won’t be boy-crazy and image-obsessed like she was. But when things go horribly wrong at a teen party, Sophie and her sisters are forced to take drastic measures to protect Jess’s future. 
 
Squeezed from every side, Louise, Julie and Sophie want to be good sisters – but sometimes that’s easier said than done . . .

There is no living author who writes about the intricacies of family life quite like Sinéad

Moriarty has perfected the fine dance between light and shade, turning some of the most substantial and challenging of life's realities into compelling, companionable reads

Fans of Sinéad know they can expect honesty, humour and great story-telling

Moriarty captures the intricacies of contemporary family life with flawed, relatable characters in a heartfelt and humorous tale

Sinéad Moriarty's novels have sold over 900,000 copies in Ireland and the UK. Since the launch of the Irish Book Awards each has been shortlisted in the popular fiction category, with The Way We Were winning in 2015. She won a second IBA for her first YA novel, The New Girl, in 2021. Sinéad lives in her native Dublin with her husband and their three children.

After losing their beloved mother, the Devlin sisters need each other more than ever. 
 
Single parent Louise is trying to help her fragile young daughter to navigate life. So, when the nine-year-old insists on finding out who her father is, Louise organizes a sisters’ outing to track down her Italian one-night stand. 
 
Meanwhile, due to her teenage sons’ sporting success, mother-of-four Julie is anointed Cook-Bottlewasher-and-Cheerleader-in-Chief for the rugby parents’ WhatsApp group. Worst. Job. Ever 
 
Finally, glamorous Sophie is determined that her daughter Jess won’t be boy-crazy and image-obsessed like she was. But when things go horribly wrong at a teen party, Sophie and her sisters are forced to take drastic measures to protect Jess’s future. 
 
Squeezed from every side, Louise, Julie and Sophie want to be good sisters – but sometimes that’s easier said than done . . .

Yours, Mine, Ours

The perfect Mother's Day gift, from the author of About Us, Seven Letters and The Baby Trail 
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What's a few more branches on the family tree? 
 
Things are finally looking up for Anna. Seventeen miserable years of marriage to man-child Connor have left her drained and ready for a new start. So when they separate, she couldn't be more thrilled to move in with James, a handsome lecturer who is everything her ex-husband is not: kind, thoughtful, and above all, reliable. 
 
But Anna and James's kids hate living with the loved-up couple and the new set-up. Their teenage daughters - one a studious high achiever and the other a cool rich girl unbothered by grades or exams - have nothing in common. And Anna's wild football-mad nine-year-old son declares war on bookish James. 
 
Nobody said step-parenting was easy; Anna and James are about to find out exactly how complicated it can be. With exes, new partners-of-exes and money all in the mix, home life is fast becoming a minefield and their new-found happiness hangs in the balance. Do they have what it takes to make their blended family work? 
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'Yours, Mine, Ours is her best to date . . . a hopeful book, full of love' MARIAN KEYES 
 
'A great read, lots of twists and turns, lots of humour' CLAIRE BYRNE 
 
'A story filled with heart and wit. It's impossible not to root for the characters' RACHAEL ENGLISH 
 
'Brilliant, brilliant, brilliant . . . I was on the edge of my seat to know whether it would all work out in the end . . . Sinéad is a true national treasure' CLAUDIA CARROLL

Sinéad Moriarty writes consistently EXCELLENT novels about contemporary life - Yours, Mine, Ours is her best to date. A thoughtful, nuanced exploration of the very real dilemmas of a blended family. There are no trite solutions but it's still a hopeful book, full of love

A great read, lots of twists and turns, lots of humour

A story filled with heart and wit. It's impossible not to root for the characters

Empathy, humour and wisdom on every page. A terrific, though provoking, immersive read

With her trademark wit and wisdom, Sinéad gets to the core of what makes a family, what breaks a family and what can put it back together. Thoroughly engaging and entertaining, a delightful read

I really loved Yours, Mine, Ours. Sinéad is such a brilliant writer. It's utterly charming and life-affirming. Full of wisdom about love's imperfections and all of the everyday obstacles that can get in the way of love . . . very grown-up love story about finding love - and ourselves - as parents. I think people will really fall in love with Anna, as I did

Brilliant, brilliant, brilliant. There is no living author who writes about the intricacies of family life quite like Sinead . . . It's funny and wonderfully well observed and gripping too - I was on the edge of my seat to know whether it would all work out in the end. Yours, Mine, Ours really is masterly and Sinéad is a true national treasure

Things are finally looking up for Anna. Seventeen miserable years of marriage to man-child Connor have left her drained and ready for a new start. So when they separate, she couldn't be more thrilled to move in with James, a handsome lecturer who is everything her ex-husband is not: kind, thoughtful, and above all, reliable. 
 
But Anna and James's kids hate living with the loved-up couple and the new set-up. Their teenage daughters - one a studious high achiever and the other a cool rich girl unbothered by grades or exams - have nothing in common. And Anna's wild football-mad nine-year-old son declares war on bookish James. 
 
Nobody said step-parenting was easy; Anna and James are about to find out exactly how complicated it can be. With exes, new partners-of-exes and money all in the mix, home life is fast becoming a minefield and their new-found happiness hangs in the balance. Do they have what it takes to make their blended family work?

About Us

'A charming, laugh-out-loud read' - SUNDAY INDEPENDENT 
 
SHORTLISTED FOR THE IRISH BOOK AWARDS 2021 
 
Three couples. One therapist's couch ... 
 
Alice and Niall used to be lovers, best friends and parents, in that order. Now they're no longer on the same page or even reading from the same book. 
 
