Number One bestseller Cathy Kelly returns with a sparkling tale of family, friends, and marriages in trouble, told with her trademark Irish wit, warmth and wisdom.

The Sunday Times Number 3 Bestseller

'Wise, warm, compassionate and full of characters I loved ... it's like having a great gossip with your best friends' Marian Keyes

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:

'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

"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 its 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" - THE LADY

"Love, laughter, tears and understanding are the perfect ingredients for a fabulous read" - THE SUN

"I was fascinated by Kelly's well - drawn, entirely believable characters and the various difficult situations they are facing." - DAILY MAIL

"It's an involving, heart-warming read about family, friends, love and disappointment" - SUNDAY EXPRESS MAGAZINE