Finding Mr Flood by Ciara Geraghty
Dara Flood always says that the most interesting thing about her life happened before she was born. Thirteen days before she came into the world, her father walked up the road and never came back. Now Dara's life has a careful routine. She lives at home with her mother and sister Angel. She has pizza with friends every Wednesday, salsa class every Friday, and sees her boyfriend every Saturday. it's safe and that's the way she likes it. Then Angel gets desperately sick and Dara's ordered life falls apart. Neither she nor her mother is a compatible match for the kidney Angel needs. So Dara sets out to find the father who could be their last hope. But on the path to uncovering the truth about her father, Dara learns to let life - and love - in, sometimes you have to let go ...
****'An engaging, romantic and heartfelt tale, Finding Mr Flood completes a hat-trick of successes for Geraghty' * RTE Guide *
'With a cast of characters who are both likeable (if flawed) and believable, this is a lovely mix of romance, heartbreak, angst and ultimately happy endings' * Sunday Tribune *
Praise for Ciara Geraghty * : *
So funny and so much fun, it's impossible to believe it's Geraghty's first . . . Warm , moving and hilarious. * Evening Herald, Ireland *
Perfect pace and plenty of banter help Geraghty's debut hit the right balance between hilariously funny and poignant . . . accessible and charming. * Image, Ireland *
Move over Marian, it's Ciara . . . impressive and highly entertaining [with] one of the most authentic female characters I've read in women's fiction for a long time . . . lots of biting humour and a darker side beneath the laughs. * Irish Independent Review *
'This laugh out loud page-turner is full of characters you long to know . . . This delicious debut cannot fail to enchant the young, and the young at heart.' * Irish Examiner *
'A touching story of a flawed but loveable heroine' * U magazine *
Witty, sharp and intelligent . . . a great way to switch off at the end of the day * RTE Guide *
Quirky characters, heart-rending turnarounds and an ending that's far from traditional * Evening Herald *
'With a cast of characters who are both likeable (if flawed) and believable, this is a lovely mix of romance, heartbreak, angst and ultimately happy endings' * Sunday Tribune *
Praise for Ciara Geraghty * : *
So funny and so much fun, it's impossible to believe it's Geraghty's first . . . Warm , moving and hilarious. * Evening Herald, Ireland *
Perfect pace and plenty of banter help Geraghty's debut hit the right balance between hilariously funny and poignant . . . accessible and charming. * Image, Ireland *
Move over Marian, it's Ciara . . . impressive and highly entertaining [with] one of the most authentic female characters I've read in women's fiction for a long time . . . lots of biting humour and a darker side beneath the laughs. * Irish Independent Review *
'This laugh out loud page-turner is full of characters you long to know . . . This delicious debut cannot fail to enchant the young, and the young at heart.' * Irish Examiner *
'A touching story of a flawed but loveable heroine' * U magazine *
Witty, sharp and intelligent . . . a great way to switch off at the end of the day * RTE Guide *
Quirky characters, heart-rending turnarounds and an ending that's far from traditional * Evening Herald *
Ciara Geraghty lives in north county Dublin with her husband and three children.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780340998298 |
| ISBN 10 | 0340998296 |
| Title | Finding Mr Flood |
| Author | Ciara Geraghty |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Hachette Books Ireland |
| Year published | 2011-09-29 |
| Number of pages | 560 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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