Ann thought when she and Ken retired, it would be their second spring. Instead, it feels more like an icy winter. 
 
Orla is falling in love with boyfriend Paul, but her complicated past makes her unsure if she can ever be intimate with anyone. 
 
Three couples find themselves telling a stranger about the most private part of their lives - their hopes, their disappointments, their awkward realisations. 
 
Can they learn to be honest with each other? And what life-changing decisions will be made when they do? 
 
'Such a joy to read . . . a brilliant book' - CLAIRE BYRNE 
 
'Moriarty has perfected the fine dance between light and shade, turning some of the most substantial and challenging of life's realities into compelling, companionable reads' - IRISH INDEPENDENT

A brilliant read and perfect for summer. Sinéad is a master when it comes to characters who you care for and storylines that feel genuine and sincere

Such a joy to read . . . a wonderful book

Moriarty has perfected the fine dance between light and shade, turning some of the most substantial and challenging of life's realities into compelling, companionable reads

There is a bit of each of these women in us all. A charming, laugh-out-loud read

Three couples. One therapist's couch ... 
 
Alice and Niall used to be lovers, best friends and parents, in that order. Now they're no longer on the same page or even reading from the same book. 
 
Ann thought when she and Ken retired, it would be their second spring. Instead, it feels more like an icy winter. 
 
Orla is falling in love with boyfriend Paul, but her complicated past makes her unsure if she can ever be intimate with anyone. 
 
Three couples find themselves telling a stranger about the most private part of their lives - their hopes, their disappointments, their awkward realisations. 
 
Can they learn to be honest with each other? And what life-changing decisions will be made when they do?

Our Secrets and Lies

'Both heart-breaking and heart-warming ... a joy to read' Woman's Way 
 
From the Richard and Judy Book Club author and Number One Bestseller! 
 
Lucy Murphy has a single goal in life - to give her children a brilliant future. 
 
An unplanned pregnancy forced Lucy to abandon her own dreams, so she is determined that her twin daughter and son will seize every opportunity. When they get a chance to move to a prestigious school, all Lucy sees is the fulfilment of her every wish for them. 
 
Loving them as fiercely as she does, Lucy is blind to the risks of taking two seventeen-year-olds away from everything familiar and dropping them into an alien world. Even when warning signs are flashing, she cannot see the dangers of pushing her vision on her children - especially her sensitive daughter - until it's almost too late. 
 
For her family to survive, Lucy has to face up to some surprising and difficult truths - and figure out how to find herself again. 
 
'Moriarty [tackles] uncomfortable and painful subjects, weaving them into compelling thought-provoking stories ... heartfelt and deeply moving' Irish Independent 
 
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Praise for Sinéad Moriarty's novels 
 
'A fascinating exploration of difficult subjects ... Moriarty writes with compelling authority' Irish Times 
 
'There is warmth and heart aplenty in this delicately told story' Daily Mail 
 
'OMG! I'm an emotional wreck after reading this novel, probably not helped by the fact that I pulled an all-nighter to finish it ... I just could not put it down' Eileen Dunne, RTÉ 
 
'Heartfelt and deeply moving ... I couldn't put it down.' Susan Lewis 
 
'We ate this fabulous story up - 4 stars' Heat magazine 
 
'Beautifully written and sensitive' Woman's Way 
 
'Intriguing and thought provoking ... a great read.' Katie Fforde 
 
'Gripping and thought-provoking - I was desperate to discover how it would pan out!' Paige Toon

Heartfelt and deeply moving but also so gripping it is almost impossible to put down

A first class novel which I couldn't put down. It was both heartbreaking and heartwarming. The difficult subjects of the novel are dealt with in a sensitive way and the book was a joy to read

Sinéad Moriarty's novels have sold over 900,000 copies in Ireland and the UK. She has won over readers and critics by telling stories that are humane, moving and relevant to modern women. In 2015 she won the Irish Book Award for Popular Fiction. She lives in her native Dublin with her husband and their three children.

Lucy Murphy has a single goal in life - to give her children a brilliant future. 
 
An unplanned pregnancy forced Lucy to abandon her own dreams, so she is determined that her twin daughter and son will seize every opportunity. When they get a chance to move to a prestigious school, all Lucy sees is the fulfilment of her every wish for them. 
 
Loving them as fiercely as she does, Lucy is blind to the risks of taking two seventeen-year-olds away from everything familiar and dropping them into an alien world. Even when warning signs are flashing, she cannot see the dangers of pushing her vision on her children - especially her sensitive daughter - until it's almost too late. 
 
For her family to survive, Lucy has to face up to some surprising and difficult truths - and figure out how to find herself again.

The Devlin sisters, novel 1

Me and My Sisters

THE NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER 
 
'Give yourself a break from the doom and gloom and get stuck into this cracker of a novel' Image 
 
It's been years since Julie had a full night's sleep. She's devoted to her family, but with four boys under five, it can be easier to relate to strangers in an online mums' forum than her glamorous sisters. 
 
High-flying lawyer Louise has been independent since turning eighteen. After one drunken mistake leads to consequences way outside of her comfort zone, can she finally ask her sisters for help? 
 
And gorgeous Sophie's diamonds-and-champagne lifestyle is falling apart at the seams. She can hardly bring herself to tell the other two how bad things are. 
 
The Devlins might not always see eye to eye, but they might have more in common than they think . . . 
 
