Wise, warm, compassionate and full of characters I loved ... it's like having a great gossip with your best friends (Marian Keyes)Entertaining, moving and vivid as a screenplay (Irish Independent)An uplifting story of warm, larger-than life characters. Comforting and feel good, the perfect treat read. (Good Housekeeping)This top-notch storyteller once again cuts to the quick of modern women's lives and their relationships (Woman & Home)Emotional, believable and smart, this is fiction at it's best' (Heat)With quotes from luminaries as diverse as Gandhi, Galileo and Oscar Wilde setting the tone for each chapter, this is an engaging and perceptive tale from an accomplished author (Irish Sunday Independent)A heart-warming story about family, love and loss (HELENA GUMLEY MASON THE LADY)Love, laughter, tears and understanding are the perfect ingredients for a fabulous read (Natasha Harding THE SUN)I was fascinated by Kelly's well - drawn, entirely believable characters and the various difficult situations they are facing. (Sara Lawrence DAILY MAIL)It's an involving, heart-warming read about family, friends, love and disappointment (Fanny Blake SUNDAY EXPRESS MAGAZINE)

A family gathering, a moment of celebration, a time to come together - and fall apart...

Recently married Bess should be blissfully happy, but as she plans a party for her husband, the cracks are beginning to show.

Jojo, Bess's stepdaughter, has a point to make: Bess has swept into her father's life but she won't ever replace Jojo's late beloved mother.

Cousin Cari is a strong career-woman who isn't unnerved by anything - apart from facing the man who left her at the altar - and he's on the guest list.

As the party brings them all together, can the Brannigans discover the secrets of a happy marriage before it is too late?

Everyone loves Cathy Kelly:'Wise, warm, compassionate and full of characters I loved ... it's like having a great gossip with your best friends' Marian Keyes'This top-notch storyteller once again cuts to the quick of modern women's lives and their relationships' Woman & Home'Entertaining, moving and as vivid as a screenplay' Irish Independent 'A heart-warming story about family, love and loss' The Lady'Love, laughter, tears and understanding are the perfect ingredients for a fabulous read' Sun'An involving, heart-warming read about family, friends, love and disappointment' Fanny Blake Sunday Express Magazine