'Moving, disarmingly honest and at times laugh-out-loud funny' Sunday Times 
 
'Witty, touching, easy to read . . . I thought I might like this one, but I really and truly loved it' thebookbag.co.uk 
 
'The inevitable comparisons with Marian Keyes are justified and well deserved ... a brilliant book . . . You'll identify with elements of all the characters, guffaw in parts and scowl in others' Heat 
 
'Anyone with a sister will identify with this . . . funny and touching story' Closer

The inevitable comparisons with Marian Keyes are justified and well deserved ... a brilliant book for lovers of intelligent chick-lit. You'll identify with elements of all the characters, guffaw in parts and scowl in others.

Witty, touching, easy to read ... I thought I might like this one, but I really and truly loved it ... If standard chick lit is a fast food burger, then this is a Kobe steak: the same basic ingredients and idea, but delivered to much higher quality and far more satisfying.

Anyone with a sister will identify with this sad, funny and touching story

Timely, funny, smart ... give yourself a break from the doom and gloom and get stuck into this cracker of a novel

Marian Keyes has for years been the undisputed queen ... Sinéad Moriarty is now a worthy competitor

Moving, disarmingly honest and at times laugh-out-loud funny

Fans of Sinead's writing will know that they can expect honesty, humour and great story-telling

Her characters are well drawn, their dilemmas are all too realistic and their personalities certainly fizzle

Sinéad Moriarty's novels have sold over 900,000 copies in Ireland and the UK. She has won over readers and critics by telling stories that are humane, moving and relevant to modern women. She lives in her native Dublin with her husband and their three children.

'Give yourself a break from the doom and gloom and get stuck into this cracker of a novel' Image 
 
It's been years since Julie had a full night's sleep. She's devoted to her family, but with four boys under five, it can be easier to relate to strangers in an online mums' forum than her glamorous sisters. 
 
High-flying lawyer Louise has been independent since turning eighteen. After one drunken mistake leads to consequences way outside of her comfort zone, can she finally ask her sisters for help? 
 
And gorgeous Sophie's diamonds-and-champagne lifestyle is falling apart at the seams. She can hardly bring herself to tell the other two how bad things are. 
 
The Devlins might not always see eye to eye, but they might have more in common than they think . . .

The Good Mother

'There is warmth and heart aplenty in this delicately told story' Daily Mail 
 
Moving back in with her dad was not part of Kate's plan. Blindsided by her husband's affair and the break-up of their family, Kate must balance the needs of three very different children - solo. 
 
Seven-year-old Bobby is having meltdowns at school. Eighteen-year-old Luke vows that he'll never speak to his father again. And sweet middle-child Jess, always the peacemaker, is just trying to cheer everyone up as best she can. 
 
But when Jess is diagnosed with cancer, Kate's resilience is put to the ultimate test. She knows she has to put aside her own hurt and do what is best for her little girl. But maybe doing the right thing means doing the unthinkable? 
 
'A heart-warming and a heart-breaking story, beautifully written and sensitive ... compelling' Woman's Way 
 
'A fascinating exploration of difficult subjects ... Moriarty writes with compelling authority' Irish Times 
 
'OMG! I'm an emotional wreck after reading this novel, probably not helped by the fact that I pulled an all-nighter to finish it ... I just could not put it down' Eileen Dunne, RTÉ 
 
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Praise for Sinéad Moriarty: 
 
'Heartfelt and deeply moving ... I couldn't put it down.' Susan Lewis 
 
'Intriguing and thought provoking ... a great read.' Katie Fforde 
 
'Gripping and thought-provoking - I was desperate to discover how it would pan out!' Paige Toon 
 
'We ate this fabulous story up - 4 stars' Heat magazine 
 
'Love, lies and longing - this has it all - 4 stars' Woman magazine 
 
'Intriguing - a dramatic twist in the tale will keep you engrossed.' Candis

Another page-turner by the always reliable Moriarty

A heart-warming and a heart-breaking story, beautifully written and sensitive . . . compelling

A fascinating exploration of difficult subjects . . . Moriarty writes with compelling authority

There is warmth and heart aplenty in this delicately told story

'There is warmth and heart aplenty in this delicately told story' Daily Mail 
 
Moving back in with her dad was not part of Kate's plan. Blindsided by her husband's affair and the break-up of their family, Kate must balance the needs of three very different children - solo. 
 
Seven-year-old Bobby is having meltdowns at school. Eighteen-year-old Luke vows that he'll never speak to his father again. And sweet middle-child Jess, always the peacemaker, is just trying to cheer everyone up as best she can. 
 
But when Jess is diagnosed with cancer, Kate's resilience is put to the ultimate test. She knows she has to put aside her own hurt and do what is best for her little girl. But maybe doing the right thing means doing the unthinkable?

The emotional and gripping new page-turner from the No. 1 bestseller & Richard and Judy Book Club author

Seven Letters

'It's GREAT! Thought-provoking, gripping and moving' Marian Keyes 
 
'It will crawl under your skin, refusing to let go. A heart-breaking read' Sunday Independent 
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Sarah loves being a mother - it defines her. 
 
Every year she writes a birthday letter of love to her adored daughter, Izzy, now seven. And after she falls pregnant, she promises Izzy that the arrival of a baby brother will make their family complete. So when she collapses a few months later, the safe happy life Izzy knows is shattered. 
 
With Sarah's future, and the future of her pregnancy, in their hands, her husband and sister disagree fiercely about her treatment. The once close family starts to fall apart. 
 
The clock is ticking, and the doctors need a decision. Can those who love Sarah get beyond the fog of grief and anger to figure out what's for the best? Can they ever forgive each other for the decisions they make? 
Will Izzy lose everything she knows and loves? 
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'Compelling, deeply moving and heartbreaking ... a must-read' Woman's Way 
 
'Might be her finest novel yet' Irish Examiner 
 
'What a devastating, gorgeous read' Emily Hourican 
 
'I need a therapy session after reading Seven Letters - I'm an emotional wreck!' Margaret Madden, Bleach House Library

It's great! Thought-provoking, gripping and moving

I need a therapy session after reading Seven Letters - I'm an emotional wreck!

A must read for all and bravo to Sinéad for this beautiful, thoughtful read

[Handles] her material with the greatest sensitivity and thought ... might be her finest novel yet

Sinéad Moriarty's novels have sold over 700,000 copies in Ireland and the UK. She has won over readers and critics by telling stories that are humane, moving and relevant to modern women. In 2015 she won the Irish Book Award for Popular Fiction. She lives in her native Dublin with her husband and their three children.

Sarah loves being a mother - it defines her. 
 
 
Every year she writes a birthday letter of love to her adored daughter, Izzy, now seven. And after she falls pregnant, she promises Izzy that the arrival of a baby brother will make their family complete. So when she collapses a few months later, the safe happy life Izzy knows is shattered. 
 
 
With Sarah's future, and the future of her pregnancy, in their hands, her husband and sister disagree fiercely about her treatment. The once close family starts to fall apart. 
 
 
The clock is ticking, and the doctors need a decision. Can those who love Sarah get beyond the fog of grief and anger to figure out what's for the best? Can they ever forgive each other for the decisions they make? 
Will Izzy lose everything she knows and loves?

The Way We Were

'Heartfelt and deeply moving ... I couldn't put it down.' Susan Lewis 
 
'Intriguing and thought provoking ... a great read.' Katie Fforde 
 
'Gripping and thought-provoking - I was desperate to discover how it would pan out!' Paige Toon 
 
'We ate this fabulous story up - 4 stars' Heat magazine 
 
'Love, lies and longing - this has it all - 4 stars' Woman magazine 
 
'Intriguing - a dramatic twist in the tale will keep you engrossed.' Candis 
 
When Alice's husband Ben dies suddenly, her world falls apart. They shared twenty years and two daughters and life without him is unimaginable. 
 
Having lost her parents while young, Alice understands her girls' pain. At fifteen, Jools is at that awkward age and only Ben could get through to her. And eleven-year-old Holly looks for the answer to everything in books but this time she's drawing a blank. Alice realizes that for their sakes she must summon up superhuman reserves of strength. 
 
Somehow all three of them come through the dark days. In time, it's even possible for Alice to consider marrying again, with the girls' blessing. So when Ben turns up after three years, her world is again turned upside-down. The girls assume that their family can go back to the way they were. Alice is not so sure. 
 
Once more Alice has to find the strength to be the mother her daughters need her to be. But this time what that means is far from clear ... 
 
The Way We Were won the Irish Book Award for Popular Fiction in 2015 
 
'Fans of Sinéad know they can expect honesty, humour and great story-telling' Hello

Sinéad Moriarty's novels have sold over 700,000 copies in Ireland and the UK. She has won over readers and critics by telling stories that are humane, moving and relevant to modern women. She lives in her native Dublin with her husband and their three children.

When Alice's husband Ben dies suddenly, her world falls apart. They shared twenty years and two daughters and life without him is unimaginable. 
 
Having lost her parents while young, Alice understands her girls' pain. At fifteen, Jools is at that awkward age and only Ben could get through to her. And eleven-year-old Holly looks for the answer to everything in books but this time she's drawing a blank. Alice realizes that for their sakes she must summon up superhuman reserves of strength. 
 
Somehow all three of them come through the dark days. In time, it's even possible for Alice to consider marrying again, with the girls' blessing. So when Ben turns up after three years, her world is again turned upside-down. The girls assume that their family can go back to the way they were. Alice is not so sure. 
 
Once more Alice has to find the strength to be the mother her daughters need her to be. But this time what that means is far from clear ...

The Way We Are

A SPECIAL SHORT STORY FROM THE WINNER OF THE IRISH BOOK AWARD FOR POPULAR FICTION 2015 - A STANDALONE PREQUEL TO THE NO 1 BESTSELLING THE WAY WE WERE 
 
It's Valentine's Day and Alice's house is a sea of elaborate cards and billowing heart-shaped balloons. These gifts are not from her husband, Ben, but from a gaggle of boys madly in love with their fifteen-year-old daughter. 
 
After nearly two decades together, Alice and Ben barely have time for romance. Their roles are clear: Alice is a busy GP who also keeps their home and girls on track. Ben has the more exciting if demanding career as a surgeon. 
 
Much as she knows Ben loves his family, Alice feels he is restless and preoccupied. But what is causing him to neglect her and their daughters? 
 
Then, at a Valentine's dinner with friends, a dramatic revelation causes Alice to see Ben in a new light - and to wonder if they still have a future together. Because it is clear - their family cannot stay the way they are. 
 
Praise for The Way We Were: 
 
'Heartfelt and deeply moving ... I couldn't put it down.' Susan Lewis 
 
'Intriguing and thought provoking ... a great read.' Katie Fforde 
 
'Gripping and thought-provoking - I was desperate to discover how it would pan out!' Paige Toon

The Devlin sisters, novel 2

The Secrets Sisters Keep

Sinéad Moriarty's delicious tenth novel, The Secrets Sisters Keep, is the story of three sisters, three life-altering problems and one eternal truth: nobody knows you quite like a sister! 
 
Sinéad's writing mixes the worldly wit of Jane Green with the down-to-earth warmth and insight of Marian Keyes and will remind people just how important their sisters - and their friends-who-are-like-sisters - are to them. 
 
The Devlin sisters rely on each other - but some things are just too painful to share, even when your sisters are your best friends ... 
 
Mum-of-four Julie thought that if her family had more money, life would be easier. But now that they've inherited a fortune, her problems are only starting. 
 
Lawyer Louise is used to having life go exactly as she wants it to. So accepting that she cannot control everything in her world is beyond her. 
 
And former model Sophie can just about cope with getting older - that's until her ex-husband finds a younger model. 
 
All three women think that some battles are best fought alone. Maybe they need to think again ... 
 
 
Praise for Sinéad: 
 
'Moving, disarmingly honest and at times laugh-out-loud funny' Sunday Times 
 
'One of the brightest voices in modern women's fiction' Bella 
 
'Sinead Moriarty can bring readers from hilarity to heartbreak with great deftness' Sunday Independent 
 
'Touching, warm, funny and emotional. She has the gift of telling a very emotive story with grace and empathy' Woman's Way

Cecelia loses her chicklit crown to Sinéad

Sinéad Moriarty can bring readers from hilarity to heartbreak with great deftness

The Devlin sisters rely on each other - but some things are just too painful to share, even when your sisters are your best friends . . . 
 
Mum-of-four Julie thought that if her family had more money, life would be easier. But now that they've inherited a fortune, her problems are only starting. Lawyer Louise is used to having life go exactly as she wants it to. So accepting that she cannot control the most important thing in her life is beyond her. And former model Sophie can just about cope with getting older - that's until her ex-husband finds a younger model. 
 
All three women think that some battles are best fought alone. Maybe they need to think again . . .

Mad About You

'A perfect mix of intrigue, emotion and humour, this is a really gripping and enjoyable read****' Closer 
 
'The inevitable comparisons with Marian Keyes are justified and well deserved - Moriarty's characters are likeable, well developed and funny****' Heat 
 
Sinéad Moriarty's riveting novel, Mad About You, makes you stop and think about the importance of trust in relationships - how fragile it can be, how easily damaged, how hard to repair. Sinéad combines the storytelling genius of Jodi Picoult, and the compassion and humour of Marian Keyes, in a gripping story of contemporary marriage. 
 
Emma and James Hamilton have weathered lots of storms in their ten-year marriage. From the heartbreak of infertility, to the craziness of then becoming parents to two babies in one year, to coping with James losing his job, somehow they have always worked as a team. 
 
However, the pressure of moving for James's new job puts them under stress like never before. So when James starts getting texts from a stranger - texts that show startling insights into their lives - Emma is not sure what to think. She is far from home, isolated and before long finds herself questioning everything about their relationship. 
 
Somehow she has to get a grip, but how can she do that when a stranger seems set on driving Emma out of her home and her marriage? 
 
'One of the brightest voices in modern women's fiction' Bella

This book is as good as it gets in terms of chicklit polish and poise, humour and pain, pace and plot ... Sinéad Moriarty can still bring readers from hilarity to heartbreak with great deftness

Moriarty knows how to weave an engaging story ... [she] gives her fans all the escapism they crave

We loved Sinéad's latest read: touching, warm, funny and emotional. She has the gift of telling a very emotive story with grace and empathy

Emma and James Hamilton have weathered lots of storms in their ten-year marriage. However, the pressure of moving for James's new job puts them under stress like never before. So when James starts getting texts from a stranger - texts that show startling insights into their lives - Emma is not sure what to think. Maybe the life she believed to be solid and secure is just a mirage. 
 
Somehow she has to get a grip, but how can she do that when a stranger is set on driving Emma out of her home and her marriage?

This Child of Mine

Sinéad Moriarty's breathtaking eighth novel, This Child of Mine, is the story of two daughters, two mothers and the extraordinary bond of motherly love. It's a unique blend of the storytelling genius of Jodi Picoult and the compassion and humour of Marian Keyes, in a complex and deeply involving story that will have readers arguing about the nature of motherhood and the rights and wrongs of the characters' actions. 
 
Sophie is a happy 18-year-old living in London with Anna, her Irish mother. Anna has devoted her life to Sophie. It may be just the two of them but Anna has more than enough love to give. Sophie has everything she could ever need. 
 
Laura is a not-so-happy artist. She too has a daughter, Mandy. But Laura is haunted by the loss of her first child, Jody. Happy-go-lucky as she is, Mandy lives in Jody's shadow and wonders why her mother can never let go. 
 
Both mothers carry secrets and cannot forget the day their paths crossed. But a chance discovery is about to bring everything into the open and mothers and daughters, love and lies, past and future, will spectacularly collide.

Gripping ... Sinéad's unique blend of storytelling and humour, mixed with a complex and deeply involving story, will leave you slightly gutted to reach the last page

Touching, warm, funny and emotional. She has the gift of telling a very emotive story with grace and empathy

Sinéad has written a breathtaking, rollercoaster ride of a book that will keep readers enthralled until the very last page

Had me shocked and surprised all the way along ... a wonderful read ... I absolutely loved every page

As good as it gets in terms of chicklit polish and poise, humour and pain, pace and plot

An enchanting story of love and loss and just how far you would go for the one you love

Sophie and Mandy, Anna and Laura - two daughters and two mothers and a story about the bond of motherly love. 
 
Sophie is a happy 18-year-old living in London with Anna, her Irish mother. Anna has devoted her life to Sophie. It may be just the two of them - no father nor grandparents, no uncles nor aunts - but Anna has more than enough love to give. Sophie has everything she could ever need. 
 
Laura is a not-so-happy artist. She too has a daughter, Mandy. But Laura is haunted by the loss of her first child, Jody. Happy-go-lucky as she is, Mandy lives in Jody's shadow and wonders why her mother can never let go. 
 
Both mothers carry secrets in their hearts and cannot forget the day their paths crossed. But a chance discovery is about to bring everything into the open and mothers and daughters, love and lies, past and future, will spectacularly collide . . .

Pieces of My Heart

Sinéad Moriarty's sixth novel, Pieces of My Heart, is a serious look at a dreadful disease, but it's never a downer because it's filled with Sinéad's trademark warmth, humour and compassion. With her thoughtful and insightful analysis of what anorexia can do to a family, Sinéad brings to Pieces of My Heart many of the qualities of a Jodi Picoult novel, while still managing to balance the darkness with a lightness of touch that compares with the writing of Marian Keyes. 
 
Ava is juggling a life that seems to have too many pieces. First, there are her chalk-and-cheese daughters, Alison the angel and Sarah the tearaway. 
 
Then there's husband Paul. Unfortunately, he seems more interested in work than home - which might explain why her sex life is practically on life support. That certainly can't be said about her Viagra-popping Dad, a loveable rogue who is determined to grow old disgracefully. 
 
She would envy her best friend Sally, sassy single singleton-about-town, if she didn't know that behind her polished exterior Sally is as vulnerable as a kitten. 
 
Somewhere in there is Ava herself, trying to do her best for all of them but lately feeling like she's running on empty. But that's before she notices Alison is in deep trouble. Now she knows there's no such thing as empty - not if she is to hold on to the most precious pieces of her heart ...

Touching, humorous and a bit of a tear-jerker, this is a brilliant look at family life

Makes you really care ... plenty of laughs and more than a bit of substance

The bewildered parents' attempts to help and understand their troubled daughter are both convincing and moving ... thoughtful and enjoyable

Not only addictive and sweet but moving, too ... wonderful

A clever blend of the tragic and comic, which is this writer's forte

The modern woman is a Jill of all trades - wife, lover, mother, daughter, friend, fixer, boss ... it's never-ending. 
 
Ava is juggling a life that seems to have too many pieces. First, there are her chalk-and-cheese daughters, Alison the angel and Sarah the tearaway. 
 
Then there's husband Paul. Unfortunately, he seems more interested in work than home - which might explain why her sex life is practically on life support. That certainly can't be said about her Viagra-popping Dad, a loveable rogue who is determined to grow old disgracefully. 
 
She would envy her best friend Sally, sassy single singleton-about-town, if she didn't know that behind her polished exterior Sally is as vulnerable as a kitten. 
 
Somewhere in there is Ava herself, trying to do her best for all of them but lately feeling like she's running on empty. But that's before she notices Alison is in deep trouble. Now she knows there's no such thing as empty - not if she is to hold on to the most precious pieces of her heart ...

Whose Life is it Anyway?

A warm-hearted story about a woman torn between her family and her man

In her fifth novel, Whose Life Is It Anyway?, Sinéad Moriarty has done it again: taken a complex topic - what happens when a young woman falls in love with someone dramatically different than the kind of man her family would have expected - and created an insightful, gripping and moving story filled with delightfully sparky characters, plenty of straight-talking, and all her trademark fun and humour. In balancing of light and shade, pathos and comedy, Sinéad manages to pull off a unique feat - a story that combines the provocative qualities of a Jodi Picoult story with the warmth and humour of Marian Keyes. 
 
It's tricky for Niamh O'Flaherty, growing up in a North London home that's a shrine to all things Irish. But it's even trickier being an adult and realizing that her family expects her to settle down with a nice Irish lad, especially now that she's living in Dublin. 
 
When Niamh finally meets the love of her life he is the last person she would expect to fall for her. Pierre is older and an intellectual, but she loves his ability to laugh at himself, his calmness and strength of character, and, of course, his stunning looks. 
 
There's just one problem: if Pierre's parents - Jean and Fleur - are sniffy about their pride and joy hooking up with a girl who writes a fluffy newspaper column, her parents, Mick and Annie, are going to go ballistic when they hear that their daughter intends to marry someone who couldn't be less Irish if he tried . . .

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

A gift at unwrapping a good, plausible tale and creating likeable characters that you care about

Fabulous ... at times touching and at others genuinely hilarious

A perfect book to curl up with ... will have you laughing one minute and nodding sympathetically the next

Does romance very well ... wonderfully described and convincing

It's tricky for Niamh O'Flaherty, growing up in a North London home that's a shrine to all things Irish. But it's even trickier being an adult and realizing that her family expects her to settle down with a nice Irish lad, especially now that she's living in Dublin. 
 
When Niamh finally meets the love of her life he is the last person she would expect to fall for her. Pierre is older and an intellectual, but she loves his ability to laugh at himself, his calmness and strength of character, and, of course, his stunning looks. 
 
There's just one problem: if Pierre's parents - Jean and Fleur - are sniffy about their pride and joy hooking up with a girl who writes a fluffy newspaper column, her parents, Mick and Annie, are going to go ballistic when they hear that their daughter intends to marry someone who couldn't be less Irish if he tried . . .

Keeping It In the Family

In her fifth novel, Keeping It In the Family, Sinéad Moriarty has done it again: taken a complex topic - what happens when a young woman falls in love with someone dramatically different than the kind of man her family would have expected - and created an insightful, gripping and moving story filled with delightfully sparky characters, plenty of straight-talking, and all her trademark fun and humour. In balancing of light and shade, pathos and comedy, Sinéad manages to pull off a unique feat - a story that combines the provocative qualities of a Jodi Picoult story with the warmth and humour of Marian Keyes. 
 
It's tricky for Niamh O'Flaherty, growing up in a North London home that's a shrine to all things Irish. But it's even trickier being an adult and realizing that her family expects her to settle down with a nice Irish lad, especially now that she's living in Dublin. 
 
When Niamh finally meets the love of her life he is the last person she would expect to fall for her. Pierre is older and an intellectual, but she loves his ability to laugh at himself, his calmness and strength of character, and, of course, his stunning looks. 
 
There's just one problem: if Pierre's parents - Jean and Fleur - are sniffy about their pride and joy hooking up with a girl who writes a fluffy newspaper column, her parents, Mick and Annie, are going to go ballistic when they hear that their daughter intends to marry someone who couldn't be less Irish if he tried . . . 
 
Sinéad Moriarty's novels have sold over half a million copies in Ireland and the UK and she is a four times nominee for the popular fiction Irish Book Award. She has won over readers and critics telling stories that are funny, humane, moving and relevant to modern women. Keeping It In the Family is Sinéad at her very best. (It is also published under the title Whose Life Is It Anyway?) 
 
Sinéad Moriarty lives with her family in Dublin. Her other titles are: The Baby Trail; A Perfect Match; From Here to Maternity; In My Sister's Shoes; Pieces of My Heart; Me and My Sisters and This Child of Mine.

In My Sister's Shoes

'This warm, touching book is truly bittersweet - you will laugh and cry' My Weekly

In one of the many fantastic reviews for Sinéad Moriarty's fourth novel, In My Sister's Shoes, the reviewer praised Sinéad's ability to apply 'the light tender touch to dark, painful subjects'. It's a perfect description of how Sinéad tells the story of a younger sister stepping in to help out when her older sister is diagnosed with cancer. In a similar way to Marian Keyes, Sinéad manages to balance light and dark with wonderful finesse, warmth and humour. 
 
Kate O'Brien is thirty and has very little to think about except trying to keep her balance as she totters up London's media-land ladder. 
 
Fiona O'Brien is Kate's responsible older sister - with a husband, twin boys, a dog and now ... a life-changing problem. 
 
It's a problem that means Kate going back to Dublin. Pronto. There she finds herself stepping into Fiona's shoes - and discovering that she's definitely not cut out to be a domestic goddess. On top of that, the ex she thought she'd got over years ago turns up to haunt her. 
 
Will either of the O'Brien sisters survive? And even if they do, can either of them slip back into their old shoes ever again?

A real talent ... Sinéad Moriarty has a gift at unwrapping a good, plausible tale and creating likeable characters that you care about

A fabulous book ... at times touching and at others genuinely hilarious

A tear-jerker which will have you in stitches

This warm, touching book is truly bittersweet - you will laugh and cry

The best book of its kind that his reviewer has come across in ages ... [Marian] Keyes has for years been the undisputed queen of applying the light tender touch to dark, painful subjects - well, Sin&eacute;ad Moriarty is now a worthy competitor for that crown ... In My Sister's Shoes bounces with love, life and fun

Kate O'Brien is thirty and has very little to think about except trying to keep her balance as she totters up London's media-land ladder. 
 
Fiona O'Brien is Kate's responsible older sister - with a husband, twin boys, a dog and now ... a life-changing problem. 
 
It's a problem that means Kate going back to Dublin. Pronto. There she finds herself stepping into Fiona's shoes - and discovering that she's definitely not cut out to be a domestic goddess. On top of that, the ex she thought she'd got over years ago turns up to haunt her. 
 
Will either of the O'Brien sisters survive? And even if they do, can either of them slip back into their old shoes ever again?

Emma and James, Novel 3

From Here to Maternity

Brilliantly eccentric and utterly charming - we love this! - OK Magazine

Delicious, funny and touching, From Here to Maternity is Sinéad Moriarty's final installment of Emma Hamilton's struggles to become a mother. 
 
'Brilliantly eccentric and utterly charming - we love this!' OK Magazine 
 
From Here to Maternity tells the story of Emma Hamilton who embarks on the path to adopting a baby when she and her husband can't conceive. Just as Emma Hamilton and her husband James become parents of an eight-month-old Russian baby, Yuri, they find out that Emma is pregnant. Which is a bit of a shock since they had come to terms with not being able to have children. 
 
Emma discovers that having her dreams come true brings a whole new set of problems as she is faced with well-meaning friends and family - and not-so-well-meaning maternity Nazis - telling her how to be a mother. 
 
Only her wonderful calm long-suffering husband, a mad family that makes her look like the down-to-earth sensible one, and fantastic friends whose lives are even crazier than her own, keep Emma from losing it. 
 
'Enjoyable and endearing' Closer 
 
'[Moriarty has] an unexpected flair for side-splitting humour and fun' Evening Herald

Brilliantly eccentric and utterly charming - we love this!

Hilarious ... quirky and convincing characters

[Moriarty has] an unexpected flair for side-splitting humour and fun

Action-packed ... the characters are likeable and the snappy prose moves events along at a pace

Delicious, funny and touching final installment of Emma Hamilton's struggles to become a mother. 
 
Just as Emma and her husband James become parents of eight-month-old Russian baby, Yuri, they also find out that Emma is pregnant. Emma discovers that having her dreams come true brings a whole new set of problems as she is faced with well-meaning friends and family - and not-so-well-meaning maternity Nazis - telling her how to be a mother. 
 
Only her wonderful calm long-suffering husband, a mad family that makes her look like the down-to-earth sensible one, and fantastic friends whose lives are even crazier than her own, keep Emma from losing it, and in the end she comes through with her usual mix of humour, good-natured hysteria and real heart.

Emma and James, Novel 2

A Perfect Match

In her second novel, A Perfect Match, Sinéad Moriarty tells the story of Emma Hamilton who embarks on the path to adopting a baby when she and her husband can't conceive. It manages to be both hilarious and incredibly moving is comparable to the writing of Marian Keyes in its ability to balancing of light and shade. 
 
After two years of being deafened by the TICKTOCK of her biological clock and tormented by Mother Nature's refusal to grant her a baby, Emma Hamilton decides to go for the instant solution: finding a Russian baby in need of a home. 
 
But Emma hasn't reckoned on the route to adoption being so complicated. Between proving that she's fit to be a mother (by inventing an unblemished past and discovering an unsuspected talent for housekeeping), driving her long-suffering husband insane with madcap schemes to make them the perfect would-be parents (a few Russian verbs a night and they'll be fluent in no time), and tripping over red tape every step of the way (who knew social workers could be so terrifying?) Emma finds out that adoption is far from the easy option - and that perfection has very little to do with finding the perfect match.

A touching tale with just the right amount of humour

Both an enjoyable easy read, while also managing to chime with subtle emotional resonance around an original and thought-provoking subject

Moriarty's realistic dialogue and plot, her engaging multi-faceted characters, and her humour and sensitivity in the face of complex issues quickly drew me in

Moriarty has a gift for seeing the lighter side of things

Moriarty writes with a brash and spontaneous eloquence

After two years of being deafened by the tick-tock of her biological clock and tormented by Mother Nature's refusal to grant her a baby, Emma Hamilton decides to go for the instant solution: finding a Russian baby in need of a home. But Emma hasn't reckoned on the route to adoption being so complicated .... 
 
Between proving that she's fit to be a mother (by inventing an unblemished past and discovering an unsuspected talent for housekeeping), driving her long-suffering husband insane with madcap schemes to make them the perfect would-be parents (a few Russian verbs a night and they'll be fluent in no time), and tripping over red tape every step of the way (who knew social workers could be so terrifying?) Emma finds out that adoption is far from the easy option - and that perfection has very little to do with finding the perfect match.

Emma and James, Novel 1

The Baby Trail

Sinéad Moriarty poured all her experiences in trying to get pregnant for the first time into her debut novel The Baby Trail. Her heroine Emma Hamilton discovers that the road to conception is far from straightforward and her story is a moving and funny exploration of an experience so central to so many women's lives. The novel established Sinéad as a major talent in the tradition of Marian Keyes. 
 
TicktockticktockTICKTOCK ... That's Emma Hamilton's biological clock you can hear. She wants a baby and she wants one NOW. But when Mother Nature refuses to play ball, Emma decides to give her a prod - or two. 
 
Soon her life is a roller-coaster of post-sex handstands (you can't argue with gravity), hormone-inducing (sanity-reducing) drugs and a veritable army of probing specialists (torturers, more like). It's out with the booze and spontaneous sex, in with green tea and ovulation tests. 
 
Emma couldn't have conceived that the road to pregnancy would turn into the mother of all journeys. But she's finding out that once you're on the baby trail, nothing is sacred - and one way or another, life will never be the same again ...

Will make you laugh out loud one minute and wipe away a rogue tear the next

Moriarty's Emma has the wit of Sex and the City's Carrie Bradshaw, mixed with the Murphy's Law luck of Bridget Jones

Very funny, with a cast of wonderful supporting characters and an unpredictable ending. Marian Keyes, you have some competition

The pace is fast and furious ... a real page-turner

Lots of tears and even more laughs ... a confident debut

Funny - side-splittingly so, which is a difficult balance to strike considering the weight of the subject matter

Mix Bridget Jones with Charlotte from Sex and the City and you've got Emma, the charming heroine of The Baby Trail, and a funny, feisty guide through the realities and hilarities of twenty-first century baby-making. A terrific read ...

TicktockticktockTICKTOCK ... That's Emma Hamilton's biological clock you can hear. She wants a baby and she wants one NOW. But when Mother Nature refuses to play ball, Emma decides to give her a prod - or two. 
 
Soon her life is a roller-coaster of post-sex handstands (you can't argue with gravity), hormone-inducing (sanity-reducing) drugs and a veritable army of probing specialists (torturers, more like). It's out with the booze and spontaneous sex, in with green tea and ovulation tests. 
 
Emma couldn't have conceived that the road to pregnancy would turn into the mother of all journeys. But she's finding out that once you're on the baby trail, nothing is sacred - and one way or another, life will never be the same again ...

Sinéad Moriarty

It's classic Moriarty territory: emotional, relatable and rooted in the messiness of real family life

Family life is enough of a juggle without ... The In-Laws 
 
Amanda. Katie. Melanie. 
 
Three wildly different women with one big problem – their impossible mother-in-law, Nancy. 
 
When an unexpected crisis hits the family business, the sisters-in-law find themselves navigating stormy waters. Amanda is back in town and ready to reclaim her spot at the top. Katie, the feisty outsider, knows she'll never earn Nancy’s approval – and has stopped caring. Melanie, ambitious and savvy, is more than capable of running the business, if only Nancy would loosen her iron grip. 
 
Forced to confront messy truths about marriage, motherhood, succession and family loyalty, the three women soon realize their greatest strength might just be each other. 
 
The In-Laws is a sharp, funny, and relatable novel about surviving the family you didn’t choose.

Sinéad Moriarty

Praise for The In-Laws

It's classic Moriarty territory: emotional, relatable and rooted in the messiness of real family life

Books by Sinéad Moriarty

Series by Sinéad Moriarty

Emma and James2 Books

The Baby Trail series4 Books

The Devlin Sisters2 Books

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